Multi-Modal Sensor Fusion-Based Semantic Segmentation for Snow Driving Scenarios

• Published in: IEEE sensors journal Vol. 21; no. 15; pp. 16839 - 16851
• Main Authors: Vachmanus, Sirawich, Ravankar, Ankit A., Emaru, Takanori, Kobayashi, Yukinori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.08.2021; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Accuracy; Advanced driver assistance systems; data fusion; Datasets; Feature extraction; Feature maps; Image segmentation; Machine learning; Modules; Neural networks; Roads; Semantic segmentation; Semantics; Sensors; Snow; thermal camera; Thermal mapping; Traffic safety; Training; Weather

In recent years, autonomous vehicle driving technology and advanced driver assistance systems have played a key role in improving road safety. However, weather conditions such as snow pose severe challenges for autonomous driving and are an active research area. Thanks to their superior reliability,...