Efficient embedded neural-network-based license plate recognition system

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2675-2683

  Caner, Hakan ^a   Gecim, H Selcuk ^b   Alkar, Ali Ziya ^b  

^a ASELSAN INC   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Character recognition; Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs); Neural network applications; Neural networks; Self organizing maps (SOMs)

Indexed keywords

CHARACTER RECOGNITION; CONFORMAL MAPPING; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS (FPGA); LICENSE PLATES (AUTOMOBILE); NETWORK PROTOCOLS; NEURAL NETWORKS; OBJECT RECOGNITION; PARKING; SENSOR NETWORKS;

CONNECTED COMPONENT LABELING; FIELD-PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS (FPGAS); GABOR FILTERING; LARGE DATABASES; LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION SYSTEM; LICENSE PLATES; LOW-MEMORY; MEMORY REQUIREMENTS; NETWORK-BASED; NEURAL NETWORK APPLICATIONS; PARKING LOTS; PROGRAMMABLE GATE-ARRAY; RASTER SCANNING; RECOGNITION SYSTEMS; SELF-ORGANIZING MAP NEURAL NETWORK; SELF-ORGANIZING MAPS (SOMS); SYSTEM DESIGNS; VIDEO PROCESSING;

OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION;

EID: 53149140672     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2008.915524     Document Type: Article

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