A Multi-Feature Search Window Method for Road Boundary Detection Based on LIDAR Data

• Main Authors: Kai Li, Jinju Shao, Dong Guo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
• Series: Sensors
• Subjects: structured road; LIDAR point cloud; multi-feature extraction; boundary detection
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/7/1551

In order to improve the accuracy of structured road boundary detection and solve the problem of the poor robustness of single feature boundary extraction, this paper proposes a multi-feature road boundary detection algorithm based on HDL-32E LIDAR. According to the road environment and sensor information, the former scenic cloud data is extracted, and the primary and secondary search windows are set according to the road geometric features and the point cloud spatial distribution features. In the search process, we propose the concept of the largest and smallest cluster points set and a two-way search method. Finally, the quadratic curve model is used to fit the road boundary. In the actual road test in the campus road, the accuracy of the linear boundary detection is 97.54%, the accuracy of the curve boundary detection is 92.56%, and the average detection period is 41.8 ms. In addition, the algorithm is still robust in a typical complex road environment.