License Plate Detection and Character Recognition Using Deep Learning and Font Evaluation
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| author | Vargoorani, Zahra Ebrahimi Suen, Ching Yee |
| author_facet | Vargoorani, Zahra Ebrahimi Suen, Ching Yee |
| contents | License plate detection (LPD) is essential for traffic management, vehicle tracking, and law enforcement but faces challenges like variable lighting and diverse font types, impacting accuracy. Traditionally reliant on image processing and machine learning, the field is now shifting towards deep learning for its robust performance in various conditions. Current methods, however, often require tailoring to specific regional datasets. This paper proposes a dual deep learning strategy using a Faster R-CNN for detection and a CNN-RNN model with Connectionist Temporal Classification (CTC) loss and a MobileNet V3 backbone for recognition. This approach aims to improve model performance using datasets from Ontario, Quebec, California, and New York State, achieving a recall rate of 92% on the Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence (CENPARMI) dataset and 90% on the UFPR-ALPR dataset. It includes a detailed error analysis to identify the causes of false positives. Additionally, the research examines the role of font features in license plate (LP) recognition, analyzing fonts like Driver Gothic, Dreadnought, California Clarendon, and Zurich Extra Condensed with the OpenALPR system. It discovers significant performance discrepancies influenced by font characteristics, offering insights for future LPD system enhancements.
Keywords: Deep Learning, License Plate, Font Evaluation |
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| spellingShingle | License Plate Detection and Character Recognition Using Deep Learning and Font Evaluation Vargoorani, Zahra Ebrahimi Suen, Ching Yee Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning 68T10 I.2.10; I.4.8; I.5.4 License plate detection (LPD) is essential for traffic management, vehicle tracking, and law enforcement but faces challenges like variable lighting and diverse font types, impacting accuracy. Traditionally reliant on image processing and machine learning, the field is now shifting towards deep learning for its robust performance in various conditions. Current methods, however, often require tailoring to specific regional datasets. This paper proposes a dual deep learning strategy using a Faster R-CNN for detection and a CNN-RNN model with Connectionist Temporal Classification (CTC) loss and a MobileNet V3 backbone for recognition. This approach aims to improve model performance using datasets from Ontario, Quebec, California, and New York State, achieving a recall rate of 92% on the Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence (CENPARMI) dataset and 90% on the UFPR-ALPR dataset. It includes a detailed error analysis to identify the causes of false positives. Additionally, the research examines the role of font features in license plate (LP) recognition, analyzing fonts like Driver Gothic, Dreadnought, California Clarendon, and Zurich Extra Condensed with the OpenALPR system. It discovers significant performance discrepancies influenced by font characteristics, offering insights for future LPD system enhancements. Keywords: Deep Learning, License Plate, Font Evaluation |
| title | License Plate Detection and Character Recognition Using Deep Learning and Font Evaluation |
| topic | Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning 68T10 I.2.10; I.4.8; I.5.4 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.12572 |