Evaluation of Machine Learning based Pose Estimation of Surfers on River Waves
Michael Zöllner, Moritz Krause, Jan Gemeinhardt, Michael Döllinger, Stefan Kniesburges · 2023
In this work we are describing our preliminary experimental evaluation of open-source machine learning based pose estimation solutions for tracking a surfer's skeleton on a stationary wave. We are briefly describing the sport's environment and development and the current state-of-the-art of machine learning based single camera 2D and 3D pose estimation solutions. The main part of the paper deals with the experiment's setup and the interpretation of the resulting data of the movements of one surfer. We are closing with our lessons learned and our next steps.