Development of algorithms for vehicle plate recognition


Development of algorithms for vehicle plate recognition
Published in:	Global Partnerships for Development and Engineering Education: Proceedings of the 15th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
Date of Conference:	July 19-21, 2017
Location of Conference:	Boca Raton, FL, United States
Authors:	Cristian Tasiguano, MS. (Escuela Politécnica Nacional, EC) Luis Corrales, PhD. (Escuela Politécnica Nacional, EC)
Full Paper:	#259

Abstract: The objective of this project is the development of an algorithm for recognizing license plates at the entrance of a parking lot by digital image processing. For this, it has been developed a system of recognition of license plates using LabView software with its machine vision toolkit and an IP high resolution camera. The software designed locates the license plate within a captured image of a vehicle and recognizes characters and numbers within it. The license plate in the image is located by searching for patterns. For recognition of characters and numbers on the plate, optical character recognition, OCR is used. Once the text on the plaque has been ""read"", characters and numbers are compared to a database containing all plates of vehicles that are authorized for entry into the parking lot.