Provided are a method for analyzing a video signal from a camera and
determining the position, orientation and direction of motion of a
predetermined object and a device for the same. The device for video
tracking motions of an object includes: a calibration unit for obtaining
intrinsic parameters of a video camera; a camera distortion compensation
unit for receiving video data, acquiring by the video camera, of a
predetermined object on which at least one principal marker is set and
removing lens distortion of the received video data using the intrinsic
parameters of the camera; a point coordinate extraction unit for
receiving video data from which lens distortions are removed by the
camera distortion compensation unit, and extracting two-dimensional
coordinates of the video data of the principal marker of the object; and
a position, orientation and direction of motion estimation unit for
estimating and outputting a position, orientation and direction of motion
of the object, based on the two-dimensional coordinates input from the
coordinate extraction compensation unit, the intrinsic parameters of the
camera input from the calibration unit and three-dimensional coordinates
displayed on the object. It is possible to set markers on the
predetermined object, processing video data of the filmed object and
establishing the position, orientation and direction of motion of the
object.