以安装于公车内顶棚的单目摄像为研究对象,首先结合 CENTRIST ( census transform histogram)及LBP(local binary patterns)特征描述子对输入图像进行快速人头检测,然后结合视频流中包含的目标运动信息、被检测对象的外观信息、以及上车时间先验信息等来得到准确的人头数目。通过在现实场景下采集的真实公车视频流数据上的实验结果表明,该方法以接近实时的速度工作,在保证准确率的同时,能够有效减少复杂场景下人头计数中的误检率及漏检率。
A novel method for head counting was presented based on the video streams coming from the single-camera installed on the roof of buses. The key idea of this method was based on the principal of count-by-detection method while taking account other sources of information available. First, a fast and effective head detection method was pro- posed using multi-modal feature sets, including CENTRIST and LBP. Second, a decision for a valid head count was made by fusing the information from head motion and the prior knowledge of the length of time needed for an event of interested. Extensive experiments on a series of video streams collected under real-life scenarios demonstrated the feasi- bility and effectiveness of the proposed method.