1. A method for optimizing video-based tracking of an object of interest, comprising: acquiring a video of a regularized motion environment comprising a plurality of video frames; detecting an initial instance of at least one object of interest in the plurality of video frames including a location thereof; determining an expected size and an expected orientation of the at least one object of interest as a function of the location; and localizing the at least one object of interest in at least one subsequent video frame responsive to the determined size and orientation, wherein at least one of the acquiring, detecting, generating, determining, and localizing is performed by a computer processor.