Abstract
In this paper, we consider the problem of localizing a projectile in 3D based on its apparent motion in a stationary monocular view. A thorough theoretical analysis is developed, from which we establish the minimum conditions for the existence of a unique solution. The theoretical results obtained have important implications for applications involving projectile motion. A robust, nonlinear optimization-based formulation is proposed, and the use of a local optimization method is justified by detailed examination of the local convexity structure of the cost function. The potential of this approach is validated by experimental results.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 938-944 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work has been supported by the US Department of Homeland Security, the ITS Institute at the University of Minnesota, and the US National Science Foundation (through grants IIS-0219863, CNS-0324864, CNS-0420836, IIP-0443945, IIP-0726109, and CNS-0708344).
Keywords
- 3D localization
- Optimization
- Projectile motion