Traffic Light Color Identification for Automatic Traffic Light Violation Detection System

Automatic traffic light violation detection system relies on color detection of traffic light appeared in video frames. Presence of red light in video frame triggers detection software routine to identify vehicles violating traffic light. Detection of red light in video frames can be difficult due to: fading or dimming of red light, obscurity from large vehicles and flare. In this paper, we present a software technique based on HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color model to eliminate difficulties in red light detection mentioned above and is able to identify all colors of traffic light which gives 96% detection accuracy.