Stereo-Based Object Detection, Classi?cation, and Quantitative Evaluation with Automotive Applications

A real-time stereo-based pre-crash object detection and classification system is presented. The system employs a model based stereo object detection algorithm to find candidate objects from the scene, followed by a Bayesian classification framework to assign each candidate to its proper class. Our current system detects and classifies several types of objects commonly seen for automotive applications, namely vehicles, pedestrians/bikes, and poles. We describe both the detection and classification algorithms in detail along with real-time implementation issues. A quantitative analysis of performance on a static data set is also presented.

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