Vehicle Tracking Using Geometric Features

Applications such as traffic surveillance require a real-time and accurate method for object tracking. We propose to represent scene observations with parabola segments with an algorithm that allows us to fit parabola segments in real-time to edge pixels. The motion vectors for these parabola segments are obtained in consecutive frames by a matching technique based on distance and intensity. Furthermore, moving rigid objects are detected by an original method that clusters comparable motion vectors. The result is a robust detection and tracking method, which can cope with small changes in viewpoint on the moving rigid object.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: ACIVS
• Authors: Francis Deboeverie, Kristof Teelen, Peter Veelaert, Wilfried Philips
• Keywords: ACIVS 2009, Motion Vectors, Parabola Segments, Rigid Object