DocumentCode :
1773008
Title :
Pedestrian tracking with occlusion using a 24 GHz automotive radar
Author :
Heuer, Michael ; Al-Hamadi, Ayoub ; Rain, Alexander ; Meinecke, Marc-Michael ; Rohling, Hermann
Author_Institution :
Otto-von-Guericke Univ. of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
fYear :
2014
fDate :
16-18 June 2014
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
4
Abstract :
Vulnerable road users, e.g. pedestrians, have a high impact on fatal accident numbers. To reduce these statistics, car manufactures are intensively developing suitable safety systems. Hereby, fast and reliable environment recognition is a major challenge. In this paper we describe a tracking approach that is only based on a 24 GHz radar sensor. While common radar signal processing loses much information, we make use of a track-before-detect filter to incorporate raw measurements. It is explained how the Range-Doppler spectrum can help to indicated pedestrians and stabilize tracking even in occluded scenarios compared to sensors in series.
Keywords :
filtering theory; object tracking; pedestrians; radar signal processing; road vehicle radar; automotive radar; fatal accident numbers; frequency 24 GHz; pedestrian tracking; radar signal processing; range-Doppler spectrum; track-before-detect filter; Legged locomotion; Particle filters; Radar cross-sections; Radar tracking; Safety; Vehicles; Automotive radar; micro-doppler; tracking;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Radar Symposium (IRS), 2014 15th International
Conference_Location :
Gdansk
Print_ISBN :
978-617-607-552-3
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IRS.2014.6869181
Filename :
6869181
Link To Document :
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