학술논문

Detection and tracking of faces in real environments
Document Type
Conference
Source
Proceedings International Workshop on Recognition, Analysis, and Tracking of Faces and Gestures in Real-Time Systems. In Conjunction with ICCV'99 (Cat. No.PR00378) Recognition, analysis, and tracking of faces and gestures in real-time systems Recognition, Analysis, and Tracking of Faces and Gestures in Real-Time Systems, 1999. Proceedings. International Workshop on. :96-104 1999
Subject
Computing and Processing
Face detection
Skin
Layout
Facial features
Cameras
Performance evaluation
Teleconferencing
Telemedicine
Computer aided instruction
Motion control
Language
Abstract
A stereo active vision interface is introduced which detects frontal faces in real world environments and performs particular active control tasks dependent on changes in the visual field. Firstly, connected skin colour regions in the visual scene are detected by applying a radial scanline algorithm. Secondly, facial features are searched for in the most salient skin colour region while the blob is tracked by the camera system. The facial features are evaluated and, based on the obtained results and the current state of the system, particular actions are performed. The SAVI system is thought of as a smart laser interface for teleconferencing, telemedicine, and distance learning. The system is designed as a Perception-Action-Cycle (PAC), processing sensory data of different kinds and qualities. Both the vision module and the head motion control module work at frame rate. Hence, the system is able to react instantaneously to changing conditions in the visual scene.