Real-time Collision Risk Estimation based on Pearson´s Correlation Coefficient

The perception of the environment is a major issue in autonomous robots. In our previous works, we have proposed a visual perception system based on an automatic image discarding method as a simple solution to improve the performance of a real-time navigation system. In this paper, we take place in the obstacle avoidance context for vehicles in dynamic and unknown environments, and we propose a new method for Collision Risk Estimation based on Pearson´s Correlation Coefficient (PCC). Applying the PCC to real-time CRE has not been done yet, making the concept unique. This paper provides a novel way of calculating collision risk and applying it for object avoidance using the PCC. This real-time perception system has been evaluated from real data obtained by our intelligent vehicle.