Head detection based on skeleton graph method for counting people in crowded environments

Kheireddine Aziz; Djamal Merad; Rabah Iguernaissi; Pierre Drap; Bernard Fertil

doi:10.1117/1.JEI.25.1.013012

25 January 2016 Head detection based on skeleton graph method for counting people in crowded environments

Kheireddine Aziz, Djamal Merad, Rabah Iguernaissi, Pierre Drap, Bernard Fertil

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Journal of Electronic Imaging, Vol. 25, Issue 1, 013012 (January 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JEI.25.1.013012

Abstract

We describe a method for detecting heads in order to count people in crowded environments using a single camera. The main difference between this method and traditional ones consists of adapting skeleton graph analysis techniques for distinguishing individuals in crowded environments. First, a graph skeleton is calculated for each selected blob in a scene after having performed motion estimation. Then, the structural property of each blob is explored to detect possible heads in order to estimate the number of people. Each detected head in the skeleton silhouette is identified as being in an independent or partial occlusion state and is updated during a tracking process. Finally, the results of our experiments are presented to demonstrate the robustness of our method.

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Kheireddine Aziz, Djamal Merad, Rabah Iguernaissi, Pierre Drap, and Bernard Fertil "Head detection based on skeleton graph method for counting people in crowded environments," Journal of Electronic Imaging 25(1), 013012 (25 January 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JEI.25.1.013012

Published: 25 January 2016

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