Real-time tracking for virtual environments using SCAAT Kalman filtering and unsynchronised cameras

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

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 333-340

  Rasmussen, Niels Tjørnly ^a   Störring, Moritz ^b   Moeslund, Thomas B ^b   Granum, Erik ^b  

^a Image House A/S   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Pose estimation; SCAAT Extended Kalman Filter; Stereo triangulation; Tracking

Indexed keywords

3D POSE TRACKING; EXTENDED KALMAN FILTERING; KALMAN-FILTERING; POSE ESTIMATION; REAL TIME TRACKING; RETRO-REFLECTIVE MARKER; RIGID BODY; STEREO TRIANGULATION; SYSTEM USE; TRACKING SYSTEM; VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS;

CAMERAS; COMPUTER VISION; EXTENDED KALMAN FILTERS; POSITION CONTROL; TRIANGULATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

GESTURE RECOGNITION;

EID: 75649149473     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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