AUTOMATIC DATA EXTRACTION OF VEHICLE POSITIONING: BY DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING FOR MODELLING ITS DYNAMIC BEHAVIOUR

This paper presents the first results of a system being developed to follow the trajectories of motor vehicles in planar curves from a sequence of digital images in order to help civil engineers design safer roads. The method is based on mathemetical morphology that allows a segmentation of the image in such a way that the contour of a vehicle can be completely detected. The eight steps in the algorithm are described. Its use in road traffic flow monitoring is outlined and the images produced during the eight steps presented. For the covering abstract see IRRD 880251.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Electrical Engineers

  Savoy Place
  London WC2R 0BL, NY  England  10016-5997
• Authors:
  • Diaz, M E
  • DOMINGO, J
  • Garcia, Alfredo
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROAD TRAFFIC MONITORING AND CONTROL, 23-25 APRIL 1996. CONFERENCE PUBLICATION NO. 422
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 110-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Highway design; Image processing; Layout; Motion; Moving industry; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Plane (Mathematics)
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 2855: Highway design; 8633: Image processing; 2885: Layout; 9050: Moving; 6419: Plane; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00725365
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 26 1996 12:00AM