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Method and system for classifying vehicle tracks

  • US 9,208,447 B1
  • Filed: 09/14/2012
  • Issued: 12/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for classifying unclassified vehicle tracks using real-time sensor data comprising:

  • acquiring a computer database of vehicle track characteristics data for known vehicle tracks;

    defining vehicle track signatures based on the vehicle track characteristics data including defining at least one relationship between a first vehicle track and a second vehicle track in which the first vehicle track and the second vehicle track are related;

    generating a graph based on the vehicle track signatures, the graph having state nodes representative of distinguishing vehicle track characteristics defined in the vehicle track signatures and links between the state nodes representative of relationships between the distinguishing vehicle track characteristics defined in the vehicle track signatures, said graph also having reporting nodes for classifying unknown vehicle tracks when sufficient distinguishing vehicle track characteristics have been observed;

    processing with the graph, using a processor, first real-time sensor data corresponding to a first unclassified vehicle track and second real-time sensor data corresponding to a second unclassified vehicle track by;

    determining if the first unclassified vehicle track and the second unclassified vehicle track are related by kinematic analysis of the first real-time sensor data and the second real-time sensor data;

    responsive to a determination that the first unclassified vehicle track and the second unclassified vehicle track are not related;

    performing run-time processing to classify the first vehicle track by passing the first real-time sensor data through the graph until the first unclassified vehicle track is classified; and

    performing run-time processing to classify the second vehicle track by passing the second real-time sensor data through the graph until the second unclassified vehicle track is classified;

    responsive to a determination that the first unclassified vehicle track and the second unclassified vehicle track are related;

    performing run-time processing to classify the first vehicle track by passing the first real-time sensor data and the second real-time sensor data through the graph until the first unclassified vehicle track is classified;

    performing run-time processing to classify the second vehicle track by passing the first real-time sensor data and the second real-time sensor data through the graph until the second unclassified vehicle track is classified.

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