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  • Computer Vision
  • Structural Engineering
  • Signal Processing

Background:

  • Computer-vision-based target tracking is crucial for structural vibration monitoring.
  • Existing methods struggle with noise and accuracy, particularly with large target displacements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an improved computer-vision target tracking method using sparse optical flow.
  • Enhance tracking accuracy and robustness against noise and large displacements.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Oriented FAST and Rotated BRIEF (ORB) for keypoint detection and description.
  • Implemented a multi-level strategy with optical flow for large motion vector tracking.
  • Applied an outlier removal method using Hamming distance and interquartile range (IQR) score.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method demonstrated superior accuracy in tracking targets with large displacements.
  • Outperformed traditional sparse optical flow, feature matching, dense optical flow, and template matching methods.
  • Lab experiments on a shear building structure validated the enhanced performance.

Conclusions:

  • The novel sparse optical flow method with ORB and advanced outlier removal significantly improves target tracking accuracy.
  • This technique offers a robust solution for structural vibration monitoring and similar applications.