Title :
Towards autonomous convoy driving: recognizing the starting vehicle in front
Author :
Kories, R. ; Rehfeld, N. ; Zimmermann, G.
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. fuer Inf. und Datanverarbeitung, Karlsruhe, West Germany
Abstract :
The problem of automatically detecting a leading vehicle in the process of starting off and deriving a model for further tracking is addressed. Very little knowledge about the appearance of the vehicle is utilized. Motion information is the main cue for selecting image structures belonging to the leading vehicle. An edge model is derived from two independent, complementary motion-estimation processes that cross-validate each other. The suitability of the aggregated model for recognition and the precision of the motion estimation process are demonstrated by means of an image sequence consisting of 130 TV images
Keywords :
computer vision; computerised pattern recognition; vehicles; autonomous convoy driving; computer vision; computerised pattern recognition; edge model; image structures; motion-estimation processes; tracking; vehicle detection; Cameras; Europe; Mobile robots; Motion estimation; Remotely operated vehicles; Tracking; Traffic control; Vectors; Vehicle detection; Vehicle driving;
Conference_Titel :
Pattern Recognition, 1988., 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0878-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICPR.1988.28284
