Morphological based segmenter
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1. A method for segmenting an object within an image in a tracking device, comprising:
- placing a processing window within the image that is centered about a centroid of the object, wherein the processing window comprises a subarea of the image, and dimensions and position of the processing window are based on priori information regarding size of a pre-screener box for the object and location of a centroid of the object based on input from an operator;
extracting, in the tracking device, from the subarea of the image within the processing window, an edge image containing a first set of pixels from the object;
generating, in the tracking device, a second set of pixels from the first set of pixels using mathematical morphology to fill in pixels of the edge image;
identifying, in the tracking device, a segment corresponding to the object from the second set of pixels; and
autonomously tracking the object with a pre-screener in the tracking device and adjusting the size of the processing window to prevent a signature of the object from outgrowing the processing window to permit subsequent morphological processing of the object, wherein a size of the signature changes in accordance with a distance between the pre-screener and the object.
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Abstract
A method for segmenting an object within an image including extracting an edge image containing a first set of pixels from the image, generating a second set of pixels from the first set of pixels using mathematical morphology, and identifying a segment corresponding to the object.
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1. A method for segmenting an object within an image in a tracking device, comprising:
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placing a processing window within the image that is centered about a centroid of the object, wherein the processing window comprises a subarea of the image, and dimensions and position of the processing window are based on priori information regarding size of a pre-screener box for the object and location of a centroid of the object based on input from an operator; extracting, in the tracking device, from the subarea of the image within the processing window, an edge image containing a first set of pixels from the object; generating, in the tracking device, a second set of pixels from the first set of pixels using mathematical morphology to fill in pixels of the edge image; identifying, in the tracking device, a segment corresponding to the object from the second set of pixels; and autonomously tracking the object with a pre-screener in the tracking device and adjusting the size of the processing window to prevent a signature of the object from outgrowing the processing window to permit subsequent morphological processing of the object, wherein a size of the signature changes in accordance with a distance between the pre-screener and the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for segmenting an object within an image in a tracking device, comprising:
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placing a processing window within the image that is centered about a centroid of the object, wherein the processing window comprises a subarea of the image, and dimensions and position of the processing window are based on priori information regarding size of a pre-screener box for the object and location of a centroid of the object based on input from a pre-screener in the tracking device autonomously tracking the object; extracting, in the tracking device, from the subarea of the image within the processing window, an edge image containing a first set of pixels from the object; generating, in the tracking device, a second set of pixels from the first set of pixels using mathematical morphology to fill in pixels of the edge image; identifying, in the tracking device, a segment corresponding to the object from the second set of pixels; and adjusting, in the tracking device, the size of the processing window to prevent a signature of the object from outgrowing the processing window to permit subsequent morphological processing of the object, wherein size of the signature changes in accordance with a distance between the pre-screener and the object. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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