International Research Journal of Education and Technology

In an era characterized by burgeoning urbanization and the relentless growth of vehicular traffic, the efficient management of vehicles on our roads has become paramount. This project introduces an innovative solution that combines state-of-the-art computer vision techniques to address this challenge: the Advanced Vehicle Detection and License Plate Recognition System. Our project aims to develop a robust and versatile system capable of detecting vehicles within various contexts, capturing their license plates, and recognizing alphanumeric characters. This system finds applications in diverse fields, including traffic management, parking systems, law enforcement, and security. Vehicle Detection forms the core of our system, leveraging cutting-edge object detection algorithms such as YOLO (You Only Look Once) and Faster R-CNN. By employing these techniques, we enable real-time identification and tracking of vehicles within complex scenes, irrespective of variations in lighting conditions, vehicle types, or occlusions. The subsequent License Plate Localization component refines the detection results to accurately pinpoint license plate regions within vehicles. It utilizes advanced computer vision methods to ensure precise boundary delineation of license plates, preparing them for the recognition phase. The Number Plate Recognition module represents the culmination of our project's capabilities. It employs character segmentation techniques to dissect license plates into individual characters and employs Optical Character Recognition (OCR) methods. This OCR system, trained on extensive datasets, recognizes and extracts alphanumeric characters from license plates with a high degree of accuracy. The architecture is designed to be modular and adaptable. It can seamlessly integrate with various hardware platforms, whether deployed on edge devices or in cloud environments, making it suitable for a wide range of applications. Security and privacy are paramount, and the system adheres to data protection regulations to ensure responsible usage of captured license plate data. The significance of this project lies in its potential to transform traffic management, enhance security, and streamline parking systems. By automating vehicle detection and license plate recognition, it reduces human intervention, minimizes congestion, and optimizes resource utilization. Moreover, it represents a testament to the power of advanced computer vision and artificial intelligence in solving real-world challenges.

Keywords - video analysis, image processing, edge detection, tesseract OCR