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Predict Model Parameters

The first step is to update the spatial model associated with each blob using the blob's dynamic model, to yield the blob's predicted spatial distribution for the current image:
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where the estimated state vector tex2html_wrap_inline1991 includes the blob's position and velocity, the observations Y are the mean spatial coordinates of the blob in the current image, and the filter tex2html_wrap_inline1995 is constructed assuming simple Newtonian dynamics. Smaller blobs near the person's extremities (e.g., head, hands, and feet) are assumed to have less inertia than the larger blobs that describe the person's body.



Christopher R. Wren
Wed Feb 25 14:56:43 EST 1998