Deep Learning Object Detection to Clearly Differentiate Between Pedestrians and Motorcycles in Tunnel Environment Using YOLOv3 and Kernelized Correlation Filters

With increasing criminal rates and number of CCTVs, much attention has been paid to intelligent surveillance system on the horizon. Object detection and tracking algorithms have been developed to reduce false alarms and accurately help security agents immediately response to undesirable changes in video clips such as crimes and accidents. Many studies have proposed a variety of algorithms to improve accuracy of detecting and tracking objects outside tunnels. The proposed methods might not work well in a tunnel because of low illuminance significantly susceptible to tail and warning lights of driving vehicles. The detection performance has rarely been tested against the tunnel environment. This study investigated a feasibility of object detection and tracking in an actual tunnel environment by utilizing YOLOv3 and Kernelized Correlation Filter. We tested 40 actual video clips to differentiate pedestrians and motorcycles to evaluate the performance of our algorithm. The experimental results showed significant difference in detection between pedestrians and motorcycles without false positive rates. Our findings are expected to provide a stepping stone of developing efficient detection algorithms suitable for tunnel environment and encouraging other researchers to glean reliable tracking data for smarter and safer City.