3D Multiview Basketball Players Detection and Localization Based on Probabilistic Occupancy

Yukun Yang, Min Xu, Wanneng Wu, Ruiheng Zhang, Yu Peng

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Abstract

This paper addresses the issue of 3D multiview basketball players detection and localization. Existing methods for this problem typically take background subtraction as input, which limits the accuracy of localization and the performance of further object tracking. Moreover, the performance of background subtraction based methods is heavily impacted by the occlusions in crowded scenes. In this paper, we propose an innovative method which jointly implements deep learning based player detection and occupancy probability based player localization. What's more, a new Bayesian model of the localization algorithms is developed, which uses foreground information from fisheye cameras to setup meaningful initialization values in the first step of iteration, in order to not only eliminate ambiguous detection, but also accelerate computational processes. Experimental results on real basketball game data demonstrate that our methods significantly improve the performance compared with current methods, by eliminating missed and false detection, as well as increasing probabilities of positive results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 International Conference on Digital Image Computing
Subtitle of host publicationTechniques and Applications, DICTA 2018
EditorsMark Pickering, Lihong Zheng, Shaodi You, Ashfaqur Rahman, Manzur Murshed, Md Asikuzzaman, Ambarish Natu, Antonio Robles-Kelly, Manoranjan Paul
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538666029
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event2018 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, DICTA 2018 - Canberra, Australia
Duration: 10 Dec 201813 Dec 2018

Publication series

Name2018 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, DICTA 2018

Conference

Conference2018 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, DICTA 2018
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityCanberra
Period10/12/1813/12/18

Keywords

  • Multiview
  • Object Detection
  • Pedestrian Localization

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