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Human Recognition at a Distance in Video

Human Recognition at a Distance in Video

of: Bir Bhanu, Ju Han

Springer-Verlag, 2010

ISBN: 9780857291240 , 253 Pages

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Human Recognition at a Distance in Video


 

Preface

5

Contents

8

List of Figures

13

List of Tables

21

Introduction to Gait-Based Individual Recognition at a Distance

24

Introduction

25

Gait-Based Human Recognition

26

Face-Based Human Recognition

26

Key Ideas Described in the Book

27

Organization of the Book

29

Gait-Based Individual Recognition at a Distance

32

Gait Representations in Video

33

Human Motion Analysis and Representations

33

Human Activity and Individual Recognition by Gait

34

Human Recognition by Gait

35

Model-Based Approaches

35

Model-Free Approaches

35

Human Activity Recognition

37

Model-Based Approaches

37

Model-Free Approaches

37

Gait Energy Image (GEI) Representation

37

Motivation

38

Representation Construction

38

Relationship with MEI and MHI

38

Representation Justification

39

Framework for GEI-Based Recognition

41

Silhouette Extraction and Processing

41

Feature Extraction

42

Summary

44

Model-Free Gait-Based Human Recognition in Video

45

Statistical Feature Fusion for Human Recognition by Gait

45

Real and Synthetic Gait Templates

46

Human Recognition

48

Experimental Results

50

Data and Parameters

50

Performance Evaluation

52

Human Recognition Based on Environmental Context

53

Walking Surface Type Detection

54

Classifier Design

57

Probabilistic Classifier Combination

58

Experimental Results

59

View-Insensitive Human Recognition by Gait

60

View-Insensitive Gait Templates

60

Human Recognition

62

Experimental Results

63

Human Repetitive Activity Recognition in Thermal Imagery

65

Object Detection in Thermal Infrared Imagery

66

Human Repetitive Activity Representation and Recognition

67

Experimental Results

68

Human Recognition Under Different Carrying Conditions

70

Technical Approach

70

Gait Energy Image (GEI)

70

Feature Extraction

71

Co-evolutionary Genetic Programming

72

Majority Voting

73

Experimental Results

73

Data

73

Experiments

74

Classifier Performance Comparison

74

Summary

75

Discrimination Analysis for Model-Based Gait Recognition

77

Predicting Human Recognition Performance

77

Algorithm Dependent Prediction and Performance Bounds

78

Body Part Length Distribution

78

Algorithm Dependent Performance Prediction

80

Upper Bound on PCR

81

Experimental Results

82

Summary

83

Model-Based Human Recognition-2D and 3D Gait

85

2D Gait Recognition (3D Model, 2D Data)

