• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 1999년도 추계종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.540-543
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• 1999

We propose a face tracking algorithm using skin-color based segmentation and a robust Hausdorff distance. First, we present L＊a＊b＊ color model and face segmentation algorithm. A face is segmented from the first frame of input video sequences using skin-color map. Then, we obtain an initial face model with Laplacian operator. For tracking, a robust Hausdorff distance is computed and the best possible displacement t. is selected. Finally, the previous face model is updated using the displacement t. It is robust to some noises and outliers. We provide an example to illustrate the proposed tracking algorithm in video sequences obtained from CCD camera.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.283-299
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• 2014

Skin detection is used in many applications, such as face recognition, hand tracking, and human-computer interaction. There are many skin color detection algorithms that are used to extract human skin color regions that are based on the thresholding technique since it is simple and fast for computation. The efficiency of each color space depends on its robustness to the change in lighting and the ability to distinguish skin color pixels in images that have a complex background. For more accurate skin detection, we are proposing a new threshold based on RGB and YUV color spaces. The proposed approach starts by converting the RGB color space to the YUV color model. Then it separates the Y channel, which represents the intensity of the color model from the U and V channels to eliminate the effects of luminance. After that the threshold values are selected based on the testing of the boundary of skin colors with the help of the color histogram. Finally, the threshold was applied to the input image to extract skin parts. The detected skin regions were quantitatively compared to the actual skin parts in the input images to measure the accuracy and to compare the results of our threshold to the results of other's thresholds to prove the efficiency of our approach. The results of the experiment show that the proposed threshold is more robust in terms of dealing with the complex background and light conditions than others.

• 정보처리학회논문지B
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• 제10B권6호
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• pp.711-718
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• 2003

얼굴 인식 시스템과 표정인식 시스템과 같은 고차원 처리를 수행하는 시스템의 전처리 과정으로써 이미지 영역 내에서 얼굴을 추적하는 것은 중요한 과정이다. 본 논문에서는 피부색과 얼굴의 형태 정보를 단서로 하는 CONDENSATION 알고리즘을 사용하여 얼굴의 위치를 추적하였다. 컬러의 가중치와 형태의 가중치를 결합시키는데 어려움이 있으므로 각각을 단서로 사용하는 두 개의 추적기를 가진 시스템을 제안한다. 제안된 시스템은 복잡한 배경, 피부색의 물체가 이미지 내에 존재하는 경우, 다른 얼굴이 이미지 내에 존재하는 경우 모두에 대해서 훌륭한 성능을 보여 주었다.

• 한국방송∙미디어공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방송공학회 2009년도 IWAIT
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• pp.136-141
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• 2009

This paper proposed a framework for handover method in continuously tracking a person of interest across cooperative pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras. The algorithm here is based on a robust non-parametric technique for climbing density gradients to find the peak of probability distributions called the mean shift algorithm. Most tracking algorithms use only one cue (such as color). The color features are not always discriminative enough for target localization because illumination or viewpoints tend to change. Moreover the background may be of a color similar to that of the target. In our proposed system, the continuous person tracking across cooperative PTZ cameras by mean shift tracking that using color and shape histogram to be feature distributions. Color and shape distributions of interested person are used to register the target person across cameras. For the first camera, we select interested person for tracking using skin color, cloth color and boundary of body. To handover tracking process between two cameras, the second camera receives color and shape cues of a target person from the first camera and using linear color calibration to help with handover process. Our experimental results demonstrate color and shape feature in mean shift algorithm is capable for continuously and accurately track the target person across cameras.

