SMART PARKING SYSTEM USING AUTOMATIC VEHICLE NUMBER RECOGNITION

Abstract:

Number Recognition (VNR) is an image processing technology which uses efficient algorithms to detect the vehicle number from real time images. The system first detects the vehicle and then captures the image of the front view of the vehicle. Vehicle number plate is localized & characters are segmented. The system is designed for grayscale images so it detects the number plate regardless of its color. Template matching technique is used for the character recognition. The resulting vehicle number is then compared with the available database of all the vehicles so as to come up with information about the vehicles stored, if it is known in database then it is allowed otherwise it is not allowed to enter inside the parking area. . The vehicle information (such as passing time, date, vehicle number) is also stored in the different database to maintain the record. 

Algorithm for Automatic Vehicle Number Recognition is designed in MATLAB. The road barriers & traffic is controlled by using Microcontroller. System also contains LCD display to guide vehicles.

Block diagram:

Components used:

• Microcontroller 

• Web camera

• Servo motor

• Vehicle

• Laptop

Applications:

• Smart parking systems

• Access control

• Border control

• Finding stolen cars

• Airport parking