Moving Objects Detection and Tracking Framework for UAV-based Surveillance

Automated motion detection and tracking of ground moving objects using aerial platforms is challenging due to the small object size in comparison with objects such as buildings, as well as the fact that flying cameras can undergo rapid translations and rotations. As such, our objectives are to develop a system for gathering useful information from aerial images by mapping visited areas through image mosaic king and to detect moving objects in the captured video. To do so, the Moving Objects Detection and Tracking (MODAT) framework has been developed to facilitate the application and combination of various relevant computer vision and image processing techniques in order to achieve our objectives.

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