Adaptive Framework for Multi-Feature Hybrid Object Tracking

Abstract

Object tracking is a computer vision task deemed necessary for high-level intelligent decision-making algorithms. Researchers have merged different object tracking techniques and discovered a new class of hybrid algorithms that is based on embedding a meanshift (MS) optimization procedure into the particle filter (PF) (MSPF) to replace its inaccurate and expensive particle validation processes. The algorithm employs a combination of predetermined features, implicitly assuming that the background will not change. However, the assumption of fully specifying the background of the object may not often hold, especially in an uncontrolled environment. The first innovation of this research paper is the development of a dynamically adaptive multi-feature framework for MSPF (AMF-MSPF) in which features are ranked by a ranking module and the top features are selected on-the-fly. As a consequence, it improves local discrimination of the object from its immediate surroundings. It is also highly desirable to reduce the already complex framework of the MSPF to save resources to implement a feature ranking module. Thus, the second innovation of this research paper introduces a novel technique for the MS optimization method, which reduces its traditional complexity by an order of magnitude. The proposed AMF-MSPF framework is tested on different video datasets that exhibit challenging constraints. Experimental results have shown robustness, tracking accuracy and computational efficiency against these constraints. Comparison with existing methods has shown significant improvements in term of root mean square error (RMSE), false alarm rate (FAR), and F-SCORE.

Adaptive Context-Aware and Structural Correlation Filter for Visual Tracking

“…Zhang et al [29] propose compressive tracking that learns a Naive Bayesian Model using a compressive sensing theory for dimensionality reduction of Haar-like features to accelerate calculation. Khattak et al [31] merge multiple features into tracking to improve robustness. Additionally, the Sparsity-based Collaborative Model (SCM) [4] integrates both discriminative and generative classifier to generate a more robust tracker.…”