Efficiently tracking a moving object in two-dimensional image space

Steven F. Barrett; Cameron H. G. Wright; Harry Zwick; Michael J. Wilcox; Benjamin A. Rockwell; Espen Naess

doi:10.1117/1.1380202

1 July 2001 Efficiently tracking a moving object in two-dimensional image space

Steven F. Barrett, Cameron H. G. Wright, Harry Zwick, Michael J. Wilcox, Benjamin A. Rockwell, Espen Naess

Journal of Electronic Imaging, Vol. 10, Issue 3, (July 2001). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1380202

A tracking algorithm has been developed to efficiently track a moving object in two-dimensional image space. The algorithm employs a limited exhaustive template matching scheme that combines the accuracy of an exhaustive search with the computational efficiency of a coarse-fine template matching scheme. The overall result is an accurate, time-efficient tracking algorithm. After providing a theoretical discussion of the algorithm, three separate biomedical applications of the algorithm are described: (1) stabilizing an irradiating laser on the retinal surface for photocoagulation treatment, (2) measuring target fixation eye movement to construct pattern densities at the retina, and (3) tracking a rat swimming in a Morris Water Maze for psychophysiological studies. Results for each application is provided. The paper concludes with a discussion of the relative merits of the tracking algorithm and recommendations for methods to improve the performance of the algorithm.

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Steven F. Barrett, Cameron H. G. Wright, Harry Zwick, Michael J. Wilcox, Benjamin A. Rockwell, and Espen Naess "Efficiently tracking a moving object in two-dimensional image space," Journal of Electronic Imaging 10(3), (1 July 2001). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1380202

Published: 1 July 2001

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