Tracking the joints of articulated objects without an a priori shape model

The conventional methodology for tracking articulated objects relies on the knowledge of a shape model of the tracked object. The disadvantage of these top-down methods is their dependence on many assumptions, controlled environment and a priori knowledge. To be able to track and analyze arbitrar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leonard, Simon
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12131