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Automotive Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (6): 1169-1176.doi: 10.19562/j.chinasae.qcgc.2025.06.015

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Three-Dimensional Multi-object Tracking Algorithm Based on Angle Intersection over Union and Adaptive Lifecycle

Xinyu Sun1,Lisheng Jin1,2(),Zhen Huo1,Huanhuan Wang1,Yang He1,2,Dong Liu3   

  1. 1.School of Vehicle and Energy,Yanshan University,Qinhuangdao 066004
    2.Yanshan University,Hebei Key Laboratory of Special Carrier Equipment,Qinhuangdao 066004
    3.Beijing Urban Construction Intelligent Control Co. ,Ltd. ,Beijing 100075
  • Received:2024-10-16 Revised:2024-12-10 Online:2025-06-25 Published:2025-06-20
  • Contact: Lisheng Jin E-mail:jinls@ysu.edu.cn

Abstract:

For the problems of trajectory error association and premature deletion that intelligent vehicles face when tracking surrounding objects in real traffic environment, a three-dimensional multi-object tracking algorithm based on angle intersection over union and adaptive lifecycle is proposed in this paper. Firstly, low-confidence and overlapping detection boxes are removed using score filtering and non-maximum suppression, respectively, while inter-frame displacement of trajectories is eliminated by combining the constant velocity model and Kalman filter. Secondly, the angle intersection over union is designed by considering the factors of position and angle, and the optimal matching of the bipartite graph is determined through application of the Hungarian algorithm. Finally, an adaptive lifecycle strategy is formulated based on the first principle of the relationship between trajectory interruption and object distance to dynamically manage the trajectory status. The experiments show that the improved method attains 0.07%, 0.27%, and 0.29% Mismatch for Vehicle, Cyclist, and Pedestrian, respectively, on the Waymo dataset, a reduction of 0.03%, 0.18%, and 0.21% compared to the baseline algorithm. On the nuScenes dataset, the proposed method obtains an IDS of 312, a reduction of 49.9% compared to the baseline algorithm. The proposed angle intersection over union and adaptive lifecycle is able to reduce the number of identity switches, while the improved three-dimensional multi-object tracking algorithm can achieve accurate and stable temporal trajectories.

Key words: autonomous driving, LiDAR, 3D multi-object tracking, AIoU, adaptive lifecycle