RobMOT: Robust 3D Multi-Object Tracking by Observational Noise and State Estimation Drift Mitigation on LiDAR PointCloud

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2405.11536v2
• Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:17:18 GMT
• Title: RobMOT: Robust 3D Multi-Object Tracking by Observational Noise and State Estimation Drift Mitigation on LiDAR PointCloud
• Authors: Mohamed Nagy, Naoufel Werghi, Bilal Hassan, Jorge Dias, Majid Khonji,
• Abstract summary: This work addresses limitations in recent 3D tracking-by-detection methods. We propose a novel online track validity mechanism that temporally distinguishes between legitimate and ghost tracks. We also introduce a refinement to the Kalman filter that enhances noise mitigation in trajectory drift, leading to more robust state estimation for occluded objects.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: This work addresses limitations in recent 3D tracking-by-detection methods, focusing on identifying legitimate trajectories and addressing state estimation drift in Kalman filters. Current methods rely heavily on threshold-based filtering of false positive detections using detection scores to prevent ghost trajectories. However, this approach is inadequate for distant and partially occluded objects, where detection scores tend to drop, potentially leading to false positives exceeding the threshold. Additionally, the literature generally treats detections as precise localizations of objects. Our research reveals that noise in detections impacts localization information, causing trajectory drift for occluded objects and hindering recovery. To this end, we propose a novel online track validity mechanism that temporally distinguishes between legitimate and ghost tracks, along with a multi-stage observational gating process for incoming observations. This mechanism significantly improves tracking performance, with a $6.28\%$ in HOTA and a $17.87\%$ increase in MOTA. We also introduce a refinement to the Kalman filter that enhances noise mitigation in trajectory drift, leading to more robust state estimation for occluded objects. Our framework, RobMOT, outperforms state-of-the-art methods, including deep learning approaches, across various detectors, achieving up to a $4\%$ margin in HOTA and $6\%$ in MOTA. RobMOT excels under challenging conditions, such as prolonged occlusions and tracking distant objects, with up to a 59\% improvement in processing latency.

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