Object tracker on video

This example shows how to run MobileNetv2SSD on video input frame, and perform object tracking on persons.

Similar samples:

• Object tracker on RGB

• Spatial object tracker on RGB

Demo

Setup

Please run the install script to download all required dependencies. Please note that this script must be ran from git context, so you have to download the depthai-python repository first and then run the script

git clone https://github.com/luxonis/depthai-python.git
cd depthai-python/examples
python3 install_requirements.py

For additional information, please follow installation guide

This example script requires external file(s) to run. If you are using:

• depthai-python, run python3 examples/install_requirements.py to download required file(s)

• dephtai-core, required file(s) will get downloaded automatically when building the example

Source code

Python

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#!/usr/bin/env python3

from pathlib import Path
import cv2
import depthai as dai
import numpy as np
import time
import argparse

labelMap = ["person", ""]

nnPathDefault = str((Path(__file__).parent / Path('../models/person-detection-retail-0013_openvino_2021.4_7shave.blob')).resolve().absolute())
videoPathDefault = str((Path(__file__).parent / Path('../models/construction_vest.mp4')).resolve().absolute())
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('-nnPath', help="Path to mobilenet detection network blob", default=nnPathDefault)
parser.add_argument('-v', '--videoPath', help="Path to video frame", default=videoPathDefault)

args = parser.parse_args()

# Create pipeline
pipeline = dai.Pipeline()

# Define sources and outputs
manip = pipeline.create(dai.node.ImageManip)
objectTracker = pipeline.create(dai.node.ObjectTracker)
detectionNetwork = pipeline.create(dai.node.MobileNetDetectionNetwork)

manipOut = pipeline.create(dai.node.XLinkOut)
xinFrame = pipeline.create(dai.node.XLinkIn)
trackerOut = pipeline.create(dai.node.XLinkOut)
xlinkOut = pipeline.create(dai.node.XLinkOut)
nnOut = pipeline.create(dai.node.XLinkOut)

manipOut.setStreamName("manip")
xinFrame.setStreamName("inFrame")
xlinkOut.setStreamName("trackerFrame")
trackerOut.setStreamName("tracklets")
nnOut.setStreamName("nn")

# Properties
xinFrame.setMaxDataSize(1920*1080*3)

manip.initialConfig.setResizeThumbnail(544, 320)
# manip.initialConfig.setResize(384, 384)
# manip.initialConfig.setKeepAspectRatio(False) #squash the image to not lose FOV
# The NN model expects BGR input. By default ImageManip output type would be same as input (gray in this case)
manip.initialConfig.setFrameType(dai.ImgFrame.Type.BGR888p)
manip.inputImage.setBlocking(True)

# setting node configs
detectionNetwork.setBlobPath(args.nnPath)
detectionNetwork.setConfidenceThreshold(0.5)
detectionNetwork.input.setBlocking(True)

objectTracker.inputTrackerFrame.setBlocking(True)
objectTracker.inputDetectionFrame.setBlocking(True)
objectTracker.inputDetections.setBlocking(True)
objectTracker.setDetectionLabelsToTrack([1])  # track only person
# possible tracking types: ZERO_TERM_COLOR_HISTOGRAM, ZERO_TERM_IMAGELESS, SHORT_TERM_IMAGELESS, SHORT_TERM_KCF
objectTracker.setTrackerType(dai.TrackerType.ZERO_TERM_COLOR_HISTOGRAM)
# take the smallest ID when new object is tracked, possible options: SMALLEST_ID, UNIQUE_ID
objectTracker.setTrackerIdAssignmentPolicy(dai.TrackerIdAssignmentPolicy.SMALLEST_ID)

# Linking
manip.out.link(manipOut.input)
manip.out.link(detectionNetwork.input)
xinFrame.out.link(manip.inputImage)
xinFrame.out.link(objectTracker.inputTrackerFrame)
detectionNetwork.out.link(nnOut.input)
detectionNetwork.out.link(objectTracker.inputDetections)
detectionNetwork.passthrough.link(objectTracker.inputDetectionFrame)
objectTracker.out.link(trackerOut.input)
objectTracker.passthroughTrackerFrame.link(xlinkOut.input)

