Mao, 2006 - Google Patents

Tracking a tennis ball using image processing techniques

Mao, 2006

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Mao J
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In this thesis we explore several algorithms for automatic real-time tracking of a tennis ball. We first investigate the use of background subtraction with color/shape recognition for fast tracking of the tennis ball. We then compare our solution with a cascade of boosted Haar��…
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