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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2008
Peter H. Tu, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Nils O. Krahnstoever, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jens Rittscher, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Gianfranco Doretto, Albany, NY (US);
Peter H. Tu, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Nils O. Krahnstoever, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jens Rittscher, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Gianfranco Doretto, Albany, NY (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Abstract
A device and method for detecting targets of interest in an image, such as people or objects of a certain type. Targets are detected based on an optimized strong classifier descriptor that can be based on a combination of weak classifier descriptors. The weak classifier descriptors can include a user-defined weak classifier descriptor that is defined by a user to represent a shape or appearance attribute that is characteristic of parts of the target of interest. The strong classifier descriptor can be optimized by selecting a subset of weak classifier descriptors that exhibit improved performance in detecting targets in training images.