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This study introduces a novel pedestrian tracker for robotics and autonomous vehicles, utilizing human motion patterns to estimate joint angles with 90.97% precision. The method enhances tracking accuracy compared to existing approaches.

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  • Biomechanics and Human Motion Analysis

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  • Accurate multi-pedestrian tracking is crucial for autonomous systems like cars and robots.
  • Existing tracking methods often struggle with the complex and dynamic nature of human gait.

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  • To develop a novel pedestrian tracker leveraging periodic human motion patterns.
  • To improve the accuracy of multi-pedestrian position estimation in robotics and autonomous driving.

Main Methods:

  • A tracker was designed based on the assumption of periodic changes in leg reflection and extension angles.
  • Fourier series were employed to model the periodic motion of hip, knee, and ankle joints.
  • The tracker uses ankle, knee, and hip positions as input measurements.

Main Results:

  • The proposed tracker achieved a precision of 90.97% in estimating leg reflection and extension angles.
  • Experimental validation was performed using the Human Gait Database (HuGaDB) and the KITTI tracking benchmark.
  • The tracker demonstrated a 1.3% increase in tracking precision compared to a constant velocity tracker.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed Fourier series-based tracker effectively models human gait periodicity for accurate pedestrian tracking.
  • This approach offers enhanced precision for multi-pedestrian estimation in autonomous systems.
  • The method shows significant potential for improving the safety and reliability of robotic and autonomous vehicle navigation.