# Connect and start the pipeline
with dai.Device(pipeline) as device:

    qIn = device.getInputQueue(name="inFrame")
    trackerFrameQ = device.getOutputQueue(name="trackerFrame", maxSize=4)
    tracklets = device.getOutputQueue(name="tracklets", maxSize=4)
    qManip = device.getOutputQueue(name="manip", maxSize=4)
    qDet = device.getOutputQueue(name="nn", maxSize=4)

    startTime = time.monotonic()
    counter = 0
    fps = 0
    detections = []
    frame = None

    def to_planar(arr: np.ndarray, shape: tuple) -> np.ndarray:
        return cv2.resize(arr, shape).transpose(2, 0, 1).flatten()

    # nn data, being the bounding box locations, are in <0..1> range - they need to be normalized with frame width/height
    def frameNorm(frame, bbox):
        normVals = np.full(len(bbox), frame.shape[0])
        normVals[::2] = frame.shape[1]
        return (np.clip(np.array(bbox), 0, 1) * normVals).astype(int)

    def displayFrame(name, frame):
        for detection in detections:
            bbox = frameNorm(frame, (detection.xmin, detection.ymin, detection.xmax, detection.ymax))
            cv2.rectangle(frame, (bbox[0], bbox[1]), (bbox[2], bbox[3]), (255, 0, 0), 2)
            cv2.putText(frame, labelMap[detection.label], (bbox[0] + 10, bbox[1] + 20), cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_TRIPLEX, 0.5, 255)
            cv2.putText(frame, f"{int(detection.confidence * 100)}%", (bbox[0] + 10, bbox[1] + 40), cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_TRIPLEX, 0.5, 255)
        cv2.imshow(name, frame)

    cap = cv2.VideoCapture(args.videoPath)
    baseTs = time.monotonic()
    simulatedFps = 30
    inputFrameShape = (1920, 1080)

    while cap.isOpened():
        read_correctly, frame = cap.read()
        if not read_correctly:
            break

        img = dai.ImgFrame()
        img.setType(dai.ImgFrame.Type.BGR888p)
        img.setData(to_planar(frame, inputFrameShape))
        img.setTimestamp(baseTs)
        baseTs += 1/simulatedFps

        img.setWidth(inputFrameShape[0])
        img.setHeight(inputFrameShape[1])
        qIn.send(img)

        trackFrame = trackerFrameQ.tryGet()
        if trackFrame is None:
            continue

        track = tracklets.get()
        manip = qManip.get()
        inDet = qDet.get()

        counter+=1
        current_time = time.monotonic()
        if (current_time - startTime) > 1 :
            fps = counter / (current_time - startTime)
            counter = 0
            startTime = current_time

        detections = inDet.detections
        manipFrame = manip.getCvFrame()
        displayFrame("nn", manipFrame)

        color = (255, 0, 0)
        trackerFrame = trackFrame.getCvFrame()
        trackletsData = track.tracklets
        for t in trackletsData:
            roi = t.roi.denormalize(trackerFrame.shape[1], trackerFrame.shape[0])
            x1 = int(roi.topLeft().x)
            y1 = int(roi.topLeft().y)
            x2 = int(roi.bottomRight().x)
            y2 = int(roi.bottomRight().y)

            try:
                label = labelMap[t.label]
            except:
                label = t.label

            cv2.putText(trackerFrame, str(label), (x1 + 10, y1 + 20), cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_TRIPLEX, 0.5, 255)
            cv2.putText(trackerFrame, f"ID: {[t.id]}", (x1 + 10, y1 + 35), cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_TRIPLEX, 0.5, 255)
            cv2.putText(trackerFrame, t.status.name, (x1 + 10, y1 + 50), cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_TRIPLEX, 0.5, 255)
            cv2.rectangle(trackerFrame, (x1, y1), (x2, y2), color, cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX)

        cv2.putText(trackerFrame, "Fps: {:.2f}".format(fps), (2, trackerFrame.shape[0] - 4), cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_TRIPLEX, 0.4, color)

        cv2.imshow("tracker", trackerFrame)

        if cv2.waitKey(1) == ord('q'):
            break

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#include <chrono>
#include <iostream>

#include "utility.hpp"

// Includes common necessary includes for development using depthai library
#include "depthai/depthai.hpp"

static const std::vector<std::string> labelMap = {"", "person"};

static std::atomic<bool> fullFrameTracking{false};

int main(int argc, char** argv) {
    using namespace std;
    using namespace std::chrono;
    std::string nnPath(BLOB_PATH);
    std::string videoPath(VIDEO_PATH);