85

3D Human Modeling

86

Human Kinematic Model

86

Human Model Parameter Selection

87

Camera Model and Coordinate Transformation

88

World Coordinate to Camera Coordinate

89

Camera Coordinate to Ideal Image Coordinate

89

Ideal Image Coordinate to Actual Image Coordinate

89

Actual Image Coordinate to Computer Image Coordinate

90

Human Recognition from Single Non-calibrated Camera

90

Silhouette Preprocessing

90

Matching Between 3D Model and 2D Silhouette

91

Human Model Parameter Estimation

91

Stationary Parameter Estimation

91

Kinematic Parameter Estimation

92

Recognition Based on Kinematic and Stationary Features

93

Kinematic and Stationary Feature Classifier

93

Classifier Combination Strategies

93

Performance Evaluation on Monocular Image Sequences

94

Performance of Stationary Feature Classifier

94

Performance of Kinematic Feature Classifier

95

Performance with Classifier Combination

96

Human Recognition from Multiple Calibrated Cameras

96

Human Model Parameter Selection

96

Matching Between 3D Human Model and Multiple 2D Silhouettes

97

Human Model Parameter Initialization and Estimation

97

Performance Evaluation on Data from Multiple Cameras

98

Gait Recognition in 3D

100

Individual Recognition by Gait in 3D

100

Related Work

101

Technical Approach

103

3D Human Body Data

103

3D Human Body Model

104

Model Fitting

105

Body Axes

105

Torso

106

Arms and Legs

107

Head and Neck

108

Gait Reconstruction

108

Feature Matching

108

Experimental Results

109

Gait Reconstruction

109

Training and Testing Data

110

Gait Recognition

112

Summary

114

Fusion of Color/Infrared Video for Human Detection

115

Related Work

117

Hierarchical Image Registration and Fusion Approach

119

Image Transformation Model

120

Preliminary Human Silhouette Extraction and Correspondence Initialization

121

Automatic Image Registration

122

Model Parameter Selection

122

Parameter Estimation Based on Hierarchical Genetic Algorithm

124

Sensor Fusion

127

Registration of EO/IR Sequences with Multiple Objects

128

Experimental Results

128

Image Registration Results

129

Sensor Fusion Results

132

Summary

133

Face Recognition at a Distance in Video

135

Super-Resolution of Facial Images in Video at a Distance

136

Closed-Loop Super-Resolution of Face Images in Video

137

Related Work

137

Technical Approach

138

Bilinear Basis Images Computation

139

Pose and Illumination Estimation

139

Super-Resolution Algorithm

139

Experimental Results

141

Synthetic Data

141

Real Video

142

Super-Resolution of Facial Images with Expression Changes in Video

143

Related Work

144

Technical Approach

145

Tracking of Facial Regions

146

Local Deformation

147

Free Form Deformation Formulation

147

Cost Function

148

Resolution Aware Local Deformation

148

Deform Local Motion on High Resolution Data

149

Super-Resolution Methodology Requires Sub-pixel Registration

150

Super-Resolution Algorithm

151

A Match Measure for Warping Errors

151

Experimental Results

151

Data and Parameters

151

Results of Resolution Aware FFD

152

Super-Resolution Results-Global Registration vs. Global + RAIFFD Local Deformation

152

Quantification of Performance

153

Proposed Approach with Two Different SR Algorithms

155

Constructing Enhanced Side Face Images from Video

156

Enhanced Side Face Image (ESFI) Construction

158

Technical Approach

158

Acquiring Moving Head of a Person in Video

158

Side Face Image Alignment

158

Elastic Registration Method

158

Match Statistic

160

Resolution Enhancement Algorithm

162

The Imaging Model

162

Algorithm for Resolution Enhancement

163

Side Face Normalization

163

Summary

167

Evaluating Quality of Super-Resolved Face Images

168

Image Quality Indices

168

Integrated Image Quality Index

169

Gray Scale Based Quality (Qg)

171

Structure Based Quality (Qe)

172

Similarity Between Input Images (Qi)

173

Integrated Quality Measure (Qint)

174

Experimental Results for Face Recognition in Video

174

Experiment 1: Influence of Pose Variation on the Super-Resolved Face Image

175

Experiment 2: Influence of Lighting Variation on the Super-Resolved Face Image

177

Experiment 3: Influence of Facial Expression Variation on the Super-Resolved Face Image

178

Experiment 4: Influence of the Number of Images Used for Constructing the Super-Resolved Face Image for Face Recognition

179

Discussion

182

Summary

183

Integrated Face and Gait for Human Recognition at a Distance in Video

184

Integrating Face Profile and Gait at a Distance

185

Introduction

185

Technical Approach

187

High-Resolution Image Construction for Face Profile

187

The Imaging Model

188

The Super Resolution Algorithm

189

Face Profile Representation and Matching

191

Face Profile Extraction

192

Curvature-Based Fiducial Extraction

193

Profile Matching Using Dynamic Time Warping

194

Gait Recognition

196

Integrating Face Profile and Gait for Recognition at a Distance

197

Experimental Results

197

Face Profile-Based Recognition

197

Static Face Database

197

Experimental Results

198

Integrating Face Profile With Gait

199

Video Data

199

Experimental Results

199

Summary

202

Match Score Level Fusion of Face and Gait at a Distance

203

Introduction

204

Related Work

205

Technical Approach

206

Enhanced Side Face Image Construction

207

Gait Energy Image Construction

208

Human Recognition Using ESFI and GEI

208

Feature Learning Using PCA and MDA Combined Method

208

Recognition by Integrating ESFI and GEI

209

Experimental Results and Performance Analysis

211

Experiments and Parameters

211

Experiment 1

212

Experiment 2

216

Experiment 3

218

Performance Analysis

219

Discussion on Experiments

219

Performance Characterization Statistic Q

222

Summary

224

Feature Level Fusion of Face and Gait at a Distance

226

Introduction

226

Technical Approach

229

Human Identification Using ESFI and GEI

231

Feature Learning Using PCA

231

Synthetic Feature Generation and Classification

232

The Related Fusion Schemes

233

Fusion at the Match Score Level

234

Fusion at the Feature Level

235

Experimental Results and Comparisons

235

Experiments and Parameters

235

Experiment 1

239

Experiment 2

241

Discussion on Experiments

247

Summary

249

Conclusions for Integrated Gait and Face for Human Recognition at a Distance in Video

250

Conclusions and Future Work

251

Summary

251

Gait-Based Human Recognition at a Distance

251

Video-Based Human Recognition at a Distance

252

Fusion of Face and Gait for Human Recognition at Distance

253

Future Research Directions

254

References

256

Index

266