Design and research of digital meter identifier based on image and wireless communication

Author

Zhao, Limeng ; Zhang, Yunzhou ; Bai, Qiushi ; Qi, Zixin ; Zhang, Xintong

Author_Institution

Coll. of Inf. Sci. & Eng., Northeastern Univ., Shenyang, China

fYear

2009

fDate

15-16 May 2009

Firstpage

101

Lastpage

104

Abstract

Based on image recognition and wireless shortrange transmission, we designed and implemented a kind of equipment to identify the value of several digital domestic instruments such as kilowatt-hour meter and gas meter. CMOS image sensor is used to form focused image of the meter reading. Then, the digital image is processed by a high-performance DSP processor with advanced neural network algorithm. The identification result is specific numbers and is sent to the concentrator through the shortrange wireless ZigBee communications. The equipment can effectively release the workers from entering residential buildings and avoid many troubles.

Keywords

CMOS image sensors; digital signal processing chips; image recognition; neural nets; CMOS image sensor; DSP processor; ZigBee communications; advanced neural network algorithm; digital meter identifier; image recognition; wireless shortrange transmission; CMOS image sensors; Digital images; Digital signal processing; Focusing; Image recognition; Instruments; Meter reading; Neural networks; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; CMOS image sensor; DSP; Digital meter identification; Neural network; ZigBee communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Mechatronics and Automation, 2009. ICIMA 2009. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Chengdu

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3817-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIMA.2009.5156570

Filename

5156570