Learning moving objects in a multi-target tracking scenario for mobile robots that use laser range measurements

  • Authors:
  • Polychronis Kondaxakis;Haris Baltzakis;Panos Trahanias

  • Affiliations:
  • Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas;Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas;Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas

  • Venue:
  • IROS'09 Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE/RSJ international conference on Intelligent robots and systems
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

This paper addresses the problem of real-time moving-object detection, classification and tracking in populated and dynamic environments. In this scenario, a mobile robot uses 2D laser range data to recognize, track and avoid moving targets. Most previous approaches either rely on pre-defined data features or off-line training of a classifier for specific data sets, thus eliminating the possibility to detect and track different-shaped moving objects. We propose a novel and adaptive technique where potential moving objects are classified and learned in real-time using a Fuzzy ART neural network algorithm. Experimental results indicate that our method can effectively distinguish and track moving targets in cluttered indoor environments, while at the same time learning their shape.