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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2012
Kyoko Kawaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Masamoto Tanabiki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kensuke Maruya, Osaka, JP;
Yuji Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuko Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Kyoko Kawaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Masamoto Tanabiki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kensuke Maruya, Osaka, JP;
Yuji Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuko Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
PANASONIC CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a posture estimation device with which it is possible to estimate the posture of an object having joints with a high degree of precision. A posture estimation device () carries out an estimation of a posture of an object on the basis of image data. An object having a plurality of sites which are connected by joints is photographed. The posture estimation device includes a reference model storage unit () which stores a reference model, which defines the locations of the sites, for each posture. A weighting computation unit () carries out weighting on the sites for each posture such that the weighting of concentrated parts is reduced. A posture estimation unit () estimates the posture of the object by applying the weighting and comparing the reference model with the object.