Video Tracking: Theory and Practice

This book provides the reader with a treatment of the fundamental aspects of algorithm and application development for video–based tracking. It describes the state–of–the–art algorithms in feature extraction, object detection, object tracking and their performance evaluation. Various video–based tracking applications are described such as surveillance, robotics, smart environments, video editing and human–computer interfaces.Appendices containing a collection of software resources and publicly available datasets to help the reader develop and test a video–based tracker, and a list of manufacturers and service companies that offer hardware solutions for visual target tracking One of the only books offering a comprehensive coverage of video–based tracking and its applications The authors have over 10 years of research and development experience in the field and so offer a practical perspective on video–based tracking Discusses the design choices and implementation issues that are required to turn the underlying mathematical modelling into a real–world effective system Companion website hosting PowerPoint presentation supporting the book material including datasets for the development of a video–based tracker