The paper presents a moving object extraction method robust against illumination level changes for a real-time pedestrian counting system based on an x-t space-time image. This system, called the Ped-Counter, counts the number of pedestrians using TV camera images and image processing. The TV camera takes images of a path or the entrance of a store or an exhibition hall. A practical location for the counting system is under constant illumination conditions, such as under an arcade or in a room. If the system is used in other locations and under different conditions, for example, an outdoor path or an entrance where there is direct sunlight, then it must be robust against illumination level changes. The paper proposes two new processes for extracting moving objects from space-time images using background subtraction. The first is a background image reconstruction process using statistical characteristic analysis of temporal changes of a target pixel. The other is a moving object extraction process using delayed subtraction. These processes make the system robust against illumination level changes. This method is evaluated over a half-year period at an entrance experiencing drastic illumination level changes. We also confirm that this method can extract moving objects, that it is robust against season, weather, and time, and that the Ped-Counter is accurate.


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    Title :

    A moving-object extraction method robust against illumination level changes for a pedestrian counting system


    Contributors:
    Tsuchikawa, M. (author) / Sato, A. (author) / Koike, H. (author) / Tomono, A. (author)


    Publication date :

    1995-01-01


    Size :

    598111 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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