Assessment and optimization of methods for tracking people in riot control scenarios

Yvonne Hübner; Jürgen Metzler; Bernhard Dürr; Uwe Jäger; Dieter Willersinn

doi:10.1117/12.799827

7 October 2008 Assessment and optimization of methods for tracking people in riot control scenarios

Yvonne Hübner, Jürgen Metzler, Bernhard Dürr, Uwe Jäger, Dieter Willersinn

Proceedings Volume 7114, Electro-Optical Remote Sensing, Photonic Technologies, and Applications II; 711404 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.799827
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2008, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Abstract

If for a given application, candidate tracking methods for humans need to be selected and optimized, then relevant sensor and truth data as well as appropriate assessment criteria are required. In the work reported in this contribution we used data recently collected in a riot control scenario. We then processed the sensor data using a set of tracking methods from literature. Tracking results and truth data allowed us to deduce metrics that reflect the usefulness of a tracking method for the selected scenario. The software implementation of the assessment criteria, together with sensor and truth data, forms a benchmark for tracking algorithms in a riot control scenario. It can be used by developers to optimize their tracking systems and to demonstrate their usefulness for application in a riot control scenario. The performance and robustness of optimized tracking methods can considerably improve situational awareness in a riot control scenario.

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Yvonne Hübner, Jürgen Metzler, Bernhard Dürr, Uwe Jäger, and Dieter Willersinn "Assessment and optimization of methods for tracking people in riot control scenarios", Proc. SPIE 7114, Electro-Optical Remote Sensing, Photonic Technologies, and Applications II, 711404 (7 October 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.799827

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