Ground Vehicle Target Detection Algorithm Based on Saliency Detection

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junyong Ma ◽  
Yinji Hu ◽  
Feiran Jie
Keyword(s):  
Target Detection ◽  
Saliency Detection ◽  
Detection Algorithm ◽  
Ground Vehicle

scholarly journals Sea–Sky Line and its Nearby Ships Detection Based on the Motion Attitude of Visible Light Sensors

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (18) ◽  
pp. 4004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan ◽  
Zhao ◽  
Pan ◽  
Wang ◽  
Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Target Detection ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Saliency Detection ◽  
Detection Algorithm ◽  
Visual Development ◽  
Sensor Data ◽  
Camera Motion ◽  
Six Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Ship Detection

In the maritime scene, visible light sensors installed on ships have difficulty accurately detecting the sea–sky line (SSL) and its nearby ships due to complex environments and six-degrees-of-freedom movement. Aimed at this problem, this paper combines the camera and inertial sensor data, and proposes a novel maritime target detection algorithm based on camera motion attitude. The algorithm mainly includes three steps, namely, SSL estimation, SSL detection, and target saliency detection. Firstly, we constructed the camera motion attitude model by analyzing the camera's six-degrees-of-freedom motion at sea, estimated the candidate region (CR) of the SSL, then applied the improved edge detection algorithm and the straight-line fitting algorithm to extract the optimal SSL in the CR. Finally, in the region of ship detection (ROSD), an improved visual saliency detection algorithm was applied to extract the target ships. In the experiment, we constructed SSL and its nearby ship detection dataset that matches the camera’s motion attitude data by real ship shooting, and verified the effectiveness of each model in the algorithm through comparative experiments. Experimental results show that compared with the other maritime target detection algorithm, the proposed algorithm achieves a higher detection accuracy in the detection of the SSL and its nearby ships, and provides reliable technical support for the visual development of unmanned ships.

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