Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2001. IMTC 2001. Proceedings of the 18th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Budapest
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6646-8
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2001.929557
