A new approach to motion vector estimation

Abstract

Block matching has been widely used for block motion estimation; however most of the block matching algorithms impose heavy computational load to the system, and require much time for execution. This problem prevents using them in time critical applications. In this paper, a new approach to block matching technique is presented, which has small computational complexity as well as high accuracy. The main assumption of the algorithm is that, all the pixels of a block move equally by a linear motion. Experimental results show the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed algorithm. © 2008 IEEE.