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Area of Science:

  • Computer Vision
  • Urban Analytics
  • Traffic Engineering

Background:

  • Accurate pedestrian counting is crucial for urban planning, traffic management, and safety.
  • Existing methods often rely on computationally intensive intelligent algorithms requiring environment-specific training.
  • A need exists for efficient and adaptable pedestrian flow estimation techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel, computationally efficient method for estimating pedestrian flow in uncontrolled urban environments.
  • To validate the proposed method's performance against traditional approaches.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing fractal dimension, specifically measured via the box-counting algorithm, to estimate pedestrian flow.
  • Applying the method to diverse scenarios, including low-light surveillance footage.
  • Avoiding the need for image pre-processing and complex intelligent algorithms.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a mean relative error of 4.92% in pedestrian counting across various scenarios.
  • Demonstrated effective performance even in challenging low-light conditions.
  • Outperformed traditional intelligent algorithm-based techniques in accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed fractal dimension-based method provides a highly accurate and efficient solution for pedestrian flow estimation.
  • This technique offers a significant advantage by eliminating the need for computationally demanding intelligent algorithms and extensive training.
  • The method shows promise for real-world applications in traffic management and urban planning.