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    Improved number plate character segmentation algorithm and its efficient FPGA implementation

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    Authors
    Zhai, Xiaojun cc
    Bensaali, Faycal cc
    Affiliation
    University of Hertfordshire
    Issue Date
    2012-06-10
    
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    Abstract
    Character segmentation is an important stage in Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems as good character separation leads to a high recognition rate. This paper presents an improved character segmentation algorithm based on pixel projection and morphological operations. An efficient architecture based on the proposed algorithm is also presented. The architecture has been successfully implemented and verified using the Mentor Graphics RC240 FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) development board equipped with a 4M-Gate Xilinx Virtex-4 LX40. A database of 1,000 UK binary NPs with varying resolution has been used for testing the performance of the proposed architecture. Results achieved have shown that the proposed architecture can process a number plate image in 0.2–1.4 ms with 97.7 % successful segmentation rate and consumes only 11 % of the available area in the used FPGA.
    Citation
    Zhai, X, & Bensaali, F 2015, 'Improved number plate character segmentation algorithm and its efficient FPGA implementation', Journal Of Real-Time Image Processing, 1, p. 91
    Publisher
    Springer
    Journal
    Journal of Real-Time Image Processing
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10545/583878
    DOI
    10.1007/s11554-012-0258-5
    Additional Links
    http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11554-012-0258-5
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    Series/Report no.
    Vol. 10
    Issue 1
    ISSN
    1861-8200
    1861-8219
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1007/s11554-012-0258-5
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