A new marker design for a robust marker tracking system against occlusions

作者：Alvarez Hugo^*; Leizea Ibai; Borro Diego

来源：Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, 2012, 23(5): 503-518.

DOI：10.1002/cav.1487

• augmented reality
• marker
• tracking
• occlusion

Marker systems are a widely used optical tracking method that does not support occlusions. Thus, this paper proposes a new marker design to overcome the problem of marker occlusions. It is highly adaptable, because it can be used by any marker tracking system that uses its central area to codify the digital identification. Our proposal takes advantage of an untapped frame to place some textures that will be tracked during marker occlusion. In addition, these textures are customizable, which lets users make their own designs. Two tracking methods are combined to offer a robust tracking, updating the six degrees of freedom of the camera in real time. The first one is a fast technique based on temporal coherence, whereas the second one is a robust technique based on appearance, which is used as a recovery mode.

• 出版日期2012-10