Distributed Collaborative Vehicle Tracking in Embedded Smart Camera Networks

A vehicle tracking mode based on dynamic roles is proposed in the smart camera networks. The tracking for a specific vehicle is organized collaboratively and automatically in smart camera network. The tracking is completed autonomously by smart cameras in a distributed manner. The decentralized control mode can effectively decrease the working pressure of server system, reduce the requirements of network bandwidth for real-time video transmission, and make the system flexible and fault-tolerant. An information transmission mechanism is also presented in the smart camera network to ensure the collaborative tracking. Finally, a demo system for vehicle tracking in intelligent traffic surveillance system is implemented to verify the proposed methods.