Modified Hough Transform for Road Lane Colorization to Prevent Accidents

Lane coloration is becoming popular in real time vehicular ad-hoc network. This research work focus on providing better performance in lane coloration algorithm by using CLAHE to enhance the input image and also by modifying the Hough transform using the dynamic thresholding to detect curve lanes. Main emphasis is to improve the result of lane coloration algorithm when fog, noise or any other factor is present in the images. The methods developed so far are working efficiently and giving good results in case when the straight lane road images are there. But problem is that they fail or not give efficient results when there are curved lane road images. The experiments results for the road images have shown the significant improvement of the proposed technique over the available one. DOI: 10.17762/ijritcc2321-8169.15010

Steering Angle Prediction Techniques for Autonomous Ground Vehicles: A Review

Unintentional lane departure accidents are one of the biggest reasons for the causalities that occur due to human errors. By incorporating lane-keeping features in vehicles, many accidents can be avoided. The lane-keeping system operates by auto-steering the vehicle in order to keep it within the desired lane, despite of changes in road conditions and other interferences. Accurate steering angle prediction is crucial to keep the vehicle within the road boundaries, which is a challenging task. The main difficulty in this regard is to identify the drivable road area on heterogeneous road types varying in color, texture, illumination conditions, and lane marking types. This strenuous problem can be addressed by two approaches, namely, 'computer-vision-based approach' and 'imitation-learning-based approach'. To the best of our knowledge, at present, there is no such detailed review study covering both the approaches and their related optimization techniques. This comprehensive review attempts to provide a clear picture of both approaches of steering angle prediction in the form of step by step procedures. The taxonomy of steering angle prediction has been presented in the paper for a better comprehension of the problem. We have also discussed open research problems at the end of the paper to help the researchers of this area to discover new research horizons

Road Lane Detection Using Convolutional Neural Network

Cieľom tejto diplomovej práce je analýza jazdných pruhov. Práca je rozdelená na viac samostatných častí. V úvode sú rozoberané základné charakteristiky jazdných situácií. Ďalšia kapitola rozoberá prístupy a hotové riešenia, s ktorými je možné sa stretnúť. V posledných kapitolách je práca smerovaná k vytvoreniu aplikácie, ktorá využíva časti postupov jednotlivých riešení a experimentálnemu overeniu na vytvorených dátach z lokálneho prostredia.The aim of this diploma thesis is the analysis of lanes. The work is divided into several separate parts. In the introduction, the basic characteristics of driving situations are discussed. The next chapter discusses the approaches and ready-made solutions that can be encountered. In the last chapters, the work is aimed at creating an application that uses parts of the procedures of individual solutions and experimental verification of the created data from the local environment.460 - Katedra informatikyvelmi dobř

Lane Detection in Video-Based Intelligent Transportation Monitoring via Fast Extracting and Clustering of Vehicle Motion Trajectories

Lane detection is a crucial process in video-based transportation monitoring system. This paper proposes a novel method to detect the lane center via rapid extraction and high accuracy clustering of vehicle motion trajectories. First, we use the activity map to realize automatically the extraction of road region, the calibration of dynamic camera, and the setting of three virtual detecting lines. Secondly, the three virtual detecting lines and a local background model with traffic flow feedback are used to extract and group vehicle feature points in unit of vehicle. Then, the feature point groups are described accurately by edge weighted dynamic graph and modified by a motion-similarity Kalman filter during the sparse feature point tracking. After obtaining the vehicle trajectories, a rough k-means incremental clustering with Hausdorff distance is designed to realize the rapid online extraction of lane center with high accuracy. The use of rough set reduces effectively the accuracy decrease, which results from the trajectories that run irregularly. Experimental results prove that the proposed method can detect lane center position efficiently, the affected time of subsequent tasks can be reduced obviously, and the safety of traffic surveillance systems can be enhanced significantly

Object detection, recognition and classification using computer vision and artificial intelligence approaches

Object detection and recognition has been used extensively in recent years to solve numerus challenges in different fields. Due to the vital roles they play, object detection and recognition has enabled quantum leaps in many industry fields by helping to overcome some serious challenges and obstacles. For example, worldwide security concerns have drawn the attention and stimulated the use of highly intelligent computer vision technology to provide security in different environments and in diverse terrains. In addition, some wildlife is at present exposed to danger and extinction worldwide. Therefore, early detection and recognition of potential threats to wildlife have become essential and timely. The extent of using computer vision and artificial intelligence to convert the seemingly insecure world to a more secure one has been widely accepted. Such technologies are used in monitoring, tracking, organising, analysing objects in a scene and for a number of other countless purposes. [Continues.