    // If path to blob specified, use that
    if(argc > 2) {
        nnPath = std::string(argv[1]);
        videoPath = std::string(argv[2]);
    }

    // Print which blob we are using
    printf("Using blob at path: %s\n", nnPath.c_str());
    printf("Using video at path: %s\n", videoPath.c_str());

    // Create pipeline
    dai::Pipeline pipeline;

    // Define sources and outputs
    auto manip = pipeline.create<dai::node::ImageManip>();
    auto objectTracker = pipeline.create<dai::node::ObjectTracker>();
    auto detectionNetwork = pipeline.create<dai::node::MobileNetDetectionNetwork>();

    auto manipOut = pipeline.create<dai::node::XLinkOut>();
    auto xinFrame = pipeline.create<dai::node::XLinkIn>();
    auto trackerOut = pipeline.create<dai::node::XLinkOut>();
    auto xlinkOut = pipeline.create<dai::node::XLinkOut>();
    auto nnOut = pipeline.create<dai::node::XLinkOut>();

    manipOut->setStreamName("manip");
    xinFrame->setStreamName("inFrame");
    xlinkOut->setStreamName("trackerFrame");
    trackerOut->setStreamName("tracklets");
    nnOut->setStreamName("nn");

    // Properties
    xinFrame->setMaxDataSize(1920 * 1080 * 3);

    manip->initialConfig.setResizeThumbnail(544, 320);
    // manip->initialConfig.setResize(384, 384);
    // manip->initialConfig.setKeepAspectRatio(false); //squash the image to not lose FOV
    // The NN model expects BGR input. By default ImageManip output type would be same as input (gray in this case)
    manip->initialConfig.setFrameType(dai::ImgFrame::Type::BGR888p);
    manip->inputImage.setBlocking(true);

    // setting node configs
    detectionNetwork->setBlobPath(nnPath);
    detectionNetwork->setConfidenceThreshold(0.5);
    detectionNetwork->input.setBlocking(true);

    objectTracker->inputTrackerFrame.setBlocking(true);
    objectTracker->inputDetectionFrame.setBlocking(true);
    objectTracker->inputDetections.setBlocking(true);
    objectTracker->setDetectionLabelsToTrack({1});  // track only person
    // possible tracking types: ZERO_TERM_COLOR_HISTOGRAM, ZERO_TERM_IMAGELESS, SHORT_TERM_IMAGELESS, SHORT_TERM_KCF
    objectTracker->setTrackerType(dai::TrackerType::ZERO_TERM_COLOR_HISTOGRAM);
    // take the smallest ID when new object is tracked, possible options: SMALLEST_ID, UNIQUE_ID
    objectTracker->setTrackerIdAssignmentPolicy(dai::TrackerIdAssignmentPolicy::SMALLEST_ID);

    // Linking
    manip->out.link(manipOut->input);
    manip->out.link(detectionNetwork->input);
    xinFrame->out.link(manip->inputImage);
    xinFrame->out.link(objectTracker->inputTrackerFrame);
    detectionNetwork->out.link(nnOut->input);
    detectionNetwork->out.link(objectTracker->inputDetections);
    detectionNetwork->passthrough.link(objectTracker->inputDetectionFrame);
    objectTracker->out.link(trackerOut->input);
    objectTracker->passthroughTrackerFrame.link(xlinkOut->input);

    // Connect to device and start pipeline
    dai::Device device(pipeline);

    auto qIn = device.getInputQueue("inFrame", 4);
    auto trackerFrameQ = device.getOutputQueue("trackerFrame", 4);
    auto tracklets = device.getOutputQueue("tracklets", 4);
    auto qManip = device.getOutputQueue("manip", 4);
    auto qDet = device.getOutputQueue("nn", 4);

    auto startTime = steady_clock::now();
    int counter = 0;
    float fps = 0;
    cv::Mat frame;
    cv::Mat manipFrame;
    std::vector<dai::ImgDetection> detections;

