An integrated system for object tracking and progressive coding based on statistical morphology

This work presents an integrated system for progressive and predictive image sequences coding and human body movement tracking. The object shape representation, based on the morphological skeleton, is used for both coding and tracking and it allows achieving a high compression ratio. Kalman Filters are used to track the shape of the human body. Practical applications of the focused proposed strategy concern with the surveillance of public areas (supermarkets, stations, stadiums, etc.).