Combining camera systems for human shape detection
Alberto Broggi · SPIE Newsroom · 2009
Incorporating daylight and infrared optics offers improved rates of tar-get acquisition. The detection of pedestrians is an important field of research for commercial, governmental, and military organizations. In particular, the US Army is actively developing obstacle detection for multifunction utility/logistics equipment (MULE) vehicle operations, path following, and intent-based anti-tamper surveillance systems. This article introduces a new optical system for the detection of human shapes from unmanned MULE vehicles on the move. Locating people against background noise can be a challenging task. For example, pedestrians can assume different poses, wear different clothes, and carry objects that obscure the distinctive human silhouette. These problems are further compounded by camera movements and different lighting con-