Vision System for Wing Beat Analysis of Bats in the Wild
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Bats are among a variety of animals that researchers are analyzing with computer-vision methods. The focus of our work is on using shape analysis to estimate the wing beat of individual bats. Our proposed system works with thermal infrared video of bats flying in their natural environment where field conditions make it challenging to record high-quality data. We present wing beat estimates for 20 different bats during their emergence from a cave.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012