IMM-based tracking and latency control with off-the-shelf IP PTZ camera

Pierrick Paillet (1) , Romaric Audigier (1) , Frédéric Lerasle (2) , Quoc Cuong Pham (1)

1 DIASI - Département Intelligence Ambiante et Systèmes Interactifs
2 LAAS-RAP - Équipe Robotique, Action et Perception

Networked Pan-Tilt-Zoom cameras (PTZ) seem to replace static ones in videosurveillance areas as they are easier to deploy, with a larger field of view and can take high resolution pictures of targets thanks to their zoom. However, current algorithms combining tracking and camera control do not take into account order executing latency and motion delays caused by off-the-shelf cameras. In this paper, we suggest a new motion control strategy that manages inherent delays by an Interacting Multiple Models prediction of the target motion and an online evaluation of this prediction.

Keywords: delay; Control strategies; Video cameras; Cameras; Computer vision; Forecasting; High resolution; Interacting multiple model; On-line evaluation; Pan-tilt-zoom camera; PTZ; Video-surveillance; Surface discharges

Domains: Computer Science [cs]; Engineering Sciences [physics]

Pierrick Paillet, Romaric Audigier, Frédéric Lerasle, Quoc Cuong Pham. IMM-based tracking and latency control with off-the-shelf IP PTZ camera. 15th International Conference on Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems, ACIVS 2013 , Oct 2013, Poznań, Poland. pp.564-575, ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-02895-8_51⟩. ⟨cea-01813732⟩