Daniel Carvalho Ramos

Mx. Daniel Carvalho Ramos


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

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12 November 2024 in Sensors
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DRDaniel Carvalho Ramos
Daniel Carvalho Ramos
LFLucas Reksua Ferreira
Lucas Reksua Ferreira
MSMax Mauro Santos
Max Mauro Santos
ETEvandro Teixeira
Evandro Teixeira
LYLeopoldo Yoshioka
Leopoldo Yoshioka
Asad MalikAsad Malik
Asad Malik
Perception systems for assisted driving and autonomy enable the identification and classification of objects through a concentration of sensors installed in vehicles, including Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR), camera, Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), ultrasound, and HD maps. These sensors ensure a reliable and robust navigation system. Radar, in particular, operates with electromagnetic waves and remains effective under a variety of weather conditions. It uses point cloud technology to map the objects in front of you, making it easy to group these points to associate them with real-world objects. Numerous clustering algorithms have been developed and can be integrated into radar systems to identify, investigate, and track objects. In this study, we evaluate several clustering algorithms to determine their suitability for application in automotive radar systems. Our analysis covered a variety of current methods, the mathematical process of these methods, and presented a comparison table between these algorithms, including Hierarchical Clustering, Affinity Propagation Balanced Iterative Reducing and Clustering using Hierarchies (BIRCH), Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise (DBSCAN), Mini-Batch K-Means, K-Means Mean Shift, OPTICS, Spectral Clustering, and Gaussian Mixture. We have found that K-Means, Mean Shift, and DBSCAN are particularly suitable for these applications, based on performance indicators that assess suitability and efficiency. However, DBSCAN shows better performance compared to others. Furthermore, our findings highlight that the choice of radar significantly impacts the effectiveness of these object recognition methods.