A multi-sensor approach for the protection of vulnerable traffic participants the PROTECTOR project

Author

Gavrila, Dariu M. ; Kunert, Martin ; Lages, Ulrich

Author_Institution

DaimlerChrysler AG, Ulm, Germany

Volume

3

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

2044

Abstract

This paper describes ongoing work in the E.U. Project PROTECTOR (Preventive Safety for Unprotected Road User) on the important problem of detecting vulnerable traffic participants from a moving vehicle. We focus on the three sensor technologies that are pursued: laser scanner, radar and video. We discuss their characteristics and present the relevant pattern recognition techniques. First prototype systems have been integrated in our demonstrator vehicles

Keywords

accidents; alarm systems; automotive electronics; driver information systems; object detection; object recognition; optical scanners; radar signal processing; road vehicle radar; safety systems; sensor fusion; stereo image processing; video signal processing; PROTECTOR project; accidents avoidance; collision avoidance; demonstrator vehicles; intelligent systems; laser scanner; microwave radar; moving vehicle; multisensor approach; object detection; pattern recognition techniques; pedestrian detection; preventive safety; sensor fusion; stereo vision; unprotected road user; video; vulnerable traffic participants; warning; Laser radar; Pattern recognition; Protection; Prototypes; Radar detection; Road safety; Road vehicles; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Vehicle detection; Vehicle safety;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2001. IMTC 2001. Proceedings of the 18th IEEE

Conference_Location

Budapest

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6646-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.2001.929557

Filename

929557