TRACKING MULTIPLE OBJECTS USING THE VITERBI ALGORITHM

Andreas Kräußling, Frank E. Schneider, Stephan Sehestedt

2006

Abstract

Tracking multiple targets is a great challenge for most tracking algorithms, since these algorithms tend to loose some of the targets when they get close to each other. Hence, several algorithms like the MHT, the JPDAF and the PMHT have been developed for this task. However, these algorithms are specialized on punctiform targets, whereas in mobile robotics one has to deal with extended targets. Therefore, in this paper an algorithm is proposed that can solve this problem. It uses the Viterbi algorithm and some geometrical characteristics of the problem. The proposed algorithm was tested with real world data.

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Kräußling A., E. Schneider F. and Sehestedt S. (2006). TRACKING MULTIPLE OBJECTS USING THE VITERBI ALGORITHM . In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO, ISBN 978-972-8865-60-3, pages 18-25. DOI: 10.5220/0001215200180025


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@conference{icinco06,
author={Andreas Kräußling and Frank E. Schneider and Stephan Sehestedt},
title={TRACKING MULTIPLE OBJECTS USING THE VITERBI ALGORITHM},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO,},
year={2006},
pages={18-25},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001215200180025},
isbn={978-972-8865-60-3},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO,
TI - TRACKING MULTIPLE OBJECTS USING THE VITERBI ALGORITHM
SN - 978-972-8865-60-3
AU - Kräußling A.
AU - E. Schneider F.
AU - Sehestedt S.
PY - 2006
SP - 18
EP - 25
DO - 10.5220/0001215200180025