Title
A multiple camera methodology for automatic localization and tracking of futsal players
Abstract
There is a growing scientific interest in the study of tactical and physical attributes in futsal. These analyses use the players' motion, generally obtained with visual tracking, a task still not fully automated and that requires laborious guidance. In this regard, this work introduces an automatic procedure for estimating the positions of futsal players as probability distributions using multiple cameras and particle filters, reducing the need for human intervention during the process. In our framework, each player position is defined as a non-parametric distribution, which we track with the aid of particle filters. At every frame, we create the observation model by combining information from multiple cameras: a multimodal probability distribution function in court plane describing the likely players' positions. In order to decrease human intervention, we address the confusion between players during tracking using an appearance model to change and update the observation function. The experiments carried out reveal tracking errors below 70cm and enforce the method's potential for aiding sports teams in different technical aspects.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1016/j.patrec.2013.09.007
Pattern Recognition Letters
Keywords
Field
DocType
automatic localization,multiple camera methodology,multiple camera,futsal player,observation model,multimodal probability distribution function,non-parametric distribution,appearance model,observation function,human intervention,particle filter,visual tracking,data fusion
Computer vision,Confusion,Pattern recognition,Particle filter,Sensor fusion,Active appearance model,Eye tracking,Probability distribution,Artificial intelligence,Probability density function,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
39,
0167-8655
9
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.48
15
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Erikson Morais190.48
Anselmo Ferreira290.48
Sergio Augusto Cunha390.48
Ricardo M. L. Barros4765.05
Anderson Rocha591369.11
Siome Goldenstein661847.43