Application of neural network techniques to automatic licence plate recognition

With the ever-increasing cost and inconvenience of traffic congestion all around the world, many initiatives for effective control of traffic have been proposed or are undergoing trials. Intelligent transport management systems, which include video recording and analysis, are being applied to the enforcement of traffic regulations, such as speed violation and red traffic light infringement, road use surveys, road tolling and car park security. This paper addresses the problems associated with the capture and analysis of vehicle licence plate information from standard CCTV cameras, and a solution to effective character recognition which offers the potential for licence plate recognition in a multinational licence plate environment.