Generalized traffic sign detection model for developing a sign inventory

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 266-276

  Tsai, Yichang ^a   Kim, Pilho ^b   Wang, Zhaohua ^c  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data collection; Imaging techniques; Inventories; Traffic signs

Indexed keywords

COLOR DISTRIBUTION; COLOR MODELS; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION RULES; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; GENERALIZED METHOD; INVENTORIES; LOUISIANA; POLYGON APPROXIMATION; REGION OF INTEREST; TRAFFIC SIGN DETECTION;

COLOR; DATA ACQUISITION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

TRAFFIC SIGNS;

EID: 69149106237     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(2009)23:5(266)     Document Type: Article

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