Spatial filtering for detection of partly occluded targets

Christina A. Grönwall; Gustav Tolt; Tomas Chevalier; Håkan Larsson

doi:10.1117/1.3560262

1 April 2011 Spatial filtering for detection of partly occluded targets

Christina A. Grönwall, Gustav Tolt, Tomas Chevalier, Håkan Larsson

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 50, Issue 4, 047201 (April 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3560262

Abstract

A Bayesian approach for data reduction based on spatial filtering is proposed that enables detection of targets partly occluded by natural forest. The framework aims at creating a synergy between terrain mapping and target detection. It is demonstrates how spatial features can be extracted and combined in order to detect target samples in cluttered environments. In particular, it is illustrated how a priori scene information and assumptions about targets can be translated into algorithms for feature extraction. We also analyze the coupling between features and assumptions because it gives knowledge about which features are general enough to be useful in other environments and which are tailored for a specific situation. Two types of features are identified, nontarget indicators and target indicators. The filtering approach is based on a combination of several features. A theoretical framework for combining the features into a maximum likelihood classification scheme is presented. The approach is evaluated using data collected with a laser-based 3-D sensor in various forest environments with vehicles as targets. Over 70% of the target points are detected at a false-alarm rate of <1%. We also demonstrate how selecting different feature subsets influence the results.

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Christina A. Grönwall, Gustav Tolt, Tomas Chevalier, and Håkan Larsson "Spatial filtering for detection of partly occluded targets," Optical Engineering 50(4), 047201 (1 April 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3560262

Published: 1 April 2011

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