Road traffic monitoring using the TRIP II system

Traffic observed by video cameras or captured on video tape can now be counted automatically in real-time. The aim of the TRIP II system is to take full advantage of the area sensing capability of video images. It is different from many earlier systems since it is based upon an inexpensive IBM AT microcomputer and can processes complex pattern information by simulating the operation of a neural network. In this particular case the vehicle detection algorithm relies on the ability of the TRIP II system to learn from example and discriminate between complex patterns within video images of traffic scenes