icog_face_tracker

A ROS package for face detection and recognition using OpenCV.

Prerequisites

usb_cam

A ROS Driver for V4L USB Cameras http://wiki.ros.org/usb_cam | apt-get install ros-indigo-usb-cam

opencv

Opensource computer vision library. http://docs.opencv.org/doc/tutorials/introduction/linux_install/linux_install.html

CV Bridge

http://wiki.ros.org/cv_bridge | apt-get install ros-indigo-cv-bridge

Image Transport

http://wiki.ros.org/image_transport | apt-get install ros-indigo-image-transport

Build

$ mkdir catkin_ws
$ cd catkin_ws
$ mkdir src
$ cd src
$ git clone https://github.com/Selameab/icog_face_tracker.git
$ cd ..
$ catkin_make

Run

roslaunch icog_face_tracker tracker.launch

ROS Nodes

/tracker_node

Publications:

• /faces [icog_face_tracker/faces]

Subscriptions:

• /usb_cam_node/image_raw [sensor_msgs/Image]

/usb_cam_node

Publications:

• /usb_cam_node/image_raw [sensor_msgs/Image]