Title :
License plate tracking for car following with a single camera
Author :
Zayed, M. ; Boonaert, J. ; Bayart, Mircille
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Comput. Sci. & Signal Lab., Douai, France
Abstract :
In this article we present a new approach for car following. Generally, car following systems use active sensors or a stereoscopic system for 3D car localization. In this paper, we present a method that uses a license plate as an inherent car feature that can be tracked in real time. This visual information is then exploited to get the exact relative car localization needed by the car following system.
Keywords :
Kalman filters; automobiles; cameras; distance measurement; feature extraction; image sequences; position measurement; tracking; 3D car localization; Kalman filters; active sensors; car feature tracking; car following system; distance measurement; image sequences; license plate tracking; position measurement; single camera; stereoscopic system; visual information; Cameras; Computer aided manufacturing; Infrared sensors; Intelligent sensors; Intelligent transportation systems; Intelligent vehicles; Licenses; Manufacturing automation; Radar tracking; Sensor systems;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2004. Proceedings. The 7th International IEEE Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8500-4
DOI :
10.1109/ITSC.2004.1398991
