Method of tracking a moving object by an emissivity of the moving object
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1. A method of tracking a moving object by an emissivity of the moving object comprising:
- receiving first frame data containing emissivity image data of an emissivity from the moving object within a scene;
extracting characterization image data from the first frame data that represents edges and gradients of the emissivity, andanalyzing the characterization image data for tracking information, wherein extracting characterization image data from the first frame data that represents edges and gradients of the emissivity includes an erosion process and a gradient operation.
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A method of tracking a moving object by an emissivity of the moving object including receiving first frame data containing emissivity image data of an emissivity from the moving object within a scene, extracting characterization image data from the first frame data that represents edges and gradients of the emissivity, and analyzing the characterization image data for tracking information.
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1. A method of tracking a moving object by an emissivity of the moving object comprising:
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receiving first frame data containing emissivity image data of an emissivity from the moving object within a scene; extracting characterization image data from the first frame data that represents edges and gradients of the emissivity, and analyzing the characterization image data for tracking information, wherein extracting characterization image data from the first frame data that represents edges and gradients of the emissivity includes an erosion process and a gradient operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of tracking a moving object by an emissivity of the moving object comprising:
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receiving first frame data containing emissivity image data of an emissivity from the moving object within a scene; extracting characterization image data from the first frame data that represents edges and gradients of the emissivity, and analyzing the characterization image data for tracking information by determining a position of the moving object within the scene, wherein the determining includes; computing a maximum gradient of the emissivity; computing a maximum chord dimension of the emissivity; and assigning an intersection of the maximum gradient and an end of the maximum chord dimension as a position of the moving object within the scene. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method of tracking a moving object by an emissivity of the moving object comprising:
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receiving first frame data containing emissivity image data of an emissivity from the moving object within a scene, wherein the first frame data is from a first capture window within scene image data for a scene containing the emissivity; extracting characterization image data from the first frame data that represents edges and gradients of the emissivity, and analyzing the characterization image data for tracking information, wherein the tracking information is used to calculate a position of a second capture window within the scene image data for a second frame data containing emissivity image data. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method of tracking a moving object by an emissivity of the moving object comprising:
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receiving first frame data containing emissivity image data of an emissivity from the moving object within a scene; extracting characterization image data from the first frame data that represents characteristics of the emissivity; and analyzing the characterization image data for tracking information by determining a dimension of the emissivity within the characterization image data, wherein extracting characterization image data from the first frame data that represents characteristics of the emissivity includes; a gradient operation; and one of an erosion process and a tracing process. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of tracking a moving object by an emissivity of the moving object comprising:
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receiving first frame data containing emissivity image data of an emissivity from the moving object within a scene; extracting characterization image data from the first frame data that represents characteristics of the emissivity; and analyzing the characterization image data for tracking information by determining a dimension of the emissivity within the characterization image data and by determining a position of the moving object within the scene, wherein determining a position of the moving object within the scene includes; computing a maximum gradient of the emissivity; computing a maximum chord dimension of the emissivity; and assigning an intersection of the maximum gradient and an end of the maximum chord dimension as a position of the moving object within the scene.
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18. A method of tracking a moving object by an emissivity of the moving object comprising:
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receiving first frame data containing emissivity image data of an emissivity from the moving object within a scene, wherein the first frame data is from a first capture window within scene image data for a scene containing the emissivity; extracting characterization image data from the first frame data that represents characteristics of the emissivity; and analyzing the characterization image data for tracking information by determining a dimension of the emissivity within the characterization image data, wherein the tracking information is used to calculate a position of a second capture window within the scene image data for a second frame data containing emissivity image data.
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