Why are we using minimum rectangle for OBB tracking? Why not use probIOU?

[mooseygoose33]

Is there a specific reason why fitting a rectangle inside an OBB is preferred?

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[glenn-jocher]

@mooseygoose33 the use of a minimum enclosing rectangle for OBB tracking simplifies operations like IoU calculations and visualization, which are more complex with rotated bounding boxes. probIoU can be used for higher accuracy in OBB similarity metrics, but it is computationally more intensive and might not align with real-time tracking requirements. For details on probIoU, refer to the documentation.