Comparison of tracking methods in respect of automation of an animal behavioral test

• Autorzy: Mazur-Milecka M. , Nowakowski A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Automation in experiments carried out on animals is getting more and more important in research. Computers take over laborious and time-consuming activities like recording and analysing images of the experiment scene. The first step in an image analysis is finding and distinguishing between the observed animals and then tracking all objects during the experiment. In this paper four tracking methods are presented. Quantitative and qualitative figures of merit are applied to confront those methods. The comparison takes into consideration the level of correct object recognition during different disturbances, the speed of computation, requirements as to the frame rate and image illumination, quality of recovering from occluded situations and others.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

analysis; object tracking; animal social interaction tests

• Wydawca: Komitet Metrologii i Aparatury Naukowej PAN
• Czasopismo: Metrology and Measurement Systems
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: Vol. 18, nr 1
• Strony: 91--104
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 17 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Mazur-Milecka M.

autor

Nowakowski A.

• Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunication and Informatics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland,

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