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LEO: Graph Attention Network based Hybrid Multi Sensor Extended Object Fusion and Tracking for Autonomous Driving Applications

Machine Learning 2026-04-03 v1 Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

Accurate shape and trajectory estimation of dynamic objects is essential for reliable automated driving. Classical Bayesian extended-object models offer theoretical robustness and efficiency but depend on completeness of a-priori and update-likelihood functions, while deep learning methods bring adaptability at the cost of dense annotations and high compute. We bridge these strengths with LEO (Learned Extension of Objects), a spatio-temporal Graph Attention Network that fuses multi-modal production-grade sensor tracks to learn adaptive fusion weights, ensure temporal consistency, and represent multi-scale shapes. Using a task-specific parallelogram ground-truth formulation, LEO models complex geometries (e.g. articulated trucks and trailers) and generalizes across sensor types, configurations, object classes, and regions, remaining robust for challenging and long-range targets. Evaluations on the Mercedes-Benz DRIVE PILOT SAE L3 dataset demonstrate real-time computational efficiency suitable for production systems; additional validation on public datasets such as View of Delft (VoD) further confirms cross-dataset generalization.

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@article{arxiv.2604.02206,
  title  = {LEO: Graph Attention Network based Hybrid Multi Sensor Extended Object Fusion and Tracking for Autonomous Driving Applications},
  author = {Mayank Mayank and Bharanidhar Duraisamy and Florian Geiss},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.02206},
  year   = {2026}
}

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10 pages, 6 figures

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