License plate extraction method for identification of vehicle violations at a railway level crossing

International Journal of Automotive Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 281-289

  Cho, B K ^a,b   Ryu, S H ^a,c   Shin, D R ^c   Jung, J I ^b  

^a Korea Railroad Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Digital image processing; License plate extraction; Railway level crossing

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND REGION; DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING; DOMESTIC USE; EXTRACTION METHOD; EXTRACTION RATE; GRAY-LEVEL VALUES; LICENSE PLATE; RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING; VEHICLE IMAGES; VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES; WARNING MESSAGES;

IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION; RAILROAD ACCIDENTS; RAILROAD CROSSINGS; RAILROADS; VEHICLES;

LICENSE PLATES (AUTOMOBILE);

EID: 79953155770     PISSN: 12299138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12239-011-0033-9     Document Type: Article

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