Automatic License Plate recognition system

The scientific world is deploying research in intelligent transportation systems which have a significant impact on peoples´ lives. Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) is a computer vision technology to extract the license number of vehicles from images. It is an embedded system which has numerous applications and challenges. Typical ALPR systems are implemented using proprietary technologies and hence are costly. This closed approach also prevents further research and development of the system. With the rise of free and open source technologies the computing world is lifted to new heights. People from different communities interact in a multi-cultural environment to develop solutions for mans never ending problems. One of the notable contributions of the open source community to the scientific world is Python. Intel’s researches in Computer Vision bore the fruit called Open Computer Vision (OpenCV) library, which can support computer vision development.

Automatic License Plate Recognition system is a real time embedded system which automatically recognizes the license plate of vehicles. There are many applications ranging from complex security systems to common areas and from parking admission to urban traffic control. Automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) has complex characteristics due to diverse effects such as of light and speed. Most of the ALPR systems are built using proprietary tools like Matlab. This paper presents an alternative method of implementing ALPR systems using Free Software including Python and the Open Computer Vision Library

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