Tracking multiple people using distributed vision systems
N. Atsushi, Kato Hirokazu, Harada Shinsaku, I. Seiji · 2003
We describe a method for observing multiple targets in a wide-area spatial environment using a distributed vision system (DVS). The DVS is constructed of some 'watching stations' that consist of a camera, an image processor and a computer network that connects each systems. The system's goal is to track multiple people in a wide-area that cannot be watched by single visual sensor. Our approach is based on three algorithms; an algorithm for real-time human tracking, the task decision algorithms of individual watching stations, and the object-matching method used between stations. We also describe experimental results that show the validity of our approach.