Detection of Small Anomalies on Moving Background

We consider the problem of detecting small targets in videos where the textured background is also possibly moving. The proposed method is based on a two steps statistical framework. In a first step, the optical flow is computed using a pyramidal scheme incorporating statistical tests for a result with reliability guarantees. In the second step, the detection of targets is changed into a problem of anomaly detection in noise, and statistical testing ensures a control of the number of false detections.