Dairy Cow Tracking Method Considering Image Distortion

Abstract

When tracking multiple dairy cows from sequential images of barns taken by ceiling-mounted cameras (barn images), it is difficult to obtain accurate motion trajectories due to lens distortion and changes in the angle of the camera. In this study, we aim to improve the accuracy of dairy cow tracking by applying distortion correction to barn images. Experiments confirmed that distortion correction is effective for improving the accuracy of dairy cow tracking and identification.