• 한국지능시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국퍼지및지능시스템학회 2003년도 ISIS 2003
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• pp.632-635
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• 2003

This paper describes a system fur tracking multiple faces in an input video sequence using facial convex hull based facial segmentation and robust hausdorff distance. The algorithm adapts skin color reference map in YCbCr color space and hair color reference map in RGB color space for classifying face region. Then, we obtain an initial face model with preprocessing and convex hull. For tracking, this algorithm computes displacement of the point set between frames using a robust hausdorff distance and the best possible displacement is selected. Finally, the initial face model is updated using the displacement. We provide an example to illustrate the proposed tracking algorithm, which efficiently tracks rotating and zooming faces as well as existing multiple faces in video sequences obtained from CCD camera.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.87-92
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• 2003

This paper describes a system for tracking multiple faces in an input video sequence using facial convex hull based facial segmentation and robust hausdorff distance. The algorithm adapts skin color reference map in YCbCr color space and hair color reference map in RGB color space for classifying face region. Then, we obtain an initial face model with preprocessing and convex hull. For tracking, this algorithm computes displacement of the point set between frames using a robust hausdorff distance and the best possible displacement is selected. Finally, the initial face model is updated using the displacement. We provide an example to illustrate the proposed tracking algorithm, which efficiently tracks rotating and zooming faces as well as existing multiple faces in video sequences obtained from CCD camera.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.182-192
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 컬러와 운동 정보를 혼합한 손 추적 시스템을 제안하고자 한다. 손의 검출 및 추적은 많은 경우 피부색을 모델링하여 검출을 하는 방식을 사용한다. 하지만 이와 같은 방법으로는 빛이나 주변 사물에 의해 영향을 많이 받기 때문에 정확한 값을 일정하게 도출해 낼 수 없었다. 또한, 피부색에 의존하므로, 손뿐만 아니라 얼굴 및 비부 색과 비슷한 색을 갖는 배경 등에 의해 추적이 방해받을 수 있다. 이에 본 논문은 운동 히스토리 기법(MHI)을 이용하여 움직임을 파악한 후 이를 CamShift와 결합함으로서, 효과적으로 추적할 수 있도록 설계하였다. 제안된 시스템은 C/C++을 기반으로 구현하였으며, 실험에서 제안 방법이 안정적이고 우수한 성능을 보여줌을 증명하였다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2002년도 ICCAS
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• pp.100.3-100
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• 2002

This paper presents the method for detection and tracking of multiple humans robustly in mobile platform. The perception of human is performed in real time through the processing of images acquired from a moving stereo vision system. We performed multi-cue integration such as human shape, skin color and depth information to detect and track each human in moving background scene. Human shape is measured by edge-based template matching on distance transformed image. Improving robustness for human detection, we apply the human face skin color in HSV color space. And we could increase the accuracy and the robustness in both detection and tracking by applying random sampling stochastic estimati...

• 정보처리학회논문지B
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• 제13B권3호
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• pp.283-294
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• 2006

본 논문은 Haar 웨이블릿 특징과 피부색 정보를 이용한 실시간 얼굴 검출 및 추적 방법을 제안한다. 검출과 추적이 각기 다른 특징들을 이용해 이루어졌던 기존 방법과는 달리 본 논문에서는 피부색 정보와 Haar 웨이블릿 특징을 검출과 추적에 동시에 이용하고 두 특징들을 효과적으로 융합함으로써 빠르고 강인한 추적을 가능하게 한다. 제안된 방법은 검출과 추적에 동일한 특징을 이용함에도 불구하고 표본화에 기반을 둔 Condensation 알고리즘의 특징으로 인해 검출 방법만을 적용했을 때 검출하지 못하는 얼굴의 회전이나 가려짐 등의 문제를 효과적으로 해결한다. 특히, 얼굴의 위치와 함께 크기 변화를 효과적으로 추적하기 때문에 얼굴의 위치 및 크기를 정확하게 알아야 하는 얼굴 인식이나 표정인식 등의 다양한 어플리케이션에 이용되기에 용이하다. 제안된 방법은 복잡한 배경 및 다양한 얼굴 자세 등의 변화에 대한 테스트를 통해 효율성을 검증한다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2005년도 추계종합학술대회
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• pp.347-350
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• 2005

This paper proposes a new tracking algorithm using the Kalman estimator based color SSD algorithm. The Kalman estimator includes the color information as well as the position and size of the face region in its state vector, to take care of the variation of skin color while faces are moving. Based on the estimated face position, the color SSD algorithm finds the face matching with the one in the previous frame even when the color and size of the face region vary. The features of a face region extracted by the color SSD algorithm are used to update the state of the Kalman estimator.