Motion Capture and 3D Character Animation

Project Overview

Advisor: Prof. Reza Rawassizadeh

Developing an integrated pipeline for extracting human motion from video and retargeting it to 3D character models for animation applications.

Research Focus

This work explores methods for pose estimation, 3D reconstruction, and motion retargeting with focus on efficiency and accuracy.

Key Areas:

• Human pose estimation from video
• 3D motion reconstruction
• Character animation and motion retargeting
• Model optimization techniques

Technical Approach

Multi-phase development combining:

• State-of-the-art pose estimation models
• Efficient fine-tuning methods
• Integration with 3D graphics pipelines