Multi-target tracking with strong and weak detections

 

 

 

Abstract

 

 

We propose an online multi-target tracker that exploits both high- and low-confidence target detections in a Probability Hypothesis Density Particle Filter framework. High-confidence (strong) detections are used for label propagation and target initialization. Low-confidence (weak) detections only support the propagation of labels, i.e. tracking existing targets, when strong detections are not available. Moreover, we perform data association just after the prediction stage thus avoiding the need for computationally expensive labelling procedures such as clustering. Finally, we perform sampling by considering the perspective distortion in the target observations. The tracker runs on average at 12 frames per second. Results show that our method outperforms alternative on-line trackers on the Multiple Object Tracking 2016 and 2015 benchmark datasets in terms tracking accuracy, false negatives and speed.

 

 

Online multi-target tracking with strong and weak detections pdf
R. Sanchez-Matilla, F. Poiesi, A. Cavallaro
Proc. of 2nd Workshop on Benchmarking Multi-target Tracking: MOTChallenge 2016, Amsterdam, October 9, 2016

 

 

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