An Efficient Algorithm for Detection of Soccer Ball and Players

In this paper we propose an effective algorithm for detection of a soccer ball and players. In the currently available methods, the ball may not be detected when it is attached to the lines in the ground. To overcome this problem, we introduce a method to separate lines from the ball and segment the ball effectively. At first we detect the ground and the edges of the original image. Then an efficient line detection method is applied, and finally players and a ball are extracted. The experimental results show that our algorithm is robust when the ball is attached to the line.