Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is the technology which is used to identify the vehicle number plate by capturing images.Mostly this technology is being increasingly used in traffic control and law enforcement applications.This paper reviews the current state of the art in ANPR including image acquisition, feature extraction and recognition and as well as in deep learning approaches.It also examins the challenges associated with ANPR, including varying image quality, plate designs and font types.Finally, it discusses the potential applications of ANPR and the implications for public safety and security .The paper includes with a discussion of future research directions, which involves the development of robust algorithm for handling varying image quality, improved recognition techniques to deal with license plate of different and the integration of ANPR with other technologies, such as facial recognition.