Method and system for cleaning motion capture data
First Claim
1. A method for cleaning a set of motion capture data stored as at least one image on a digital computer, the motion capture data pertaining to an object of a specified class and the data further corresponding to a set of point coordinates relating to a model characterized by a set of model parameters, the method comprising:
- a. identifying a subset of the motion capture data of each single frame in turn corresponding to valid points matching locations of corresponding points of the model, based exclusively upon distances of neighboring points in motion capture data pertaining to the single frame;
b. computing a best set of model parameters to minimize a norm of the valid points with respect to the model; and
c. predicting a complete set of predicted point coordinates based on the best set of model parameters so as to form a subsequent set of cleaned motion capture data.
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Abstract
A system and method for cleaning a set of motion capture data, wherein the data correspond to a set of point coordinates relating to a model but may include missing or inaccurate values. A subset of the motion capture data is identified that corresponds to valid points matching locations of corresponding points of the model, and a best set of model parameters is computed in such a manner as to minimize a norm of the valid points with respect to the model. A complete set of point coordinates is then predicted based on the best set of model parameters and a subsequent set of cleaned motion capture data. Actual points are inserted where validated, and the process is iterated until a specified criterion is met.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for cleaning a set of motion capture data stored as at least one image on a digital computer, the motion capture data pertaining to an object of a specified class and the data further corresponding to a set of point coordinates relating to a model characterized by a set of model parameters, the method comprising:
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a. identifying a subset of the motion capture data of each single frame in turn corresponding to valid points matching locations of corresponding points of the model, based exclusively upon distances of neighboring points in motion capture data pertaining to the single frame; b. computing a best set of model parameters to minimize a norm of the valid points with respect to the model; and c. predicting a complete set of predicted point coordinates based on the best set of model parameters so as to form a subsequent set of cleaned motion capture data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for cleaning a set of motion capture data, the data corresponding to a set of point coordinates relating to a model characterized by a set of model parameters, the method comprising:
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a. identifying a subset of the motion capture data of each single frame in turn corresponding to valid points matching locations of corresponding points of the model, based exclusively upon distances of neighboring points in motion capture data pertaining to the single frame; b. computing a best set of model parameters to minimize a norm of the valid points with respect to the model; and c. predicting a complete set of predicted point coordinates based on the best set of model parameters so as to form a subsequent set of cleaned motion capture data. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A system for cleaning a set of motion capture data, the data corresponding to a set of point coordinates relating to a model characterized by a set of model parameters, the system comprising:
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a. means for identifying a subset of the motion capture data of each single frame in turn corresponding to valid points matching locations of corresponding points of the model based exclusively upon distances of neighboring points in motion capture data pertaining to the single frame; b. means for computing a best set of model parameters to minimize a norm of the valid points with respect to the model; and c. means for predicting a complete set of predicted point coordinates based on the best set of model parameters so as to form a subsequent set of cleaned motion capture data.
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