A Bayesian Algorithm for Motion and Structure Estimation from Image Sequences

We propose a general Bayesian framework to simultaneously solve the problems of visual tracking and structure-from-motion using a sequential Monte Carlo method. We demonstrate the functionality of the system on some simple examples.

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