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Automatic License Plate Recognition System

Advanced ALPR system using YOLO and OCR for real-time vehicle identification and traffic monitoring.

4 months
Lead ML Engineer
Computer Vision
Automatic License Plate Recognition System

Project Overview

This project implements a comprehensive Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) system that combines state-of-the-art computer vision techniques with optical character recognition to identify and track vehicles in real-time. The system is designed to work in various lighting conditions and can handle multiple vehicle types.

Key Features

  • •Real-time license plate detection using YOLO v5
  • •Optical Character Recognition with Tesseract
  • •Multi-angle plate recognition
  • •Vehicle tracking and counting
  • •Database integration for vehicle records
  • •Web-based dashboard for monitoring
  • •API for third-party integrations

Technical Challenges

  • •Handling various lighting conditions and weather
  • •Recognizing plates from different angles
  • •Optimizing for real-time performance
  • •Dealing with motion blur and low-resolution images
  • •Supporting multiple license plate formats

Results & Impact

  • •95% accuracy in license plate detection
  • •Real-time processing at 30 FPS
  • •Successfully deployed in 5+ locations
  • •Reduced manual monitoring by 80%
  • •Improved traffic law enforcement efficiency

Technologies Used

PythonYOLO v5OpenCVTensorFlowTesseract OCRNumPyPandas

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