{"id":624,"date":"2011-10-20T21:11:54","date_gmt":"2011-10-20T19:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matthiaskronlachner.com\/?p=624"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:13:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:13:27","slug":"kinect-realtime-head-pose-estimation-with-osc-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matthiaskronlachner.com\/?p=624","title":{"rendered":"Kinect Headtracking with OSC Support"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"left:<\/a>based on
\nReal Time Head Pose Estimation from Consumer Depth Cameras by Gabriele Fanelli<\/em> [ref name=”fanelli”]http:\/\/www.vision.ee.ethz.ch\/~gfanelli\/head_pose\/head_forest.html<\/a>[\/ref]<\/p>\n

======================================
\ndownload<\/strong> source and windows\/OSX binaries: https:\/\/github.com\/kronihias\/head-pose-estimation<\/a><\/p>\n

Application that detects head position<\/strong> from a depth image provided by Microsoft Xbox Kinect Sensor in x,y,z<\/strong> and Euler Angles (pitch, yaw, roll<\/strong>) from multiple persons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

–> needs no calibration<\/strong>!!<\/p>\n

Application sends data as OSC<\/strong>[ref name=”osc”]Open Sound Control (OSC) is a message based communication protocol for multimedia systems.[\/ref] Message<\/strong> in the format:<\/p>\n

\/head_pose [User_ID] [x] [y] [z] [pitch] [yaw] [roll]
\n
\nall arguments are float, angles in degree, User_ID starting at zero.<\/p>\n

* can detect angles about +-75\u00b0 yaw, +-60\u00b0 pitch and +-50\u00b0 roll.<\/p>\n

Usage:
\n* #…\/head_pose_estimation> .\/head_pose_estimation_demo config.txt <\/p>\n

example how to not show visualization and use custom ip and port for sending OSC Messages:<\/p>\n

.\/head_pose_estimation_demo config.txt 0 1 192.168.0.1 8000<\/p>\n

Default IP\/Port: 127.0.0.1:7120<\/p>\n

* you can find an example puredata\/GEM patch in the folder pd
\nto visualize the headtracking.<\/p>\n

(C) 2011\/2012 by Matthias Kronlachner
\n__________________________________________________________<\/p>\n

::INSTALL STANDALONE PROGRAM::
\nReady to use Binaries for OSX (64 bit) and Windows (32 bit) are included.<\/p>\n

Windows
\n—————–
\nBinary is included
\nWindows version is compiled for Microsoft Kinect SDK!!<\/p>\n

* get and install OpenCV from http:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/opencvlibrary\/files\/opencv-win\/2.4.0\/
\n* get and install Microsoft Kinect SDK for Windows http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kinectforwindows\/develop\/developer-downloads.aspx<\/p>\n

Linux
\n—————–<\/p>\n

*\tyou need cmake, OpenCV, OpenNI, freeglut, and OpenGL libraries
\n\tfor installing OpenNI follow this instructions: https:\/\/github.com\/avin2\/SensorKinect<\/p>\n

*\tget liblo
\n\thttp:\/\/liblo.sourceforge.net\/<\/p>\n

*\tedit demo\/CMakeLists.txt and adjust paths<\/p>\n

*\t#…\/head_pose_estimation\/demo> cmake CMakeLists.txt
\n*\t#…\/head_pose_estimation\/demo> make<\/p>\n

*\t#…\/head_pose_estimation> .\/head_pose_estimation_demo config.txt<\/p>\n

OSX
\n—————–<\/p>\n

* you will need XCode to compile the demo application for OSX <\/p>\n

* follow instructions on https:\/\/github.com\/avin2\/SensorKinect
\n\tto install OpenNI<\/p>\n

* get liblo
\n\thttp:\/\/liblo.sourceforge.net\/<\/p>\n

* get OpenCV, OpenGL, Glut through macports<\/p>\n

* open the XCode Project in demo folder,
\n adjust path settings for Frameworks and build it.<\/p>\n

__________________
\n:::THINGS TO DO:::<\/p>\n

questions: m.kronlachner@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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