Depth estimation from a single image in pedestrian candidate generation

Yali Guo, Shihao Zou, Huiqi Li

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Abstract

Depth estimation, which is mostly performed by stereo vision, is a remarkable task in vision and scene understanding. In this paper, depth map estimation from a single image is investigated and applied in pedestrian candidate generation. To recover accurate depth map from a single image, a Markov Random Field (MRF) model that incorporates both image depth cues and the relationships between different parts of the image is employed. The MRF model can be trained via supervised learning. Then a method is proposed to generate pedestrian candidates using both our estimated depth information and geometric information achieved from the image. Both representations of the scene are fused to limit the region of interest to objects standing vertically on the ground and having certain height. The proposed algorithm is tested using a public database and a considerable reduction in the number of candidate windows is achieved, which translates into a significant time-saving.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2016 IEEE 11th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1005-1008
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781509026050
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Oct 2016
Event11th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2016 - Hefei, China
Duration: 5 Jun 20167 Jun 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2016 IEEE 11th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2016

Conference

Conference11th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHefei
Period5/06/167/06/16

Keywords

  • Depth Estimation
  • MRF model
  • Monocular cues
  • Pedestrian Candidate Generation

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