Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 18, Issue 6, 061001(2020)

Object tracking method based on joint global and local feature descriptor of 3D LIDAR point cloud

Qishu Qian1,2, Yihua Hu1,2、*, Nanxiang Zhao1,2, Minle Li1,2, Fucai Shao3, and Xinyuan Zhang1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Hefei 230037, China
  • 2Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Electronic Restriction, National University of Defense Technology, Hefei 230037, China
  • 3The Military Representative Bureau of the Ministry of Equipment Development, Central Military Commission in Beijing, Beijing 100191, China
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    Proposed object tracking method of point cloud based on JGLF.
    Flow chart of the proposed object tracking method.
    Comparison of the object recognition rate at different distances between LIDAR and the object.
    Results of the PF point cloud tracking algorithm based on JGLF in frame n: (a) n=1, (b) n=61, (c) n=121, (d) n=181, and (e) n=241. (f) Comparison between particles in frame 186.
    Comparison of the object tracking effect between the two algorithms.
    • Table 1. Object Recognition Ability Comparison of Six Descriptors

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      Table 1. Object Recognition Ability Comparison of Six Descriptors

      Object Recognition Rate (%)Average Running Time (ms)
      MeanStandard Deviation
      FPFH62.3713.175
      VFH64.3411.253.6
      CVFH68.917.794.5
      GRSD39.8516.2831
      ESF87.5916.7139
      JGLF72.0910.816
    • Table 2. Comparison of Tracking Results of Five Algorithms

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      Table 2. Comparison of Tracking Results of Five Algorithms

      Tracking Accuracy (%)R of Single Frame (%)Average Running Time (ms)CPU Utilized Percent (%)
      MeanStandard Deviation
      Basic algorithm84.8772.8117.7512.445
      Algorithm based on FPFH89.0480.6712.4712.717
      Algorithm based on VFH90.7682.2114.5912.687
      Algorithm based on CVFH91.2580.339.0712.828
      Proposed algorithm98.8288.0111.9612.968
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    Qishu Qian, Yihua Hu, Nanxiang Zhao, Minle Li, Fucai Shao, Xinyuan Zhang. Object tracking method based on joint global and local feature descriptor of 3D LIDAR point cloud[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2020, 18(6): 061001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Image Processing and Machine Vision

    Received: Oct. 21, 2019

    Accepted: Feb. 28, 2020

    Posted: Mar. 2, 2020

    Published Online: May. 12, 2020

    The Author Email: Yihua Hu (skl_hyh@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202018.061001

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