Effective character segmentation for license plate recognition under illumination changing environment

Daehun Kim, Taeyup Song, Younghyun Lee, Hanseok Ko

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    Abstract

    In this paper, we propose a novel image segmentation algorithm for license plate recognition (LPR) in video based traffic surveillance system. The license plate character segmentation is most important procedure in LPR system. However, in real situation, the character segmentation algorithms are challenged by drastic performance decrease due to sudden local illumination changes, especially when the color of characters is similar to that of background in LP. To mitigate this problem, we introduce a novel LP character segmentation algorithm by employing an adaptive binarization method using super-pixel based degeneracy factor. The proposed method demonstrates a significant improvement over conventional methods.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2016 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2016
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    Pages532-533
    Number of pages2
    ISBN (Print)9781467383646
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016 Mar 10
    EventIEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2016 - Las Vegas, United States
    Duration: 2016 Jan 72016 Jan 11

    Other

    OtherIEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2016
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityLas Vegas
    Period16/1/716/1/11

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Computer Networks and Communications
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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