[Quick-ML] Introduction To Pose Estimation

Easy to digest information on Pose Estimation

Richmond Alake
2 min readAug 31, 2021
Image from TensorFlow Blog: Pose Estimation Overview

Definition

  • Pose Estimation is the process of deducing the location of the main joints of a body from provided digital assets such as images, videos or a sequence of images.
  • Pose estimation is a form of motion analysis that provides information on the location, pose and orientation of essential body parts in a human frame.

Examples

  • Pose estimation is made possible through several computer vision techniques. Forms of pose estimation are present in applications such as Action recognition, Human interactions, virtual reality assets and 3d graphics games, robotics and more.

Applications

  • Pose estimation solutions engineered as applications are applied within several industries. Although most of its applications are currently in research phases, Pose estimation solutions can generate movement dynamics for animated characters within video games or animated motion pictures through the analysis of a human actor's movement and bodily operations.
  • Within physiologically related fields, pose estimation is utilised for the in-depth understanding of motion analysis of a human. A better understanding of human body…

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Richmond Alake
Richmond Alake

Written by Richmond Alake

Machine Learning Content Creator with 1M+ views— Computer Vision Engineer. Interested in gaining and sharing knowledge on Technology and Finance

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