A motion-based image processing system for detecting potentially dangerous situations in underground railway stations

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 96-113

  Velastin, Sergio A ^a   Boghossian, Boghos A ^b   Vicencio Silva, Maria Alicia ^c  

^a Medical Imaging Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^b Ipsotek Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Background estimation; Motion estimation; Pedestrian monitoring; Personal security; Public transport security; Visual surveillance

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MOTION ESTIMATION; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY; SECURITY SYSTEMS; VIDEO RECORDING;

MOTION-BASED METHODS; PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS; UNDERGROUND RAILWAY STATIONS; VISUAL SURVEILLANCE;

RAILROAD STATIONS;

IMAGE PROCESSING; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; SECURITY;

EID: 33746377916     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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