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The built-in tracking module is replaced with a kernelized correlation filter (KCF) algorithm based on the histogram of oriented gradient (HOG) descriptor in the tracking module. Failure detection is added for the response of KCF to identify whether KCF loses the target. A more specific detection area of the detection module is obtained through the estimated location provided by the tracking module. With the above operations, the scanning area of object detection is reduced, and a full frame search is required in the detection module if objects fails to be tracked in the tracking module. Comparative experiments were conducted on the object tracking benchmark (OTB) and the results showed that the tracking speed and accuracy was improved. Further, the TLD tracker performed better in different challenging scenarios with the proposed method, such as motion blur, occlusion, and environmental changes. 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