Mechanism for pedestrian detection for vehicle automation

Abstract

In recent years, vehicle automation has been one of the activities on which the automotive industry has focused on with the objective of creating a more friendly and safer driving environment for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. This article focuses on one automation task: pedestrian detection. A computer vision-based mechanism for pedestrian detection within a road driving environment is presented. The results obtained by applying the mechanism showed a high accuracy in the detection and identification of pedestrians, which contributes to the vehicle automation process.