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Phases and tasks

Year Phase Tasks
2015 Phase 1.
Deliverables: Report containing the analysis of requirements and definition of specifications for the multifocal system, the description of possible calibration solutions, description of the stereovision algorithms for face and head detection and for facial features recognition.
Task1.1. Development of the multifocal system: requirement analysis and establishment of specifications for the multifocal system.
Task 1.2. Development of the preliminary calibration technology for the multifocal system: study of the existing calibration solutions, defining the specifications for the calibration system.
Task 1.3. Evaluation of the accuracy of the stereovision algorithms for face and head detection.
Task 1.4. Design of models for head geometry and pose, and for the facial features: study of the existing head and facial features models and tracking techniques.
2016 Phase 2.
Deliverables: Built multifocal vision system, optimized stereovision algorithms for head and face tracking, calibration tools, head and facial features tracking algorithms based on original models, patent claim, article manuscripts, phase report.
Task 2.1. Development of the multifocal vision system (end of activity, building the system)
Task 2.2. Development of the preliminary calibration technique for the multifocal sensorial system (end of activity, development of the software tools for the multifocal system calibration)
Task 2.3. Development of an efficient calibration technique, requiring minimum user intervention
Task 2.4. Optimization of the stereovision algorithms for precise measurement of the human face
Task 2.5. Design of models for head geometry and position and for the facial features (end of activity, development of original models)
Task 2.6. Design and implementation of algorithms for tracking the head position and geometry
Task 2.7. Design and implementation of algorithms for recognition and tracking of facial features
Task 2.8. Registration of a patent claim
Task 2.9. Preliminary results dissemination
2017 Phase 3.
Deliverables: Optimized algorithms for detection and tracking of the head and facial features; demonstrator application; published papers.
Task 3.1. Testing and validation of the algorithms for head and facial features tracking (testing, validation and optimization of the algorithms for head tracking)
Task 3.2. Testing and validation of the algorithms for head and facial features tracking (testing, validation and optimization of the algorithms for detecting and tracking the facial features, end of task)
Task 3.3. Development of a demonstrator application
Task 3.4. Dissemination of the final results