Detection of vehicles in a motorway environment by means of telemetric and visual data

Abstract

In this article we propose a multi-sensor solution allowing vehicles in a motorway environment to be detected. The step which we propose contributes to the improvement of the road safety by integration of safety devices within the vehicle. We take a system of original perception as support, composed of a rangefinder laser and of a sensor of omnidirectional vision. On one hand we show the results obtained for each sensor in terms of recognition of vehicle and on the other hand the interest to associate these two modules of processing of data for a reliable and effective management of the alarm to be activated. © Springer-Verlag 2004.