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Working principle of the road gate license plate recognition system

2023-05-23

The road gate license plate recognition system is an intelligent traffic management system that captures vehicle license plate information through a camera, then performs image processing and recognition, ultimately achieving the function of automatically opening or closing the road gate. This article will provide a detailed introduction to the working principle of the road gate license plate recognition system.



1、 Camera captures vehicle information


The road gate license plate recognition system first requires the installation of a camera, which can be installed above or on the side of the road gate to capture the vehicle's license plate information. When the vehicle approaches the barrier, the camera will automatically take a photo of the license plate.


2、 Image processing and recognition

The license plate photos captured by the camera will be transmitted to the computer, which will process the images, including grayscale, binarization, denoising, edge detection, and other operations of the license plate. Then, the system will use image recognition algorithms to recognize the license plate and ultimately obtain the license plate number.


3、 Automatically open or close the barrier gate

After the system successfully recognizes the license plate number, it can determine whether the vehicle is allowed to pass based on preset rules. If allowed to pass, the system will automatically open the barrier and vehicles can pass through; If passage is not allowed, the system will keep the gate closed and vehicles cannot pass through.

The license plate recognition system for road gates is an efficient and intelligent traffic management system that can effectively improve the operational efficiency and safety of road gates. Capture vehicle information through cameras, perform image processing and recognition, and achieve the function of automatically opening or closing road gates. I hope this article is helpful for everyone to understand the working principle of the road gate license plate recognition system.


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