An Automatic Empty Vehicle Detection System for Airport People Movers Applications

Automated People Mover (APM) Systems are common at many airports worldwide. The emptiness from passengers must be confirmed before the vehicle enters a turn back facility, a workshop area or any other restricted-access area inside the airport. Since APM vehicles typically run fully automatic without any attendance staff onboard an automatic detection system is required. A new video-based solution to automatically check whether the car has been cleared from passengers and baggage or not is proposed in this paper.

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