License Plate Recognition Technique

IntroductionLicense Plate Recognition Technique is a

process by which the Characters in the license plate is recognized using OCR.

The recognized characters are then compared with the database stored.

Flowchart of the Process

Functions used in Program rgb2gray Graythresh BwareaopenBwlabel Imresize fprintf

Optical Character Recognition

Advantages and Disadvantages

Applications

Future ScopeToll Booths- for automatic toll collection.Traffic signals- LPR for the cars breaking the

traffic signal.Automated Parking System

References Deepak Harjani, Mohita Jethwani, Nikita Keswaney , Sheba Jacob, “Automated

Parking Management System Using License Plate Recognition”, Nikita Keswaney et al, Int.J.Computer Technology & Applications, Vol 4 (5),741-745, last accessed during September, 2013.

Afaz Uddin Ahmed, Taufiq Mahmud Masum , Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, “Design of an Automated Secure Garage System Using License Plate Recognition Technique”, Published Online January 2014 in MECS (http://www.mecs-press.org/)

Vandini Sharma, Prakash C. Mathpal, Akanksha Kaushik, “Automatic license plate recognition using optical character recognition and template matching on yellow color license plate.”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (An ISO 3297: 2007 Certified Organization) Vol. 3, Issue 5, May 2014,last accessed during May, 2014.

  Sneha G. Patel, “Vehicle License Plate Recognition Using Morphology and

Neural Network”, International Journal on Cybernetics & Informatics (IJCI) Vol.2, No.1, February 2013, last accessed in February, 2013.

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