Object tracking system using colour histograms *

A pan-tilt structure has been endowed with the capability of doing the visual tracking of a moving target. Moving objects in the field of view of the camera are detected and the more relevant region colour feature is selected as the pattern to follow. Colour histogram is used as reliable feature to model object appearance and its adaptation handles with illumination changes.

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