scholarly journals Improved Automatic License Plate Recognition in Jordan Based on Ceiling Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 10614
Author(s):  
Musa Al-Yaman ◽  
Haneen Alhaj Mustafa ◽  
Sara Hassanain ◽  
Alaa Abd AlRaheem ◽  
Adham Alsharkawi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Character Recognition ◽  
Detection Accuracy ◽  
License Plate ◽  
License Plate Recognition ◽  
Size Estimation ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Detection Stage ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Candidate Regions ◽  
Automatic License Plate Recognition

The main challenge of automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) systems is that the overall performance is highly dependent upon the results of each component in the system’s pipeline. This paper proposes an improved ALPR system for the Jordanian license plates. Ceiling analysis is carried out to identify potential enhancements in each processing stage of a previously reported ALPR system. Based on the obtained ceiling analysis results, several enhancements are then suggested to improve the overall performance of the system under study. These improvements are (i) vertical-edge histogram analysis and size estimation of the candidate regions in the detection stage and (ii) de-rotation of the misaligned license plate images in the segmentation unit. These enhancements have resulted in significant improvements in the overall system performance despite a <1% increase in the execution time. The performance of the developed ALPR is assessed experimentally using a dataset of 500 images for parked and moving vehicles. The obtained results are found to be superior to those reported in equivalent systems, with a plate detection accuracy of 94.4%, character segmentation accuracy of 91.9%, and character recognition accuracy of 91.5%.

scholarly journals A Deep Learning Model of Dual-Stage License Plate Recognition Applicable to the Data Processing Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Chun-Liang Tung ◽  
Ching-Hsin Wang ◽  
Bo-Syuan Peng
Keyword(s):  
Data Processing ◽  
Character Recognition ◽  
Recognition Accuracy ◽  
License Plate ◽  
License Plate Recognition ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Recognition Model ◽  
Traffic Violations ◽  
Detection Stage ◽  
Plate Location

Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) is a widely used technology. However, due to the influence of complex environmental factors, recognition accuracy and speed of license plate recognition have been challenged and expected. Aiming to construct a sufficiently robust license plate recognition model, this study adopted multitask learning in the license plate detection stage, used the convolutional neural networks of single-stage detection, RetinaFace, and MobileNet, as approaches to license plate location, and completed the license plate sampling through the calculation of license plate skew correction. In the license plate character recognition stage, the Convolutional Recurrent Neural Network (CRNN) integrated with the loss function of the CTC model was employed as a segmentation-free and highly robust method of license plate character recognition. In this study, after the license plate recognition model, DLPR, trained the PVLP dataset of vehicle images provided by company A in Taiwan’s data processing industry, it performed tests on the PVLP dataset, indicating that its precision was 98.60%, recognition accuracy was 97.56%, and recognition speed was FPS > 21. In addition, according to the tests on the public AOLP dataset of Taiwan’s vehicles, its recognition accuracy was 97.70% and recognition speed was FPS > 62. Therefore, not only can the DLPR model be applied to the license plate recognition of real-time image streams in the future, but also it can assist the data processing industry in enhancing the accuracy of license plate recognition in photos of traffic violations and the performance of traffic service operations.

IMAGE PROCESSING OF ANDROID-BASED PATROL ROBOT FEATURING AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-301
Author(s):  
S. Madhan ◽  
M. Pradeep
Keyword(s):  
Character Recognition ◽  
Optical Character Recognition ◽  
Recognition Rate ◽  
License Plate ◽  
License Plate Recognition ◽  
Vertical Edge ◽  
Stain Removal ◽  
License Plate Detection ◽  
Novel Methods ◽  
Automatic License Plate Recognition

This work develops an Android-based robot featuring automatic license plate recognition and automatic license plate patrolling. The automatic license plate recognition feature combines 4 self-developed novel methods, Wiener deconvolution vertical edge enhancement, AdaBoost plus vertical-edge license plate detection, vertical edge projection histogram segmentation stain removal, and customized optical character recognition. Besides, the automatic license plate patrolling feature also integrates 3 novel methods, HL2-band rough license plate detection, orientated license plate approaching, and Ad-Hoc-based remote motion control. Implementation results show the license plate detection rate and recognition rate of the Android-based robot are over 99% and over 98%, respectively, under various scene conditions. Especially, the execution time of license plate recognition, including license plate detection, is only about 0.7 second per frame on the Android-based robot.

Automatic Car Number Plate Recognition System for Authorization

2017 ◽  
Vol MCSP2017 (01) ◽  
pp. 30-34
Author(s):  
Somalin Sandha ◽  
Debaraj Rana
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Recognition System ◽  
Performance Level ◽  
License Plate ◽  
License Plate Recognition ◽  
Human Power ◽  
Automatic License Plate Recognition

In present day scenario the security and authentication is very much needed to make a safety world. Beside all security one vital issue is recognition of number plate from the car for Authorization. In the busy world everything cannot be monitor by a human, so automatic license plate recognition is one of the best application for authorization without involvement of human power. In the proposed method we have make the problem into three fold, firstly extraction of number plate region, secondly segmentation of character and finally Authorization through recognition and classification. For number plate extraction and segmentation we have used morphological based approaches where as for classification we have used Neural Network as classifier. The proposed method is working well in varieties of scenario and the performance level is quiet good.

