DocumentCode
1554558
Title
Sensor-based pedestrian protection
Author
Gavrila, Dariu M.
Author_Institution
Image Understanding Syst., DaimlerChrysler Res., Ulm, Germany
Volume
16
Issue
6
fYear
2001
Firstpage
77
Lastpage
81
Abstract
Pedestrian accidents represent the second-largest source of traffic-related injuries and fatalities, after accidents involving car passengers. Children are especially at risk. A complementary approach to accident prevention is to focus on sensor-based solutions, which let vehicles "look ahead" and detect pedestrians in their surroundings. The article investigates the state of the art in this domain, reviewing passive, video based approaches and approaches involving active sensors (radar and laser range finders).
Keywords
accidents; image sensors; laser ranging; radar applications; road traffic; transportation; active sensors; laser range finders; look ahead; pedestrian accidents; pedestrian detection; radar; sensor-based pedestrian protection; sensor-based solutions; traffic-related injuries; video based approaches; Cameras; Humans; Injuries; Motorcycles; Pattern classification; Pattern recognition; Protection; Radar; Stereo vision; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Intelligent Systems, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1541-1672
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/5254.972097
Filename
972097
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