Moving vehicle classifier with nonlinear mapper
First Claim
1. A method of classifying a target moving vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing, in a memory, a plurality of known functions representative of a plurality of known moving vehicles;
(b) sensing, with at least one sensor, a signature of the target vehicle;
(c) extracting at least one signal of interest from the signature of the target vehicle;
(d) generating a function for the extracted signals;
(e) adding a bias to the generated function, thereby producing a biased function;
(f) scaling the biased function so as to limit the integral thereof to a maximum value of unity, thereby producing a target first scaled function;
(g) integrating the target first scaled function, thereby producing a target integrated function;
(h) mapping the target integrated function to at least one of the known functions in the memory, thereby producing a mapping function;
(i) performing a minimum mean squared error linear fit on the mapping function, thereby producing a relative scaling factor;
(j) scaling the target first scaled function by multiplying it by the relative scaling factor, thereby producing a target second scaled function;
(k) determining a measure of similarity between the target second scaled function and each of the known functions; and
(l) indicating the known moving vehicles, the known functions of which produce a measure of similarity which exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
The moving vehicle classifier with nonlinear mapper provides a method and apparatus for estimating the presence of a target moving vehicle in a sensor environment through estimation and classification of the sensor data. Values are extracted from the sensor data and a target function of extracted values is generated. Integrated function values representative of known vehicles in various physical states are prestored in a reference library. An integral function for the target function data is generated and mapped into a number of the prestored reference integral functions which provides a typically nonlinear mapping function. A MMSE curve fit is applied to this nonlinear mapping function to form a scaling factor for use in generating a scaled function of the data. The scaled data function is then compared to scaled reference functions in the library and the most similar, or least dissimilar, reference is chosen as an estimation of what known vehicle the sensor data represents. The output of the apparatus can be presented as a classification or likelihood of classification, as preferred by the application of interest.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of classifying a target moving vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing, in a memory, a plurality of known functions representative of a plurality of known moving vehicles; (b) sensing, with at least one sensor, a signature of the target vehicle; (c) extracting at least one signal of interest from the signature of the target vehicle; (d) generating a function for the extracted signals; (e) adding a bias to the generated function, thereby producing a biased function; (f) scaling the biased function so as to limit the integral thereof to a maximum value of unity, thereby producing a target first scaled function; (g) integrating the target first scaled function, thereby producing a target integrated function; (h) mapping the target integrated function to at least one of the known functions in the memory, thereby producing a mapping function; (i) performing a minimum mean squared error linear fit on the mapping function, thereby producing a relative scaling factor; (j) scaling the target first scaled function by multiplying it by the relative scaling factor, thereby producing a target second scaled function; (k) determining a measure of similarity between the target second scaled function and each of the known functions; and (l) indicating the known moving vehicles, the known functions of which produce a measure of similarity which exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus for classifying a target moving vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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(a) a memory containing a plurality of known functions representative of a plurality of known moving vehicles; (b) at least one sensor connected for sensing a signature of the target vehicle; (c) an extractor connected to the sensor for extracting at least one signal of interest from the signature of the target vehicle; (d) a generator connected to the extractor for generating a function for the extracted signals; (e) a biaser connected to the generator for adding a bias to the function, thereby producing a biased function; (f) a first scaler connected to the biaser for scaling the biased function so as to limit the integral thereof to a maximum value of unity, thereby producing a target first scaled function; (g) an integrator connected to the scaler for integrating the target first scaled function, thereby producing a target integrated function; (h) a mapper connected to the integrator and to the memory, for mapping the target integrated function to at least one of the known functions in the memory, thereby producing a mapping function; (i) a fitter connected to the mapper for performing a minimum mean squared error linear fit on the mapping function, thereby producing a relative scaling factor; (j) a second scaler connected to the fitter and to the first scaler, for applying the scaling factor to the target first scaled function, thereby producing a target second scaled function; (k) a comparator connected to the second scaler and to the memory, for comparing the target second scaled function with each of the known functions; and (l) an indicator connected to the comparator for indicating the known moving vehicles, the known functions of which produce a measure of similarity which exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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