Composite Object Detection in Video Sequences: Application to Controlled Environments

This paper presents a set of techniques for the detection of composite objects in video recordings of a controlled environment. Firstly, a selective region-based analysis is performed by tuning the algorithm to the perceptual characteristics of the object in the environment. Secondly, the controlled perceptual and semantic variabilities of the object are addressed by the detection analysis thanks to a frame by frame update of the object models, and by allowing multiple models for a single object. The proposed techniques are illustrated in the detection of laptops from a zenithal view in a smart room.