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Even though many of today’s vision algorithms are very successful, they lack robustness since they are typically limited to a particular situation. In this paper we argue that the principles of sensor and model integration can increase the robustness of today’s computer vision systems substantially. As an example multi-cue tracking of faces is discussed. The approach is based on the principles of self-organization of the integration mechanism and self-adaptation of the cue models during tracking. Experiments show that the robustness of simple models is leveraged significantly by sensor and model integration.
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Spengler, M., Schiele, B. (2001). Towards Robust Multi-cue Integration for Visual Tracking. In: Schiele, B., Sagerer, G. (eds) Computer Vision Systems. ICVS 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2095. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48222-9_7
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