PnLCalib: Sports Field Registration via Points and Lines Optimization

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Main Authors: Gutiérrez-Pérez, Marc, Agudo, Antonio
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Published: 2024
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author Gutiérrez-Pérez, Marc
Agudo, Antonio
author_facet Gutiérrez-Pérez, Marc
Agudo, Antonio
contents Camera calibration in broadcast sports videos presents numerous challenges for accurate sports field registration due to multiple camera angles, varying camera parameters, and frequent occlusions of the field. Traditional search-based methods depend on initial camera pose estimates, which can struggle in non-standard positions and dynamic environments. In response, we propose an optimization-based calibration pipeline that leverages a 3D soccer field model and a predefined set of keypoints to overcome these limitations. Our method also introduces a novel refinement module that improves initial calibration by using detected field lines in a non-linear optimization process. This approach outperforms existing techniques in both multi-view and single-view 3D camera calibration tasks, while maintaining competitive performance in homography estimation. Extensive experimentation on real-world soccer datasets, including SoccerNet-Calibration, WorldCup 2014, and TS-WorldCup, highlights the robustness and accuracy of our method across diverse broadcast scenarios. Our approach offers significant improvements in camera calibration precision and reliability.
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spellingShingle PnLCalib: Sports Field Registration via Points and Lines Optimization
Gutiérrez-Pérez, Marc
Agudo, Antonio
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
I.2; I.4; I.5
Camera calibration in broadcast sports videos presents numerous challenges for accurate sports field registration due to multiple camera angles, varying camera parameters, and frequent occlusions of the field. Traditional search-based methods depend on initial camera pose estimates, which can struggle in non-standard positions and dynamic environments. In response, we propose an optimization-based calibration pipeline that leverages a 3D soccer field model and a predefined set of keypoints to overcome these limitations. Our method also introduces a novel refinement module that improves initial calibration by using detected field lines in a non-linear optimization process. This approach outperforms existing techniques in both multi-view and single-view 3D camera calibration tasks, while maintaining competitive performance in homography estimation. Extensive experimentation on real-world soccer datasets, including SoccerNet-Calibration, WorldCup 2014, and TS-WorldCup, highlights the robustness and accuracy of our method across diverse broadcast scenarios. Our approach offers significant improvements in camera calibration precision and reliability.
title PnLCalib: Sports Field Registration via Points and Lines Optimization
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
I.2; I.4; I.5
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.08401