Combining video and thermal imagery for robust pedestrian tracking
H. Torresan, Benoit Turgeon, P. Hébert, Xavier Maldague · 2004
In the current context of increased surveillance and security, more sophisticated and robust surveillance systems are needed.One idea relies on the use of pairs of video (visible spectrum) and thermal infrared (IR) cameras located around premises of interest.To automate the system, a robust tracking algorithm and the development of an efficent technique enabling the merging of the information provided by the two sensors becomes necessary and these are described in this paper.Results are presented for a few typical situations.