@Inbook{MuradAlHaj2011,
author="Murad Al Haj
and Carles Fernandez
and Zhanwu Xiong
and Ivan Huerta
and Jordi Gonzalez
and Xavier Roca",
editor="Th.B. Moeslund
and A. Hilton
and V. Kr{\"u}ger
and L. Sigal",
chapter="Beyond the Static Camera: Issues and Trends in Active Vision",
title="Visual Analysis of Humans: Looking at People",
year="2011",
publisher="Springer London",
number="2",
pages="11--30",
abstract="Maximizing both the area coverage and the resolution per target is highly desirable in many applications of computer vision. However, with a limited number of cameras viewing a scene, the two objectives are contradictory. This chapter is dedicated to active vision systems, trying to achieve a trade-off between these two aims and examining the use of high-level reasoning in such scenarios. The chapter starts by introducing different approaches to active cameras configurations. Later, a single active camera system to track a moving object is developed, offering the reader first-hand understanding of the issues involved. Another section discusses practical considerations in building an active vision platform, taking as an example a multi-camera system developed for a European project. The last section of the chapter reflects upon the future trends of using semantic factors to drive smartly coordinated active systems.",
optnote="ISE",
optnote="exported from refbase (http://refbase.cvc.uab.es/show.php?record=1814), last updated on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 12:41:15 +0100",
isbn="978-0-85729-996-3",
doi="10.1007/978-0-85729-997-0_2"
}