Journal of Signal Processing
Online ISSN : 1880-1013
Print ISSN : 1342-6230
ISSN-L : 1342-6230
Image-Based Pose Estimation for Analyzing Cricket-Robot Interaction Behavior
Kuniaki KawabataHitoshi AonumaSatoru TakahashiKoh HosodaJianru Xue
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2014 Volume 18 Issue 3 Pages 135-141

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This paper describes an image-based agent's pose estimation method for supporting experiments on cricket-micro mobile robot interactions. Crickets modify their behavior selection tendency as a result of experience and the context based on the interaction with other crickets. Such a behavior selection mechanism with a tiny brain is a typical example to understand the adaptability of animals. Behavior observations in such interaction experiment sometime impose a burden on the experimenter. Therefore, in our previous works, we reported the development of a visual tracking method for two agents. However, it only tracked the positions of the agents. In this paper, utilizing our method, we also develop an image-processing algorithm for simultaneous pose estimation based on visual features related to the head part of each agent. We conducted estimation experiments based on video recordings of cricket-robot interactions and confirmed that our proposed method could estimate the pose of both agents. This method will help to efficiently analyze behavioral data during interaction experiments.

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