1. A system for detecting and tracking features in a series of images of an object, comprising: a camera; a microprocessor, in communication with said camera software, executed by said processor, said software performing the functions of detection and tracking, wherein said function of detection includes the steps of: (a) detecting the presence of said object in an image from said series of images and placing said object in a bounding box; (b) initializing a set of landmarks in the bounding box; and (c) applying multiple iterations of a regression function learned during a training phase to update said landmarks by mapping image features of said object to said landmarks; and wherein said function of tracking includes the steps of: (d) applying a classifier to determine how closely said features map to said landmarks in said object; (e) repeating steps (c)-(d) for the next image in said series of images if said classifier determines that the mapping of features to landmarks exceeds a predetermined threshold; and (f) repeating steps (a)-(d) for the next image in said series of images if said classifier determines that the mapping of features to landmarks does not exceed said predetermined threshold.