Research Article

Color, Scale, and Rotation Independent Multiple License Plates Detection in Videos and Still Images

Table 1

Summarization of the characteristics of LPs in the images described in Figure 10.

S. numberFigure numberCountryCharacteristics of the imageRecognized by the proposed approach (yes/no)

1 Figure 10(a1)GreekImage in open environmentYes
2Figure 10(a2)GreekImage with blurYes
3Figure 10(a3)GreekImage with shadowYes
4Figure 10(a4)GreekImage with reflectance and illuminationYes
5Figure 10(a5)GreekImage with dirt and screw in the LPYes
6Figure 10(a6)GreekImage with distorted LPYes
7Figure 10(a7)GreekImage with LP at a different placeYes
8Figure 10(a8)GreekImage taken at nightYes
9Figure 10(a9)GreekImage with dirt and shadows taken on difficult tracksYes
10Figure 10(a10)IsraelImage with different tiltYes
11Figure 10(a11)IsraelImage with different tiltYes
12Figure 10(a12)GreekImage with an extreme panYes
13Figure 10(a13)IndianImage with multiple LPs (two cars)Yes
14Figure 10(a14)IndianImage with multiple LPs (three motorcycles)Yes
15Figure 10(a15)IndianImage with multiple LPs and different combination of vehiclesYes
16Figure 10(a16)IndianImage with rotation (an image containing car with left diagonally rotated LP)Yes
17Figure 10(a17)IndianImage with rotation (an image containing car with right diagonally rotated LP)Yes
18Figure 10(a18)IndianImage with rotation (an image containing motorcycle with left diagonally rotated LP)Yes
19Figure 10(a19)IndianImage with rotation (an image containing motorcycle with right diagonally rotated LP)Yes
20Figure 10(a20)Urdu lingual countryImage from different countryYes
21Figure 10(a21)GreekImage with lot of dirt in the LPNo
22Figure 10(a22)GreekImage with lot of dirt in the LPNo
23Figure 10(a23)IsraelImage with close view of LPYes
24Figure 10(a24)GreekImage with few noisy characters in the LPYes