Objective Bicycle Occlusion Level Classification using a Deformable Parts-Based Model

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.15358v2
• Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 08:25:18 GMT
• Title: Objective Bicycle Occlusion Level Classification using a Deformable Parts-Based Model
• Authors: Angelique Mangubat, Shane Gilroy,
• Abstract summary: Road safety is a critical challenge, particularly for cyclists, who are among the most vulnerable road users.<n>This study aims to enhance road safety by proposing a novel benchmark for bicycle occlusion level classification using advanced computer vision techniques.
• Score: 1.565361244756411
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Road safety is a critical challenge, particularly for cyclists, who are among the most vulnerable road users. This study aims to enhance road safety by proposing a novel benchmark for bicycle occlusion level classification using advanced computer vision techniques. Utilizing a parts-based detection model, images are annotated and processed through a custom image detection pipeline. A novel method of bicycle occlusion level is proposed to objectively quantify the visibility and occlusion level of bicycle semantic parts. The findings indicate that the model robustly quantifies the visibility and occlusion level of bicycles, a significant improvement over the subjective methods used by the current state of the art. Widespread use of the proposed methodology will facilitate accurate performance reporting of cyclist detection algorithms for occluded cyclists, informing the development of more robust vulnerable road user detection methods for autonomous vehicles.

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