Tracking multiple objects in a video is a demanding task that is frequently encountered in several systems such as surveillance and motion analysis. Ability to track objects in 3D requires the use of multiple cameras. While tracking multiple objects using multiples video cameras, establishing correspondence between objects in the various cameras is a nontrivial task. Specifically, when the targets are dim or are very far away from the camera, appearance cannot be used in order to establish this correspondence. Here, we propose a technique to establish correspondence across cameras using the motion features extracted from the targets, even when the relative position of the cameras is unknown. Experimental results are provided for the problem of tracking multiple bees in natural flight using two cameras. The reconstructed 3D flight paths of the bees show some interesting flight patterns
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