Title :
Circle sectors for detection of oncoming cars in range data
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Lulea Univ. of Technol., Lulea
Abstract :
This paper presents how expanding circle sectors are used for finding free-space in front of a vehicle equipped with a laser range finder. The circle sectors give support for detection of oncoming cars since they will cause changes in the circle sector parameters. The velocities and headings of detected oncoming cars are estimated from clustered range data that are time stamped.
Keywords :
automobiles; laser ranging; object detection; circle sectors; laser range finder; oncoming car detection; range data; Automotive engineering; Collision avoidance; Intelligent systems; Intelligent vehicles; Laser radar; Radar detection; Road accidents; System testing; Vehicle detection; Vehicle safety; ladar; obstacle avoidance; obstacle detection; unstructured environment;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Systems, 2008. IS '08. 4th International IEEE Conference
Conference_Location :
Varna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1739-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1740-7
DOI :
10.1109/IS.2008.4670552
