License Plate Detection Applying Contours

A vehicle is a machine that can convey people and goods from a source to a destination. When vehicles ply on roads, it can lead to traffic. Traffic has to be managed on a day to day basis in villages, towns, cities and the freeway. A vehicle license plate is affixed to the vehicle at the time of registration or at some other possible event. A vehicle license plate can help in identification, management and routing of vehicles. Lately, high security registration plates (HSRP) have been assigned in India. Vehicle license plate localization is a well-known and well-studied problem. By localizing the license plate on a vehicle, it is possible to get the image of the license plate. In this research article, a new algorithm – license plate localization applying contours (LILY) is presented.