Pedestrian detection in haze environments using dark channel prior and histogram of oriented gradient

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Abstract

Pedestrian detection is a critical requirement for industry computer vision systems and has great research value. Many techniques have been proposed, and one of the most effective methods is based on the Histogram of Oriented Gradient (HOG) descriptor and the Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier. While this method implicitly assumes that the input images are taken in haze-free environments. In this paper, we propose a new method that is capable of handling pedestrian detection in haze environments. Firstly, a haze version of 'INRIA' data set is synthesized based on the natural light transport model. Secondly, robust HOG descriptors are calculated by a fusion model which relies on the dark channel prior haze removal method. At last, a linear SVM classifier is trained for pedestrian detection. The proposed method outperforms the traditional HOG pedestrian detection method on the haze version of 'INRIA' data set.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 8th International Conference on Instrumentation and Measurement, Computer, Communication and Control, IMCCC 2018
EditorsJun-Bao Li
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1003-1008
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538682463
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2018
Event8th International Conference on Instrumentation and Measurement, Computer, Communication and Control, IMCCC 2018 - Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Duration: 19 Jul 201821 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings - 8th International Conference on Instrumentation and Measurement, Computer, Communication and Control, IMCCC 2018

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Instrumentation and Measurement, Computer, Communication and Control, IMCCC 2018
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHarbin, Heilongjiang
Period19/07/1821/07/18

Keywords

  • Dark channel
  • Haze removal
  • Hog
  • Pedestrian detection
  • Svm

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