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Real-time head pose recognition is an important function of Advanced Driver Assistance System that need to consider the driver's intention. The majority of early head pose recognition techniques utilize multi-axis sensors or 2D camera images to estimate the head pose in 3D space. When running the head pose recognition systems, the driver has to carry a device with multi-axis sensors or the system...
The consumer automotive market is going through rapid changes. To preserve the competitiveness each new generation of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) heavily adds to a complexity of the hardware platform. Analysis of the latest ADAS systems, their existing and missing requirements, is a foundation for the development of the Alpha board, the hardware platform for ADAS applications. In this...
Primary goals of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are increased safety and situations with no stress for all traffic participants. Parking safety is improved by presenting real-time vehicle environment to the driver (surround view, bird's eye view). Bird's eye view is 3D camera and parking sensors system which assist driver with parking. It covers all angles and alerts the driver about obstacles,...
Semi-autonomous driving is a huge technological step, but it also introduces a range of new challenges. Real-time control, selection and development of hardware platform, data transfer and development of algorithms are just a small collection of technical challenges to fully take advantages of such a system. The focus of this paper is analysis of some aspects of semi-autonomous driving, the corresponding...
Driver State Monitoring Systems (DSMS) play a crucial role in determining whether the driver is prepared to take control of the vehicle or not. In this paper we present a cost-efficient, context-aware system, based on smartphones, which supports the driver in the driving task. This is through monitoring the driver attention and drowsiness, in addition to detecting pedestrians and vehicles. The detection...
in recent decades, vehicle manufacturers and system suppliers equipping these vehicles have made considerable efforts to improve their technology and road safety. One of the major advances is the introduction of advanced systems for driver assistance. These assistance systems ensure continuous monitoring of the environment of the vehicle and driving mode, so early detection of potentially hazardous...
In recent years, there has been an interest in detailed monitoring of road traffic, particularly in intersections, in order to obtain a statistical model of the flow of vehicles through them. These models aid in the optimization of traffic management and allow for smarter transportation systems. While conventional methods sensors at each of the intersections entrances/exits allow for counting, are...
To be able to predict the evolution of the driving context, estimate the expected risks and plan future behavior alternatives, it is crucial to know where traffic participants can go and where they will most likely go. Consequently, for future Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), precise, lane-accurate localization of the ego- as well as the other vehicles is a key technology. The proposed standard...
In this paper we present a novel two-camera-based accurate vehicle speed detection system. Two high-resolution cameras, with high-speed and narrow field of view, are mounted on a fixed pole. Using different focal lengths and orientations, each camera points to a different stretch of the road. Unlike standard average speed cameras, where the cameras are separated by several kilometers and the errors...
An extensive, precise and robust recognition and modeling of the environment is a key factor for next generations of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and development of autonomous vehicles. In this paper, a real-time approach for the perception of multiple lanes on highways is proposed. Lane markings detected by camera systems and observations of other traffic participants provide the input data...
Real-time obstacle detection is a key component of autonomous vehicles. In this context, low obstacles are particularly challenging, as they are often discarded by traditional algorithms. Curb detection methods that can potentially be suitable for the problem usually target roads with clearly defined curbs and sidewalks. We propose a real-time algorithm for the detection of low obstacles (including,...
Mobility On Demand (MOD) systems are revolutionizing transportation in urban settings by improving vehicle utilization and reducing parking congestion. A key factor in the success of an MOD system is the ability to measure and respond to real-time customer arrival data. Real time traffic arrival rate data is traditionally difficult to obtain due to the need to install fixed sensors throughout the...
In the last decade, consumer electronic devices such as smartphones, are packaged with small cameras, gyroscopes, and accelerometers, all sensors allowing autonomous deployment of aerial robots in GPS-denied environments. Our previous work [1], demonstrated the feasibility of using smartphones for autonomous flight. In many applications, there is a large interest to the use multiple autonomous aerial...
We present a framework for vision based localization for two or more multirotor aerial vehicles relative to each other. This collaborative localization technique is built upon a relative pose estimation strategy between two or more cameras with the capability of estimating accurate metric poses between each other even through fast motion and continually changing environments. Through synchronized...
Autonomous driving technology has made significant advances in recent years. In order for self-driving cars to become practical, they are required to operate safely and reliably even under adverse driving conditions. However, most current autonomous driving cars have only been shown to be operational under amiable weather conditions, i.e., on sunny days on dry roads. In order to enable autonomous...
Safety in a travel is a very important factor we consider in our day today life because we live in a very dynamic and a busy lifestyle. As a result the tendency of making failures in critical moments could create a fatal mistake and it could lead even to lose lives. To ensure maximum safety nowadays the researches and design engineers put their maximum efforts. The technology adopts to enhance daily...
This paper presents a detailed, systematic procedure for developing a Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV), which is capable of autonomous flight in GPS-denied environments. This MAV is designed for a gross weight of 490 g and flight endurance of 8 minutes. The hardware structure (including the sensors, processors, and mechanical components), the software architecture (including operating system, navigation,...
In order to account for robustness of Automotive safety applications, fusion of data from multiple sensors is of remarkable importance to know the position of road obstacles. Challenges arise in Multi Sensor Data Fusion (MSDF) due to sensor uncertainty, multiple occluding targets and clutter by changing weather conditions. The proposed architecture address the problem by fusing information cooperatively...
Modern vehicles are equipped with numerous driver assistance and telematics functions, such as Turn-by-Turn navigation. Most of these systems rely on precise positioning of the vehicle. While Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are available outdoors, these systems fail in indoor environments such as a car-park or a tunnel. Alternatively, the vehicle can localize itself with landmark-based...
An estimation framework is presented that improves the robustness of GPS-denied state estimation to changing environmental conditions by fusing updates from multiple view-based odometry algorithms. This allows the vehicle to utilize a suite of complementary exteroceptive sensors or sensing modalities. By estimating the vehicle states relative to a local coordinate frame collocated with an odometry...
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