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Iterative Scale-Up ExpansionIoU and Deep Features Association for Multi-Object Tracking in Sports

22 Jun 2023arXiv:2306.13074archive 2025-07-28

Hsiang-Wei Huang, Cheng-Yen Yang, Jiacheng Sun, Pyong-Kun Kim, Kwang-Ju Kim, Kyoungoh Lee, Chung-I Huang, Jenq-Neng Hwang

Deep learning-based object detectors have driven notable progress in multi-object tracking algorithms. Yet, current tracking methods mainly focus on simple, regular motion patterns in pedestrians or vehicles. This leaves a gap in tracking algorithms for targets with nonlinear, irregular motion, like athletes. Additionally, relying on the Kalman filter in recent tracking algorithms falls short when object motion defies its linear assumption. To overcome these issues, we propose a novel online and robust multi-object tracking approach named deep ExpansionIoU (Deep-EIoU), which focuses on multi-object tracking for sports scenarios. Unlike conventional methods, we abandon the use of the Kalman filter and leverage the iterative scale-up ExpansionIoU and deep features for robust tracking in sports scenarios. This approach achieves superior tracking performance without adopting a more robust detector, all while keeping the tracking process in an online fashion. Our proposed method demonstrates remarkable effectiveness in tracking irregular motion objects, achieving a score of 77.2% HOTA on the SportsMOT dataset and 85.4% HOTA on the SoccerNet-Tracking dataset. It outperforms all previous state-of-the-art trackers on various large-scale multi-object tracking benchmarks, covering various kinds of sports scenarios. The code and models are available at https://github.com/hsiangwei0903/Deep-EIoU.

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Multi-Object TrackingMultiple Object TrackingObjectObject DetectionObject Trackingobject-detection

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TaskDatasetModelMetricValueRank at snapshotLeaderboardReport
Multi-Object Tracking SportsMOT Deep-EIoU AssA 67.7 #7 of 22 Archive leaderboard report
Multi-Object Tracking SportsMOT Deep-EIoU DetA 88.2 #7 of 22 Archive leaderboard report
Multi-Object Tracking SportsMOT Deep-EIoU HOTA 77.2 #7 of 22 Archive leaderboard report
Multi-Object Tracking SportsMOT Deep-EIoU IDF1 79.8 #7 of 22 Archive leaderboard report
Multi-Object Tracking SportsMOT Deep-EIoU MOTA 96.3 #7 of 22 Archive leaderboard report
Multiple Object Tracking SportsMOT Deep-EIoU AssA 67.7 #5 of 19 Archive leaderboard report
Multiple Object Tracking SportsMOT Deep-EIoU DetA 88.2 #5 of 19 Archive leaderboard report
Multiple Object Tracking SportsMOT Deep-EIoU HOTA 77.2 #5 of 19 Archive leaderboard report
Multiple Object Tracking SportsMOT Deep-EIoU IDF1 79.8 #5 of 19 Archive leaderboard report
Multiple Object Tracking SportsMOT Deep-EIoU MOTA 96.3 #5 of 19 Archive leaderboard report

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