PAROTO is a joint project investigating obstacle detection and avoidance by fusion of information from radar and infrared imagery, with the support of the French ministry of Research. The PAROTO consortium includes SAGEM, LASMEA, INRETS and TEAM. The aim of PAROTO system is to compensate the lack of attention of the driver, a proven source of many accidents. Original 77 GHz radar was specified and realised. Fusion of information exploits a sound mathematical framework getting the best of both alarm sources. Then a filtering step eliminates pointless alarms, when it is clear that the driver has already taken appropriate actions regarding the obstacle. A dedicated driver's interface was also designed and realised to warn - visually and/or acoustically - without unnecessarily driving the driver's gaze out of the road ahead. Both detection schemes already operate in real time. By the end of 2003, the fusion of information, integrated aboard our tested vehicle, will be evaluated together with the driver interface, providing valuable insight into automated perception dedicated to automotive safety. Results strongly incite us to anticipate the design of a low cost hardware dedicated to these functions.
Paroto project: Infrared and radar data fusion for obstacle avoidance
Paroto Projekt: Infrarote und radargestützte Datenzusammenführung zur Hinderniserkennung
2004
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