Accident vehicle automatic detection system by image processing technology

Author

Tsuge, A. ; Takigawa, H. ; Osuga, H. ; Soma, H. ; Morisaki, K.

Author_Institution

Hanshin Expressway Public Corp., Osaka, Japan

fYear

1994

fDate

31 Aug-2 Sep 1994

Firstpage

45

Lastpage

50

Abstract

The traffic control system was adopted on the Hanshin expressway in 1969 to maintain a smooth traffic flow and to ensure safety, comfortable and efficient transportation. Since then, the system has developed and expanded. We have installed four television cameras at a curved area on the expressway where motor vehicle accidents frequently occur, to experiment and verify whether accidents can be detected by processing the images taken by these cameras. As a result, we have found an effective method for detecting accidents or stationary vehicles. At present, we have developed a prototype system using 7 cameras at two locations for the detection. In this paper, we report on the method used and the experimental results

Keywords

accidents; automated highways; computer vision; image processing; image recognition; road traffic; road vehicles; television cameras; traffic control; Hanshin expressway; accident vehicle detection system; computer vision; image processing; stationary vehicle detection; television cameras; traffic control system; Accidents; Cameras; Image processing; Prototypes; Safety; TV; Traffic control; Transportation; Vehicle detection; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, 1994. Proceedings., 1994

Conference_Location

Yokohama

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2105-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VNIS.1994.396868

Filename

396868