Electronics | Free Full-Text | A Spatio-Temporal Feature Trajectory Clustering Algorithm Based on Deep Learning

The trajectory data of aircraft, ships, and so on, can be analyzed to obtain valuable information. Clustering is the basic technology of trajectory analysis, and the feature extraction process is one of the decisive factors for clustering performance. Trajectory features can be divided into two categories: spatial features and temporal features. In mainstream algorithms, spatial features are represented by latitude and longitude coordinates. However, such algorithms are only suitable for trajectories where spatial features are tightly coupled with latitude and longitude. When the same types of trajectories are in different latitude and longitude ranges or there are transformations such as rotation, scaling, and so on, this kind of algorithm is infeasible. Therefore, this paper proposes a spatio-temporal feature trajectory clustering algorithm based on deep learning. In this algorithm, the extraction process of the trajectory spatial shape feature is designed based on image matching technology, and the extracted spatial features are combined with the trajectory temporal features to improve the clustering performance. The experimental results on simulated and real datasets show that the algorithm can effectively extract the trajectory spatial shape features and that the clustering effect of the fused spatio-temporal feature is better than that of a single feature.

The trajectory data of aircraft, ships, and so on, can be analyzed to obtain valuable information. Clustering is the basic technology of trajectory analysis, and the feature extraction process is one of the decisive factors for clustering performance. Trajectory features can be divided into two categories: spatial features and temporal features. In mainstream algorithms, spatial features are represented by latitude and longitude coordinates. However, such algorithms are only suitable for trajectories where spatial features are tightly coupled with latitude and longitude. When the same types of