Application of Image Processing to the Vehicle License Plate Recognition

2013 ◽  
Vol 760-762 ◽  
pp. 1638-1641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun Yu Chen ◽  
Bao Zhi Cheng ◽  
Xin Chen ◽  
Fu Cheng Wang ◽  
Chen Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Engineering ◽  
Character Recognition ◽  
Character Segmentation ◽  
License Plate ◽  
License Plate Recognition ◽  
Edge Extraction ◽  
Recognition Method ◽  
License Plate Location ◽  
Vehicle License Plate Recognition ◽  
Plate Location

At present, the traffic engineering and automation have developed, and the vehicle license plate recognition technology need get a corresponding improvement also. In case of identifying a car license picture, the principle of automatic license plate recognition is illustrated in this paper, and the processing is described in detail which includes the pre-processing, the edge extraction, the license plate location, the character segmentation, the character recognition. The program implementing recognition is edited by Matlab. The example result shows that the recognition method is feasible, and it can be put into practice.

scholarly journals Automatic License Plate Recognition: A Review with Indonesian Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-270
Author(s):  
Aris Budianto
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
License Plate ◽  
License Plate Recognition ◽  
Previous Knowledge ◽  
Video Recognition ◽  
Automatic License Plate Recognition

The Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) has been becoming a new trend in transportation systems automation. The extraction of vehicle’s license plate can be done without human intervention. Despite such technology has been widely adopted in developed countries, developing countries remain a far-cry from implementing the sophisticated image and video recognition for some reasons. This paper discusses the challenges and possibilities of implementing Automatic License Plate Recognition within Indonesia’s circumstances. Previous knowledge suggested in the literature, and state of the art of the automatic recognition technology is amassed for consideration in future research and practice.

scholarly journals Residential Area Surveillance and Parking System

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 602-606
Keyword(s):  
Character Recognition ◽  
Optical Character Recognition ◽  
Residential Area ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Identification System ◽  
License Plate ◽  
License Plate Recognition ◽  
Position Effects ◽  
Plain Text ◽  
Alert Message

The vehicles playing the vital role in our day to day life for transport, and some of the vehicles violates the traffic rules are also increasing, vehicle theft, unnecessary entering into highly restricted areas, increased number of accidents lead to increase in the rate of crime slowly. The vehicle had its own identity it should be recognized which plays the major role in the world. For recognition of the vehicles which are used commonly in the field of safety and security system, LPDR plays a major role and the vehicle registration number is recognized at some certain distance accurately. License Plate recognition is the most efficient and cost effective technique used for detection and recognition purposes. Automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) is used for finding the location of the license plate in the vehicle. These methods and techniques vary based on the conditions like, quality of the image, vehicle on a fine-tuned position, effects of lighting, type of image, etc. The objective is to design an efficient automatic conveyance identification system of sanctioned or unauthorized in the residential societies by utilizing the conveyance number plate. By getting the car image from the surveillance camera in the entrance, we recognizing the number plate and the characters are extracted using OCR (optical character recognition). It converts the character in the image to plain text. Then the plain text of the license plate is cross-verified with the database to check whether the vehicle belongs to residents or visitor. It sends the alert message to the security official when a new visitor request method in a residential area. The log details are stored separately for the resident and visitor in the database. It also provides the details about the parking area availability in the residential area. By calculating the number of vehicles in and out of the area, the detail or availability parking slot is displayed and it sis robust to the size, lighting effects with high rate of detection.

scholarly journals Automatic license-plate recognition

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-99
Author(s):  
A. V. Poltavskii ◽  
T. G. Yurushkina ◽  
M. V. Yurushkin
Keyword(s):  
License Plate ◽  
License Plate Recognition ◽  
Automatic License Plate Recognition

Bio-inspired neural network with application to license plate recognition: hysteretic ELM approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Chen ◽  
Leitao Cui ◽  
Rong Huang ◽  
Zhengyun Ren
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Activation Function ◽  
Neural System ◽  
Learning System ◽  
License Plate ◽  
Sigmoid Function ◽  
License Plate Recognition ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hidden Layer ◽  
Automatic License Plate Recognition

Purpose This paper aims to present a bio-inspired neural network for improvement of information processing capability of the existing artificial neural networks. Design/methodology/approach In the network, the authors introduce a property often found in biological neural system – hysteresis – as the neuron activation function and a bionic algorithm – extreme learning machine (ELM) – as the learning scheme. The authors give the gradient descent procedure to optimize parameters of the hysteretic function and develop an algorithm to online select ELM parameters, including number of the hidden-layer nodes and hidden-layer parameters. The algorithm combines the idea of the cross validation and random assignment in original ELM. Finally, the authors demonstrate the advantages of the hysteretic ELM neural network by applying it to automatic license plate recognition. Findings Experiments on automatic license plate recognition show that the bio-inspired learning system has better classification accuracy and generalization capability with consideration to efficiency. Originality/value Comparing with the conventional sigmoid function, hysteresis as the activation function enables has two advantages: the neuron’s output not only depends on its input but also on derivative information, which provides the neuron with memory; the hysteretic function can switch between the two segments, thus avoiding the neuron falling into local minima and having a quicker learning rate. The improved ELM algorithm in some extent makes up for declining performance because of original ELM’s complete randomness with the cost of a litter slower than before.

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