Age Classification Based on Gait Using HMM

In this paper we propose a new framework for age classification based on human gait using Hidden Markov Model (HMM). A gait database including young people and elderly people is built. To extract appropriate gait features, we consider a contour related method in terms of shape variations during human walking. Then the image feature is transformed to a lower-dimensional space by using the Frame to Exemplar (FED) distance. A HMM is trained on the FED vector sequences. Thus, the framework provides flexibility in the selection of gait feature representation. In addition, the framework is robust for classification due to the statistical nature of HMM. The experimental results show that video-based automatic age classification from human gait is feasible and reliable.