Probabilistic framework for ego-lane determination
Abstract
In this paper we propose a method for accurate ego-lane localization using camera images, on-board sensors and lanes number information from OpenStreetMap (OSM). The novelty relies in the probabilistic framework developed, as we introduce a modular Bayesian Network (BN) to infer the ego-lane position from multiple inaccurate information sources. The flexibility of the BN is proven, by first, using only information from surrounding lane-marking detections and second, by adding adjacent vehicles detection information. Afterward, we design a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) to temporary filter the outcome of the BN using the lane change information. The effectiveness of the algorithm is first verified on recorded images of national highway in the region of Clermont-Ferrand. Then, the performances are validated on more challenging scenarios and compared to an existing method, whose authors made their datasets public. Consequently, the results achieved highlight the modularity of the BN. In addition, our proposed algorithm outperforms the existing method, since it provides more accurate ego-lane localization: 85.35% compared to 77%.
Keywords
Bayes methods
belief networks
computer vision
driver information systems
hidden Markov models
object detection
road traffic
road vehicles
lane-marking detections
adjacent vehicles detection information
BN
lane change information
accurate ego-lane localization
probabilistic framework
ego-lane determination
camera images
on-board sensors
lanes number information
modular Bayesian Network
ego-lane position
multiple inaccurate information sources
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