    // Add bounding boxes and text to the frame and show it to the user
    auto displayFrame = [](std::string name, cv::Mat frame, std::vector<dai::ImgDetection>& detections) {
        auto color = cv::Scalar(255, 0, 0);
        // nn data, being the bounding box locations, are in <0..1> range - they need to be normalized with frame width/height
        for(auto& detection : detections) {
            int x1 = detection.xmin * frame.cols;
            int y1 = detection.ymin * frame.rows;
            int x2 = detection.xmax * frame.cols;
            int y2 = detection.ymax * frame.rows;

            uint32_t labelIndex = detection.label;
            std::string labelStr = to_string(labelIndex);
            if(labelIndex < labelMap.size()) {
                labelStr = labelMap[labelIndex];
            }
            cv::putText(frame, labelStr, cv::Point(x1 + 10, y1 + 20), cv::FONT_HERSHEY_TRIPLEX, 0.5, color);
            std::stringstream confStr;
            confStr << std::fixed << std::setprecision(2) << detection.confidence * 100;
            cv::putText(frame, confStr.str(), cv::Point(x1 + 10, y1 + 40), cv::FONT_HERSHEY_TRIPLEX, 0.5, color);
            cv::rectangle(frame, cv::Rect(cv::Point(x1, y1), cv::Point(x2, y2)), color, cv::FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX);
        }
        // Show the frame
        cv::imshow(name, frame);
    };

    cv::VideoCapture cap(videoPath);
    auto baseTs = steady_clock::now();
    float simulatedFps = 30;

    while(cap.isOpened()) {
        // Read frame from video
        cap >> frame;
        if(frame.empty()) break;

        auto img = std::make_shared<dai::ImgFrame>();
        frame = resizeKeepAspectRatio(frame, cv::Size(1920, 1080), cv::Scalar(0));
        toPlanar(frame, img->getData());
        img->setTimestamp(baseTs);
        baseTs += steady_clock::duration(static_cast<int64_t>((1000 * 1000 * 1000 / simulatedFps)));
        img->setWidth(1920);
        img->setHeight(1080);
        img->setType(dai::ImgFrame::Type::BGR888p);
        qIn->send(img);

        auto trackFrame = trackerFrameQ->tryGet<dai::ImgFrame>();
        if(!trackFrame) {
            continue;
        }

        auto track = tracklets->get<dai::Tracklets>();
        auto inManip = qManip->get<dai::ImgFrame>();
        auto inDet = qDet->get<dai::ImgDetections>();

        counter++;
        auto currentTime = steady_clock::now();
        auto elapsed = duration_cast<duration<float>>(currentTime - startTime);
        if(elapsed > seconds(1)) {
            fps = counter / elapsed.count();
            counter = 0;
            startTime = currentTime;
        }

        detections = inDet->detections;
        manipFrame = inManip->getCvFrame();
        displayFrame("nn", manipFrame, detections);

        auto color = cv::Scalar(255, 0, 0);
        cv::Mat trackerFrame = trackFrame->getCvFrame();
        auto trackletsData = track->tracklets;
        for(auto& t : trackletsData) {
            auto roi = t.roi.denormalize(trackerFrame.cols, trackerFrame.rows);
            int x1 = roi.topLeft().x;
            int y1 = roi.topLeft().y;
            int x2 = roi.bottomRight().x;
            int y2 = roi.bottomRight().y;

            uint32_t labelIndex = t.label;
            std::string labelStr = to_string(labelIndex);
            if(labelIndex < labelMap.size()) {
                labelStr = labelMap[labelIndex];
            }
            cv::putText(trackerFrame, labelStr, cv::Point(x1 + 10, y1 + 20), cv::FONT_HERSHEY_TRIPLEX, 0.5, color);

            std::stringstream idStr;
            idStr << "ID: " << t.id;
            cv::putText(trackerFrame, idStr.str(), cv::Point(x1 + 10, y1 + 40), cv::FONT_HERSHEY_TRIPLEX, 0.5, color);
            std::stringstream statusStr;
            statusStr << "Status: " << t.status;
            cv::putText(trackerFrame, statusStr.str(), cv::Point(x1 + 10, y1 + 60), cv::FONT_HERSHEY_TRIPLEX, 0.5, color);

            cv::rectangle(trackerFrame, cv::Rect(cv::Point(x1, y1), cv::Point(x2, y2)), color, cv::FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX);
        }

        std::stringstream fpsStr;
        fpsStr << "NN fps:" << std::fixed << std::setprecision(2) << fps;
        cv::putText(trackerFrame, fpsStr.str(), cv::Point(2, trackFrame->getHeight() - 4), cv::FONT_HERSHEY_TRIPLEX, 0.4, color);

        cv::imshow("tracker", trackerFrame);

        int key = cv::waitKey(1);
        if(key == 'q' || key == 'Q') {
            return 0;
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

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