An Efficient and Robust Human Classification Algorithm

Abstract

This paper describes an object classification algorithm for infrared videos. Given a detected and tracked object, the goal is to analyze the periodic signature of its motion pattern. We propose an efficient and robust solution similar to frequency estimation techniques in speech processing. Periodic reference functions are correlated with the video signal. In order to capture the frequency response at a given set of period, we explore a local version of DFT. By estimating the periodicity at every pixel, we obtain the overall response for the object, which helps us to make decision robustly. Experimental results for both infrared and visible videos acquired by ground-based as well as airborne moving sensors are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA432371

Entities

People

  • Isaac Weiss
  • Larry S. Davis
  • Qinfen Zheng
  • Yang Ran

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Airborne
  • Algorithms
  • Classification
  • Computations
  • Computer Vision
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Ground Based
  • Image Recognition
  • Periodic Variations
  • Power Spectra
  • Recognition
  • Video
  • Video Signals

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Computer Vision.