Motion Analysis: Model Based Head Pose Estimation of Infants
Roald Fernandez Cuesta · 2010
Analysis of infant movements has proved to be relevant for early diagnosis of disorders such as cerebral palsy. There are indications that head movements are particularly relevant for this kind of analysis. There are approximately 100 recordings available of infants ' fidgety movements. In a previous student project, relevant methods for head pose estimation have been studied. 1. Identify methods for combining physics based constraints (equations of motion, kinematics etc.) with video based head pose estimation in order to improve and robustify the overall head pose tracking. The work can be based on methods from the literature and/or methods developed for this particular project by the student. 2. Implement a suitable subset of the methods studied in the previous student project. The implementation should be tailored to the task of estimating head pose of infants based on the available video footage, and preferably be able to perform in real time. 3. Integrate results from point 1 with those of point 2 above. 4. Assess the properties of the resulting system by comparison with available kinematic sensor data, graphical overlaying of tracking data on the video image and/or similar. The assessment should preferably include quantitative measures.