Face tracking algorithm robust to pose, illumination and face expression changes: A 3D parametric model approach

VISAPP 2006 - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 318-325

  Anisetti, Marco ^a   Bellandi, Valerio ^a   Arnone, Luigi ^b   Beverina, Fabrizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b STMICROELECTRONICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Expression changes; Face tracking; FACS; Illumination changes

Indexed keywords

3D MESHES; 3D MODELS; 3D TRACKING; ANIMATION TOOLS; FACE EXPRESSIONS; FACE MODELS; FACE TRACKING; FACIAL EXPRESSION ANALYSIS; GRADIENT DESCENT; HEAD MODEL; HEAD MOVEMENTS; IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ILLUMINATION CHANGES; ILLUMINATION CONDITIONS; ILLUMINATION NORMALIZATION; LINEAR COMBINATIONS; MINIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; MULTICAMERA SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH; PARAMETRIC MODELS; SYNTHETIC MOVIES; TIGHTLY-COUPLED; VIDEO SEQUENCES;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMATION; CAMERAS; COMPUTER KEYBOARDS; COMPUTER VISION; FACE RECOGNITION; GENE EXPRESSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VIDEO RECORDING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 75649088095     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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