A bayesian formulation for multi-bernoulli random finite sets in multi-target tracking

The multi-Bernoulli random finite set (MB-RFS) filter is a recent model for efficiently performing multi-target tracking in video by representing the state as a multi-modal distribution, incorporating data association and target detection into the model itself rather than having them as inputs from...

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Main Authors: Roulston, Yasmin, Peursum, Patrick
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Format: Conference Paper
Published: IEEE 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9742
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author Roulston, Yasmin
Peursum, Patrick
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Peursum, Patrick
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description The multi-Bernoulli random finite set (MB-RFS) filter is a recent model for efficiently performing multi-target tracking in video by representing the state as a multi-modal distribution, incorporating data association and target detection into the model itself rather than having them as inputs from external subsystems that can be prone to failure. However, the MB-RFS is based on the non-Bayesian concept of random finite sets and its original derivation does not make it explicit what independence assumptions are being used. We show that the MB-RFS can in fact be reformulated as a purely Bayesian model, define the model and its independence assumptions explicitly and derive simpler update equations that are shown to be identical to the original RFS-based formulas. This equivalence may have implications for further theoretical research aimed at uncovering connections between random finite sets and `classical' Bayesian probability. In addition, a flaw in the original derivation of the MB-RFS is corrected and is shown to greatly improve the performance of the MB-RFS on two publicly available datasets: the VS-PETS 2003 soccer video and an ice hockey video.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-97422017-09-13T14:50:15Z A bayesian formulation for multi-bernoulli random finite sets in multi-target tracking Roulston, Yasmin Peursum, Patrick Not known The multi-Bernoulli random finite set (MB-RFS) filter is a recent model for efficiently performing multi-target tracking in video by representing the state as a multi-modal distribution, incorporating data association and target detection into the model itself rather than having them as inputs from external subsystems that can be prone to failure. However, the MB-RFS is based on the non-Bayesian concept of random finite sets and its original derivation does not make it explicit what independence assumptions are being used. We show that the MB-RFS can in fact be reformulated as a purely Bayesian model, define the model and its independence assumptions explicitly and derive simpler update equations that are shown to be identical to the original RFS-based formulas. This equivalence may have implications for further theoretical research aimed at uncovering connections between random finite sets and `classical' Bayesian probability. In addition, a flaw in the original derivation of the MB-RFS is corrected and is shown to greatly improve the performance of the MB-RFS on two publicly available datasets: the VS-PETS 2003 soccer video and an ice hockey video. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9742 10.1109/DICTA.2012.6411675 IEEE restricted
spellingShingle Roulston, Yasmin
Peursum, Patrick
A bayesian formulation for multi-bernoulli random finite sets in multi-target tracking
title A bayesian formulation for multi-bernoulli random finite sets in multi-target tracking
title_full A bayesian formulation for multi-bernoulli random finite sets in multi-target tracking
title_fullStr A bayesian formulation for multi-bernoulli random finite sets in multi-target tracking
title_full_unstemmed A bayesian formulation for multi-bernoulli random finite sets in multi-target tracking
title_short A bayesian formulation for multi-bernoulli random finite sets in multi-target tracking
title_sort bayesian formulation for multi-bernoulli random finite sets in multi-target tracking
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9742