Lane detection in autonomous vehicles : A systematic review

One of the essential systems in autonomous vehicles for ensuring a secure circumstance for drivers and passengers is the Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). Adaptive Cruise Control, Automatic Braking/Steer Away, Lane-Keeping System, Blind Spot Assist, Lane Departure Warning System, and Lane Detection are examples of ADAS. Lane detection displays information specific to the geometrical features of lane line structures to the vehicle's intelligent system to show the position of lane markings. This article reviews the methods employed for lane detection in an autonomous vehicle. A systematic literature review (SLR) has been carried out to analyze the most delicate approach to detecting the road lane for the benefit of the automation industry. One hundred and two publications from well-known databases were chosen for this review. The trend was discovered after thoroughly examining the selected articles on the method implemented for detecting the road lane from 2018 until 2021. The selected literature used various methods, with the input dataset being one of two types: self-collected or acquired from an online public dataset. In the meantime, the methodologies include geometric modeling and traditional methods, while AI includes deep learning and machine learning. The use of deep learning has been increasingly researched throughout the last four years. Some studies used stand-Alone deep learning implementations for lane detection problems. Meanwhile, some research focuses on merging deep learning with other machine learning techniques and classical methodologies. Recent advancements imply that attention mechanism has become a popular combined strategy with deep learning methods. The use of deep algorithms in conjunction with other techniques showed promising outcomes. This research aims to provide a complete overview of the literature on lane detection methods, highlighting which approaches are currently being researched and the performance of existing state-of-The-Art techniques. Also, the paper covered the equipment used to collect the dataset for the training process and the dataset used for network training, validation, and testing. This review yields a valuable foundation on lane detection techniques, challenges, and opportunities and supports new research works in this automation field. For further study, it is suggested to put more effort into accuracy improvement, increased speed performance, and more challenging work on various extreme conditions in detecting the road lane

Utilización de métodos de visión artificial para PC como apoyo en la automoción

La detección de los bordes de líneas en la carretera es una parte muy importante en los sistemas inteligentes de transportación, así como la detección de objetos tal como vehículos, con la finalidad de informar o prevenir a través de una alerta al conductor o al sistema informático. De aquí nace el interés de analizar algunos métodos de visión artificial (VA) que es un subcampo de la inteligencia artificial, cuyo propósito es programar un computador y que este “entienda” una escena o imagen, algunos de los métodos más comunes en la detección de líneas y vehículos (considerados objetos en nuestra investigación) son la transformada de Hough, el método de Canny, clasificador Haar Cascade, filtros de Fourier, etc. Se desarrollará una aplicación de escritorio o PC (Personal Computer) para el reconocimiento de vehículos y las líneas de bordes, el lenguaje de programación utilizado será Python y la biblioteca OpenCV que contiene más de 500 funciones en el campo de visión por computador. La validación del reconocimiento de objetos se la realizará con una prueba de campo. Este resultado apoyará a la automoción (máquina que se desplaza por acción de un motor como el vehículo) con datos que luego pueden ser procesados

Overview of Environment Perception for Intelligent Vehicles

This paper presents a comprehensive literature review on environment perception for intelligent vehicles. The state-of-the-art algorithms and modeling methods for intelligent vehicles are given, with a summary of their pros and cons. A special attention is paid to methods for lane and road detection, traffic sign recognition, vehicle tracking, behavior analysis, and scene understanding. In addition, we provide information about datasets, common performance analysis, and perspectives on future research directions in this area

Sistemas de suporte à condução autónoma adequados a plataforma robótica 4-wheel skid-steer: percepção, movimento e simulação

As competições de robótica móvel desempenham papel preponderante na difusão da ciência e da engenharia ao público em geral. E também um espaço dedicado ao ensaio e comparação de diferentes estratégias e abordagens aos diversos desafios da robótica móvel. Uma das vertentes que tem reunido maior interesse nos promotores deste género de iniciativas e entre o público em geral são as competições de condução autónoma. Tipicamente as Competi¸c˜oes de Condução Autónoma (CCA) tentam reproduzir um ambiente semelhante a uma estrutura rodoviária tradicional, no qual sistemas autónomos deverão dar resposta a um conjunto variado de desafios que vão desde a deteção da faixa de rodagem `a interação com distintos elementos que compõem uma estrutura rodoviária típica, do planeamento trajetórias à localização. O objectivo desta dissertação de mestrado visa documentar o processo de desenho e concepção de uma plataforma robótica móvel do tipo 4-wheel skid-steer para realização de tarefas de condução autónoma em ambiente estruturado numa pista que pretende replicar uma via de circulação automóvel dotada de sinalética básica e alguns obstáculos. Paralelamente, a dissertação pretende também fazer uma análise qualitativa entre o processo de simulação e a sua transposição para uma plataforma robótica física. inferir sobre a diferenças de performance e de comportamento.Mobile robotics competitions play an important role in the diffusion of science and engineering to the general public. It is also a space dedicated to test and compare different strategies and approaches to several challenges of mobile robotics. One of the aspects that has attracted more the interest of promoters for this kind of initiatives and general public is the autonomous driving competitions. Typically, Autonomous Driving Competitions (CCAs) attempt to replicate an environment similar to a traditional road structure, in which autonomous systems should respond to a wide variety of challenges ranging from lane detection to interaction with distinct elements that exist in a typical road structure, from planning trajectories to location. The aim of this master’s thesis is to document the process of designing and endow a 4-wheel skid-steer mobile robotic platform to carry out autonomous driving tasks in a structured environment on a track that intends to replicate a motorized roadway including signs and obstacles. In parallel, the dissertation also intends to make a qualitative analysis between the simulation process and the transposition of the developed algorithm to a physical robotic platform, analysing the differences in performance and behavior