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Reputation: 471

Kinect Tracking in C# - Adding more joints to a tracked skeleton

Ok here is my situation: I am developing an app that uses the Kinect. I personally still use Windows Vista purely because that is what I am used to and I hate change, but that's besides the point. Anyway I managed to install the Kinect SDK onto Vista by getting a very early beta and hacking the install to not reject my OS.

I am trying to measure head rotation. I cannot use facial tracking as the SDK version I am using does not include it, and upgrading to Windows 7 to install a later version is the last thing I want to do to create one app as I explain above. I also want it to work on Vista, as some people who may want to use it may still be on Vista like myself.

So I was wondering whether it is possible to add more tracking points to a skeleton? Could I add a point on the forehead and the chin and possibly one on each cheekbone? That way I could measure full rotation up to a point that I need.

I this is possible how is it done? If you have any other ideas that will work I would be very grateful if you shared them.

Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 415

Answers (1)

Nicholas Pappas
Nicholas Pappas

Reputation: 10624

So I was wondering whether it is possible to add more tracking points to a skeleton?

No. You can not add a new point to the SDK's tracking algorithm. It has a preset number of points it knows how to deal with and it is not possible to just add a new point.

Could I add a point on the forehead and the chin and possibly one on each cheekbone? That way I could measure full rotation up to a point that I need.

You can do this through the face tracking algorithm. You would obviously need to examine the code very closely and write your own.

Upvotes: 1

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