Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 18, 1837003(2024)

Hierarchical Matching Multi-Object Tracking Algorithm Based on Pseudo-Depth Information

Peng Hu, Shuguo Pan*, Wang Gao, Ping Wang, and Peng Guo
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  • School of Instrument Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu, China
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    A hierarchical matching multi-object tracking algorithm based on pseudo-depth information was proposed to address the performance limitations of traditional multi-object tracking methods that rely on intersection over union (IOU) for association under target occlusion, as well as the constraints of feature re-identification in dealing with visually similar objects. The proposed algorithm utilized a stereo geometric approach to acquire pseudo-depth information of objects in the image. Based on the magnitude of pseudo-depth, both the detection boxes and trajectories were divided into multiple distinct subsets. When some objects were occluded but had significant differences in pseudo-depth, they were classified into different pseudo-depth levels, thereby avoiding matching conflicts. Subsequently, a pseudo-depth cost matrix was computed using the pseudo-depth information, and an IOU pseudo-depth (IOU-D) matching was performed within the same pseudo-depth level to associate occluded targets located at the same pseudo-depth level. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm achieved 65.1% and 58.5% higher order tracking accuracy (HOTA) on the MOT17 and DanceTrack test sets, respectively. Compared to the baseline model, ByteTrack, the proposed algorithm improved by 2.0% and 10.8% on the two data sets, respectively. Experimental results indicate that effectively utilizing the potential pseudo-depth information in the image can significantly enhance the tracking accuracy of occluded targets.

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    Peng Hu, Shuguo Pan, Wang Gao, Ping Wang, Peng Guo. Hierarchical Matching Multi-Object Tracking Algorithm Based on Pseudo-Depth Information[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(18): 1837003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Digital Image Processing

    Received: Dec. 22, 2023

    Accepted: Jan. 26, 2024

    Published Online: Sep. 9, 2024

    The Author Email: Shuguo Pan (psg@seu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP232725

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP232725

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