VEHICLE TRACKING WITH A LASER SCANNER

In this paper, the authors describe a vehicle tracking system for automatic cruise control (ACC) applications. The system uses a laser scanner that is mounted on a vehicle as the sensor. The scanner delivers range data of a horizontal plane up to a maximum range of 100 meters in front of the vehicle. A tracking algorithm is used for computing the position, speed, and acceleration of all vehicles in the detection area. The tracking system uses Kalman-Filtering with a kinematic model of the vehicles, and runs on common PC hardware in real time. Results from test drives reveal the real time performance and accuracy of the system.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 1998. ISATA Dusseldorf Trade Fair, Croydon, England
• Authors:
  • Kirchner, A
  • Timm, K
• Conference:
  • International Symposium on Automotive Technology & Automation (31st). Logistics management and environmental aspects ... intelligent transportation systems and telemetrics ... marketing, vehicle finance and leasing
  • Location: Dusseldorf , Germany
  • Date: 1998-0-0
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 409-416

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cruise control; Kalman filtering; Optical devices; Scanners
• Subject Areas: Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00962389
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Sep 2 2003 12:00AM