Title :
Accuracy of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) and real world UK number plate problems
Author :
Rhead, Mike ; Gurney, Robert ; Ramalingam, Soodamani ; Cohen, Neil
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Technol., Univ. of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
Abstract :
This paper considers real world UK number plates and relates these to ANPR. It considers aspects of the relevant legislation and standards when applying them to real world number plates. The varied manufacturing techniques and varied specifications of component parts are also noted. The varied fixing methodologies and fixing locations are discussed as well as the impact on image capture.
Keywords :
image recognition; legislation; ANPR; automatic number plate recognition; fixing locations; image capture; manufacturing techniques; real world UK number plate problems; ANPR; ANPR British Standards; National ACPO ANPR Standards (NAAS); Registration Marks Legislation; misreads; missed reads; number plates; optical character recognition;
Conference_Titel :
Security Technology (ICCST), 2012 IEEE International Carnahan Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2450-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1071-6572
DOI :
10.1109/CCST.2012.6393574