Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

13 p.

Publication Date

10-2010

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Source Publication

IEEE Transactions on Image Processing

Source ISSN

1057-7149

Original Item ID

doi: 10.1109/TIP.2010.2049179

Abstract

In this paper, we present a distributed multicamera face tracking system suitable for large wired camera networks. Unlike previous multicamera face tracking systems, our system does not require a central server to coordinate the entire tracking effort. Instead, an efficient camera clustering protocol is used to dynamically form groups of cameras for in-network tracking of individual faces. The clustering protocol includes cluster propagation mechanisms that allow the computational load of face tracking to be transferred to different cameras as the target objects move. Furthermore, the dynamic election of cluster leaders provides robustness against system failures. Our experimental results show that our cluster-based distributed face tracker is capable of accurately tracking multiple faces in real-time. The overall performance of the distributed system is comparable to that of a centralized face tracker, while presenting the advantages of scalability and robustness.

Comments

Accepted version. Reprinted, with permission, from IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Vol. 19, No. 10 (October 2010): 2551-2563. DOI. © 2010 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

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Henry Medeiros was affiliated with Purdue University at the time of publication.

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