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Motorbike detection on urban motorways

Philippe Gougeon
Valeo Comfort & Driving Assistance
January 13th, 2015
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Motorbike detection on urban motorways

Accidentology in FRA
Situation on urban motorways

Human factors
Detection by Radar
Detection by camera
C2X communications
Conclusions
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Motorbike detection
Accidentology France 2013
6- Victims per road user
categories

Killed and injured %

vs traffic %
Killed People

Injured People

24%

31%
Injured People %

Traffic %

Killed People %
2%

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Motorbike detection
Situation on urban motorways (Paris)

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Motorbike detection
Human factors

Motorbike = freedom
Motorbike = saves commuting time
Motorbike = no need to find parking location
Many PTW users are not bikers
Mixed traffic: experienced users share the road with new
comers or foreigners
Driving rules are transgressed
Implicit & unwritten driving rules are widely used
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Motorbike detection by Radar

Test Drive Evaluation
Used Sensor: Valeo MBH radars, 24GHz narrow band

City traffic in Paris ( motorbikes are often shadowed by

following cars)
113 motorbikes used for analysis
120,00

100,00

80,00

60,00

40,00

20,00

0,00

10

20

30

40

range [m]
50

60

70

80

90

Probability that a motorbike was detected at min range [%]

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Results from Radar Classification Algorithm

Confusion matrix
Performance of the algorithm is compared with the manual
classification to generate the following confusion matrix
Compared was a 3 hours long test drive on German motorways where
the probability of finding a motorbike is low
Class Truck

Class Car

Class Motorbike

act. Truck

94.51%

5.28%

0.21%

act. Car

2.89%

92.79%

4.32%

act. Motorbike

0%

1.91%

98.09%

Fast moving targets on German motorway

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Motorbike detection by camera

Learning algorithm for day time

Lighting identification at night

time
Issue with classification

Issue with distance and speed

estimation

Issue with salience now that

Daytime running lamps are
mandatory on cars and
motorbikes

[V.Carvallo, Ifsttar-LEPSIS]

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Motorbike detection by C2X communication

Requires On-Board Unit and
antenna on Motorbikes, and
accurate GPS
WiFi 802.11p is recommended,
Visible Light Communication
may be investigated

ITS On-Board Unit for PTW

Standard data transfer

protocols: Communication
Awareness Messages (ETSI TS
102637-2)
=> SafeVRU H2020-2014 proposal

[V.Carvallo, Ifsttar-LEPSIS]

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Motorbike detection on urban motorways

Conclusions

Small business volumes for EU motorbike sales =>

adaptation of standard solutions from vehicle detection
Sensor fusion is necessary on vehicles for PTW
detection
New ADAS functions on vehicles will integrate the base
equipments:
Blind

spot and Lane Change Assist Radars

Sensor

cocoon for Overtaking Maneuvers and

Intersection Assist

Cameras
C2X

for e-Mirrors

communication

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i-Mobility forum
Valeo contact :
Philippe Gougeon
Valeo Comfort & Driving Assistance
Director, Collaborative Research Projects
philippe.gougeon@valeo.com
Tel : +33 (0)1 49 42 38 35
Mob: +33 (0)6 1 14 41 82

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