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Real-time online object tracking in videos constitutes a core task in computer vision, with wide-ranging applications including video surveillance, motion capture, and robotics. Deployed tracking systems usually lack formal safety…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-16 Alejandro Monroy Muñoz , Rajeev Verma , Alexander Timans

Effective tracking of surrounding traffic participants allows for an accurate state estimation as a necessary ingredient for prediction of future behavior and therefore adequate planning of the ego vehicle trajectory. One approach for…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-06-04 Patrick Palmer , Martin Krüger , Richard Altendorfer , Torsten Bertram

The article presents the system architecture for automatic decoding of railway track defectograms in real time. The system includes an ultrasound data preprocessing module, a set of neutral network classifiers, a decision block.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-01 Igonin Andrey , Ulybin Vitaliy

Efficient and accurate object detection is an important topic in the development of computer vision systems. With the advent of deep learning techniques, the accuracy of object detection has increased significantly. The project aims to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-04 Md Pranto , Omar Faruk

This paper presents the Rail-5k dataset for benchmarking the performance of visual algorithms in a real-world application scenario, namely the rail surface defects detection task. We collected over 5k high-quality images from railways…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-06-29 Zihao Zhang , Shaozuo Yu , Siwei Yang , Yu Zhou , Bingchen Zhao

This work presents an online learning-based control method for improved trajectory tracking of unmanned aerial vehicles using both deep learning and expert knowledge. The proposed method does not require the exact model of the system to be…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-05-28 Andriy Sarabakha , Erdal Kayacan

Track Circuits (TC) are the main signalling devices used to detect the presence of a train on a rail track. It has been used since the 19th century and nowadays there are many types depending on the technology. As a general classification,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-28 Francisco López , Eduardo Di Santi , Clément Lefebvre , Nenad Mijatovic , Michele Pugnaloni , Victor Martín , Kenza Saiah

Although an ever-growing number of applications employ deep learning based systems for prediction, decision-making, or state estimation, almost no certification processes have been established that would allow such systems to be deployed in…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-03-25 Romeo Valentin

Trajectory tracking control for quadrotors is important for applications ranging from surveying and inspection, to film making. However, designing and tuning classical controllers, such as proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-07-21 Qiyang Li , Jingxing Qian , Zining Zhu , Xuchan Bao , Mohamed K. Helwa , Angela P. Schoellig

Human trajectory prediction has received increased attention lately due to its importance in applications such as autonomous vehicles and indoor robots. However, most existing methods make predictions based on human-labeled trajectories and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-08-19 Rui Yu , Zihan Zhou

Machine Learning (ML) models, such as deep neural networks, are widely applied in autonomous systems to perform complex perception tasks. New dependability challenges arise when ML predictions are used in safety-critical applications, like…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-12-11 Raul Sena Ferreira , Joris Guérin , Kevin Delmas , Jérémie Guiochet , Hélène Waeselynck

The majority of human deaths and injuries are caused by traffic accidents. A million people worldwide die each year due to traffic accident injuries, consistent with the World Health Organization. Drivers who do not receive enough sleep,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-14 Jagbeer Singh , Ritika Kanojia , Rishika Singh , Rishita Bansal , Sakshi Bansal

Automated inspection and detection of foreign objects on railways is important for rail transportation safety as it helps prevent potential accidents and trains derailment. Most existing vision-based approaches focus on the detection of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-08-06 Tiange Wang , Zijun Zhang , Fangfang Yang , Kwok-Leung Tsui

The safety of train operations is largely dependent on the health of rail tracks, necessitating regular and meticulous inspection and maintenance. A significant part of such inspections involves geometric measurements of the tracks to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-29 Lihao Qiu , Ming Zhu , JeeWoong Park , Yingtao Jiang , Hualiang , Teng

Imagine experiencing a crash as the passenger of an autonomous vehicle. Wouldn't you want to know why it happened? Current end-to-end optimizable deep neural networks (DNNs) in 3D detection, multi-object tracking, and motion forecasting…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-10-05 Benjamin Thérien , Krzysztof Czarnecki

Online multi-object tracking is a fundamental problem in time-critical video analysis applications. A major challenge in the popular tracking-by-detection framework is how to associate unreliable detection results with existing tracks. In…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-03-10 Long Chen , Haizhou Ai , Zijie Zhuang , Chong Shang

In electronics manufacturing, solder joint defects are a common problem affecting a variety of printed circuit board components. To identify and correct solder joint defects, the solder joints on a circuit board are typically inspected…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-11-21 Hayden Gunraj , Paul Guerrier , Sheldon Fernandez , Alexander Wong

Human motion modelling is a classical problem at the intersection of graphics and computer vision, with applications spanning human-computer interaction, motion synthesis, and motion prediction for virtual and augmented reality. Following…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-05-09 Julieta Martinez , Michael J. Black , Javier Romero

Machine learning plays an essential role in preventing financial losses in the banking industry. Perhaps the most pertinent prediction task that can result in billions of dollars in losses each year is the assessment of credit risk (i.e.,…

Risk Management · Quantitative Finance 2021-01-01 Jillian M. Clements , Di Xu , Nooshin Yousefi , Dmitry Efimov

Quality control is a fundamental component of many manufacturing processes, especially those involving casting or welding. However, manual quality control procedures are often time-consuming and error-prone. In order to meet the growing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-09-05 Max Ferguson , Ronay Ak , Yung-Tsun Tina Lee , Kincho H. Law