Hybrid active contour-incorporated sign detection algorithm

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-36

  Ai, Chengbo ^a   Tsai, Yichang James ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Hybrid methods; Traffic management; Traffic signs

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CONTOURS; COLOR MODELS; CRITICAL ISSUES; ENERGY FUNCTIONS; EXISTING SYSTEMS; FALSE NEGATIVES; FALSE POSITIVE; HYBRID METHOD; SIGN DETECTION; SIGN DETECTION SYSTEM; SIGN IMAGES; SYSTEM RELIABILITY; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRAFFIC SIGN DETECTION; TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES;

ALGORITHMS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SIGNAL DETECTION; TRANSPORTATION;

TRAFFIC SIGNS;

EID: 84860162272     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000110     Document Type: Article

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