Real-time Target Tracking Using Pan and Tilt Platform: A Kalman Filter Approach

In this paper, the Kalman filter is employed successfully for state estimation of a moving target using the pan and tilt platform and a video camera as the visual servoing system. The proposed method is implemented experimentally to a laboratory-size pan and tilt platform. Experimental results show good target tracking by the Kalman filter to track object with constant acceleration movements.

Keywords:

real-time target tracking , Kalman filter , pan and tilt platform