AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE DETECTION IN COMPLEX CONDITIONS OF ACQUISITION

L. A. D'Amore, M. Marengoni

2010

Abstract

The work presented here shows a robust method for license plate detection. The term robust in this work is directly related to the efficiency of the system as an automated locator of license plates without human intervention and considering specific characteristics of image acquisition and license plate features. The proposed method is based on the characters and digits thickness found on the Brazilian license plates. Although the method was designed for the Brazilian license plate pattern it can be easily adjusted to other patterns. The results obtained using the proposed method showed a better performance even when compared to commercial systems.

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A. D'Amore L. and Marengoni M. (2010). AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE DETECTION IN COMPLEX CONDITIONS OF ACQUISITION . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 2: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2010) ISBN 978-989-674-029-0, pages 445-450. DOI: 10.5220/0002850304450450


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@conference{visapp10,
author={L. A. D'Amore and M. Marengoni},
title={AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE DETECTION IN COMPLEX CONDITIONS OF ACQUISITION},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 2: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2010)},
year={2010},
pages={445-450},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002850304450450},
isbn={978-989-674-029-0},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 2: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2010)
TI - AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE DETECTION IN COMPLEX CONDITIONS OF ACQUISITION
SN - 978-989-674-029-0
AU - A. D'Amore L.
AU - Marengoni M.
PY - 2010
SP - 445
EP - 450
DO - 10.5220/0002850304450450