A Priority Data Association Policy for Multitarget Tracking on Intelligent Vehicle Risk Assessment

In order to conduct risk assessment for collision-free decision making of intelligent vehicles in a complex road traffic environment, it is essential to conduct stable tracking and state estimation of multiple vehicle targets. Therefore, this paper proposes a multitarget tracking method in line with...

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Main Authors: Dequan Zeng, Lu Xiong, Zhuoping Yu, Qiping Chen, Zhiqiang Fu, Zhuoren Li, Peizhi Zhang, Puhang Xu, Zixuan Qian, Hongyu Xiao, Peiyuan Fang, Zhiqiang Li, Bo Leng
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author Dequan Zeng
Lu Xiong
Zhuoping Yu
Qiping Chen
Zhiqiang Fu
Zhuoren Li
Peizhi Zhang
Puhang Xu
Zixuan Qian
Hongyu Xiao
Peiyuan Fang
Zhiqiang Li
Bo Leng
author_facet Dequan Zeng
Lu Xiong
Zhuoping Yu
Qiping Chen
Zhiqiang Fu
Zhuoren Li
Peizhi Zhang
Puhang Xu
Zixuan Qian
Hongyu Xiao
Peiyuan Fang
Zhiqiang Li
Bo Leng
author_sort Dequan Zeng
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description In order to conduct risk assessment for collision-free decision making of intelligent vehicles in a complex road traffic environment, it is essential to conduct stable tracking and state estimation of multiple vehicle targets. Therefore, this paper proposes a multitarget tracking method in line with the priority data association rule. Firstly, a standard coordinate turn process model is deduced as the existence of translation and rotation of the vehicle on the two-dimensional ground plane. Secondly, an unscented Kalman filter algorithm is developed due to the nonlinear radar measurement model. Thirdly, a priority data association rule, which puts the targets in a priority queue according to the number of times they are associated, is designed to filter out noise, given that it is unlikely for a vehicle target as an inertial system to appear or disappear instantly in practice. In addition, the data association rule specifies that the closer the target is to the front of the queue, the more prioritized the association with the newly observed target would be. Finally, the track management algorithm is constructed. On this basis, a series of real vehicle tests were conducted on real roads with four typical scenarios. According to the test results, the proposed algorithm is effective in filtering out noise and is suboptimal as the nearest neighbor data association.
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spelling doaj.art-cbe9847607a24c818123327038b18f602023-11-20T16:16:36ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922020-10-011219325510.3390/rs12193255A Priority Data Association Policy for Multitarget Tracking on Intelligent Vehicle Risk AssessmentDequan Zeng0Lu Xiong1Zhuoping Yu2Qiping Chen3Zhiqiang Fu4Zhuoren Li5Peizhi Zhang6Puhang Xu7Zixuan Qian8Hongyu Xiao9Peiyuan Fang10Zhiqiang Li11Bo Leng12School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaSchool of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaSchool of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaSchool of Mechatronics and Vehicle Engineering, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang 330013, ChinaSchool of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaSchool of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaSchool of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaSchool of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaSchool of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaSchool of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaSchool of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaSchool of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaSchool of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaIn order to conduct risk assessment for collision-free decision making of intelligent vehicles in a complex road traffic environment, it is essential to conduct stable tracking and state estimation of multiple vehicle targets. Therefore, this paper proposes a multitarget tracking method in line with the priority data association rule. Firstly, a standard coordinate turn process model is deduced as the existence of translation and rotation of the vehicle on the two-dimensional ground plane. Secondly, an unscented Kalman filter algorithm is developed due to the nonlinear radar measurement model. Thirdly, a priority data association rule, which puts the targets in a priority queue according to the number of times they are associated, is designed to filter out noise, given that it is unlikely for a vehicle target as an inertial system to appear or disappear instantly in practice. In addition, the data association rule specifies that the closer the target is to the front of the queue, the more prioritized the association with the newly observed target would be. Finally, the track management algorithm is constructed. On this basis, a series of real vehicle tests were conducted on real roads with four typical scenarios. According to the test results, the proposed algorithm is effective in filtering out noise and is suboptimal as the nearest neighbor data association.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/19/3255multitarget trackingintelligent vehiclerisk assessmentunscented Kalman filterfinite stateflowpriority data association policy
spellingShingle Dequan Zeng
Lu Xiong
Zhuoping Yu
Qiping Chen
Zhiqiang Fu
Zhuoren Li
Peizhi Zhang
Puhang Xu
Zixuan Qian
Hongyu Xiao
Peiyuan Fang
Zhiqiang Li
Bo Leng
A Priority Data Association Policy for Multitarget Tracking on Intelligent Vehicle Risk Assessment
Remote Sensing
multitarget tracking
intelligent vehicle
risk assessment
unscented Kalman filter
finite stateflow
priority data association policy
title A Priority Data Association Policy for Multitarget Tracking on Intelligent Vehicle Risk Assessment
title_full A Priority Data Association Policy for Multitarget Tracking on Intelligent Vehicle Risk Assessment
title_fullStr A Priority Data Association Policy for Multitarget Tracking on Intelligent Vehicle Risk Assessment
title_full_unstemmed A Priority Data Association Policy for Multitarget Tracking on Intelligent Vehicle Risk Assessment
title_short A Priority Data Association Policy for Multitarget Tracking on Intelligent Vehicle Risk Assessment
title_sort priority data association policy for multitarget tracking on intelligent vehicle risk assessment
topic multitarget tracking
intelligent vehicle
risk assessment
unscented Kalman filter
finite stateflow
priority data association policy
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/19/3255
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