Distributed Radar Information Fusion for Gait Recognition and Fall Detection

Li, H., Le Kernec, J. , Mehul, A., Gurbuz, S. Z. and Fioranelli, F. (2020) Distributed Radar Information Fusion for Gait Recognition and Fall Detection. In: 2020 IEEE Radar Conference (RadarConf20), Florence, Italy, 21-25 Sep 2020, ISBN 9781728189420 (doi: 10.1109/RadarConf2043947.2020.9266319)

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Abstract

This paper discusses a fusion framework with data from multiple, distributed radar sensors based on conventional classifiers, and transfer learning with pre-trained deep networks. The application considered is the classification of gait styles and the detection of critical accidents such as falls. The data were collected from a network comprised of one Ancortek frequency modulated continuous wave radar and three ultra wide-band Xethru radars. The radar systems within the network were placed in three different locations, notably, in front of participants, on the ceiling, and on the right-hand side of the monitored area. The proposed information fusion framework compares feature level fusion, soft fusion with the classifier confidence level, and hard fusion with Naïve Bayes combiner (NBC). Regarding the classifier, linear SVM, Random-Forest Bagging Trees, and five pre-trained neural networks are introduced to the fusion algorithm, where the VGG-16 network yields the best performance (about 84%) with the help of NBC. Compared to the best cases with conventional classifiers, it is reported that 20% and 16% subsequent improvement are achieved for individual usage of single radar and fusion.

Item Type:Conference Proceedings
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Fioranelli, Dr Francesco and Le Kernec, Dr Julien and Li, Haobo
Authors: Li, H., Le Kernec, J., Mehul, A., Gurbuz, S. Z., and Fioranelli, F.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy
ISSN:2375-5318
ISBN:9781728189420
Copyright Holders:Copyright ©2020 IEEE
First Published:First published 2020 IEEE Radar Conference (RadarConf20) Dec 2020
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy
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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
301526Intelligent RF Sensing for Fall and Health PredictionFrancesco FioranelliEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)EP/R041679/1ENG - Systems Power & Energy