Research
▼ Integrated Algorithms for HFR-Video Processing
Fast Motion Capture Using Pie-Shaped Markers
In this study, we developed a real-time high-speed color vision system to track multi-colored pie-shaped markers in 512×512 images at 2000 fps.
Our color vision system has six cell-based labeling circuits that can calculate the 0th and 1st moment features of color-labeled regions during a single scan of a 512×512 image divided into 4096 8×8cells.
Our system examines the geometric distribution of five color regions in each pie-shaped marker using their 0th and 1st moment features, and it can simultaneously extract the unique marker codes, locations, and orientations of multiple pie-shaped markers in a 512×512 image at 2000 fps.
To evaluate the proposed system, we performed 2000 fps multi-color marker tracking of 512×512 pixel images on a rotating plane and a rotating can, on which multiple color markers were attached.

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WMV movie(14.8M) tracking of a rotating color-pattern |
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WMV movie(7.5M) tracking of a rotating color-pattern |
Reference
- Qingyi Gu, Tadayoshi Aoyama, Takeshi Takaki, and Idaku Ishii : High Frame-rate Tracking of Multiple Color-patterned Objects, Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, doi: 10.1007/s11554-013-0349-y (online first) (2013)
- Qingyi Gu, Tadayoshi Aoyama, Takeshi Takaki, and Idaku Ishii: Fast Tracking System for Multi-colored Pie-Shaped Markers, Proceedings of International Symposium on Optomechatronic Technologies, 2012.

