A variational method for contour tracking via covariance matching

This paper presents a novel formulation for contour tracking.We model the second-order statistics of image regions and perform covariance matching under the variational level set framework.Specifically,covariance matrix is adopted as a visual object representation for partial differential equation(PDE) based contour tracking.Log-Euclidean calculus is used as a covariance distance metric instead of Euclidean distance which is unsuitable for measuring the similarities between covariance matrices,because the matrices typically lie on a non-Euclidean manifold.A novel image energy functional is formulated by minimizing the distance metric between the candidate object region and a given template,and maximizing the one between the background region and the template.The corresponding gradient flow is then derived according to a variational approach,enabling partial differential equations(PDEs) based contour tracking.Experiments on several challenging sequences prove the validity of the proposed method.     

Joint spatial registration and multi-target tracking using an extended PM-CPHD filter

An extended product multi-sensor cardinalized probability hypothesis density (PM-CPHD) filter for spatial registration and multi-target tracking (MTT) is proposed. The number and states of targets and the biases of sensors are jointly estimated by this method without the data association. Monte Carlo (MC) simulation results show that the proposed method (i) outperforms, although computationally more expensive than, the extended multi-sensor PHD filter which has been proposed for joint spatial registration and MTT; (ii) outperforms the multi-sensor joint probabilistic data association (MSJPDA) filter which is also extended in this study for joint spatial registration and MTT when the clutter is relatively dense.     

An iterative linear quadratic regulator based trajectory tracking controller for wheeled mobile robot

We present an iterative linear quadratic regulator(ILQR) method for trajectory tracking control of a wheeled mobile robot system.The proposed scheme involves a kinematic model linearization technique,a global trajectory generation algorithm,and trajectory tracking controller design.A lattice planner,which searches over a 3D(x,y,θ) configuration space,is adopted to generate the global trajectory.The ILQR method is used to design a local trajectory tracking controller.The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated in simulation and experiment with a significantly asymmetric differential drive robot.The performance of the local controller is analyzed and compared with that of the existing linear quadratic regulator(LQR) method.According to the experiments,the new controller improves the control sequences(v,ω) iteratively and produces slightly better results.Specifically,two trajectories,’S’ and ’8’ courses,are followed with sufficient accuracy using the proposed controller.     

复杂场景实时目标检测方法

针对含有非平稳背景的复杂场景,提出一种基于空间混合高斯模型的实时目标检测方法.该方法以混合高斯模型作为颜色分布的统计框架,并在空间邻域中利用背景与前景隶属度之间的竞争确定像素的归属,提高了检测准确率;同时通过基于偏差均值的匹配判断和低权重模型的移除提升了混合高斯统计框架的性能,以实时地对运动目标进行准确的检测.实验结果表明,文中方法对非平稳背景有很好的适应能力,在检测准确率和运行效率上均优于其他检测方法.     

一个基于移动视觉搜索技术的博物馆导览系统

为了对游客的参观过程提供个性化导览服务,使游客可以通过手机拍照的方式获取展品的相关资讯.提出一个基于移动视觉搜索技术的博物馆导览系统.针对手机性能的差异性,提出一种改进的移动视觉搜索系统的框架,使得系统既能在服务器端对海量展品进行识别,又能在手机端对特定区域内展品实时识别;并基于这一框架实现了一个原型系统.与现有的导览系统相比,文中系统的交互方式更加人性化,提供的展品信息更丰富、全面,且无需在馆内安装任何辅助设备,能够更广泛地适用于博物馆导览.实验结果证明了该系统的可行性和实用性.     

基于小二乘-卡尔曼滤波的wMPS系统跟踪定位算法研究

wMPS(workspace Measuring Position System)是一种新型的基于平面交会原理的网络式测量系统,在静态测量研究的基础上,研究了动态跟踪测量的问题。为了减小运动引入的测量误差,利用运动方程提高测量精度,采用了最小二乘法对接收器的位置进行静态估算,将其结果作为伪观测值,然后利用卡尔曼滤波做进一步处理,该方法避免了观测方程中的非线性误差,实现了接收器在运动过程中的高精度跟踪定位。通过试验对最小二乘法和最小二乘-卡尔曼滤波法进行了比较,结果表明最小二乘-卡尔曼滤波法的估值精度远高于最小二乘法。     

波谱匹配支持的遥感专题地物自适应提取

为贴合地物表现的多样性和复杂性,提出一种波谱匹配支持下的遥感影像专题地物自适应提取方法,经过专题地物端元选取、波谱匹配、影像自动分割、"整体-局部"的空间转换,以及局部针对性、精细化地迭代逼近等一系列相互衔接的算法,全面、准确地提取遥感影像上的专题地物。通过在ETM+影像上水体和裸地的提取实验,并与最大似然法和SVM分类结果比较,证明了该方法对多样性专题地物提取的有效性和普适性。     

运动目标检测与跟踪的DSP实现

研究了运动目标检测与跟踪的DSP（DigitalSignalProcessor）实现算法,以形心跟踪算法为整个处理系统的核心。采用目标形心跟踪算法,通过目标分割阶段的目标标记,如目标面积、周长、形心位置等信息的提取建立目标跟踪波门,实现目标的连续跟踪,并将此算法移植到sEED—VPM642硬件平台,实验结果表明能够达到预定目标。此外,为了克服形心算法的准确性和实时性缺陷,采用粒子滤波对算法进行必要的扩展,从MATLAB的仿真结果看,除个别采样点存在误差较大的情况,真实值曲线与粒子滤波跟踪曲线拟合较好。     

医用药剂中可见异物自动化检测研究

针对国内人工药品检测的低效率、低准确率的不足,文章介绍了一套根据国家行业标准设计的基于智能机器视觉的可见异物自动化检测系统。该系统主要包括机械传动模块、电气控制模块、图像识别与处理模块。根据异物运动连续性和噪声运动无序性等特点,提出了改进的三次差分和能量累积算法来提取运动杂质,然后采用基于基于SIFT特征匹配和最邻近匹配的目标跟踪算法对杂质进行跟踪,获取杂质的大小和数目并分析出杂质总类,最后检测出杂质情况。最后把检测结果与国家标准进行比对,判断出该药剂是否合格。测试表明,系统的检测准确率达90%以上,满足企业要求,基本能替代人工检测。     

关于JSP线程安全问题的思考

JSP中变量的定义有全局和局部之分,局部变量并不会带来安全问题,而对全局变量的使用,就要慎之又慎。内置对象application的使用要特别注意线程安全。此外,JavaBean的使用也要注意线程安全问题,特别是当scope属性设置为application的时候。