Embedded traffic analysis system based on Fourier descriptor and motion homogeneity measurement

The traffic does result in serious social and economic problems in most of the countries. Therefore, developing automatic analysis system to help promote the traffic managing efficiency is a must. In the paper, an embedded analysis mechanism based on Fourier descriptor, motion vector, and homogeneity measurement is developed. Where the Fourier descriptor is utilized for vehicle tracing and the motion homogeneity is measured for determining whether the route and driving behavior of a vehicle is belonged to abnormal/violation/aggressive or not. The real time traffic information is not only displayed in the monitors of control center, but also has been sent to the embedded module for further traffic congestion analysis, traffic event analysis, and violating driving behavior analysis simultaneously. By the way, if there is traffic jam or traffic event occurred, an alarm message will be indicated to help the administrator of the control center to take optimal corresponding action. Experimental results demonstrate the feasibility and validity of our proposed mechanism. It can be applied as a traffic management system.