Remarks on 3D Human Posture Estimation System Using Simple Multi-Camera System

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiko Takahashi ◽  
Yusuke Nagasawa ◽  
Masafumi Hashimoto
Keyword(s):  
Camera System ◽  
Human Posture ◽  
Posture Estimation ◽  
Estimation System

scholarly journals Comparison of a Deep Learning-Based Pose Estimation System to Marker-Based and Kinect Systems in Exergaming for Balance Training

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (23) ◽  
pp. 6940
Author(s):  
Elise Klæbo Vonstad ◽  
Xiaomeng Su ◽  
Beatrix Vereijken ◽  
Kerstin Bach ◽  
Jan Harald Nilsen
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Pose Estimation ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Balance Training ◽  
Home Exercise ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Camera System ◽  
Estimation System

Using standard digital cameras in combination with deep learning (DL) for pose estimation is promising for the in-home and independent use of exercise games (exergames). We need to investigate to what extent such DL-based systems can provide satisfying accuracy on exergame relevant measures. Our study assesses temporal variation (i.e., variability) in body segment lengths, while using a Deep Learning image processing tool (DeepLabCut, DLC) on two-dimensional (2D) video. This variability is then compared with a gold-standard, marker-based three-dimensional Motion Capturing system (3DMoCap, Qualisys AB), and a 3D RGB-depth camera system (Kinect V2, Microsoft Inc). Simultaneous data were collected from all three systems, while participants (N = 12) played a custom balance training exergame. The pose estimation DLC-model is pre-trained on a large-scale dataset (ImageNet) and optimized with context-specific pose annotated images. Wilcoxon’s signed-rank test was performed in order to assess the statistical significance of the differences in variability between systems. The results showed that the DLC method performs comparably to the Kinect and, in some segments, even to the 3DMoCap gold standard system with regard to variability. These results are promising for making exergames more accessible and easier to use, thereby increasing their availability for in-home exercise.

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