MATLAB: Require a code for automatic licencse plate recognition of vehicles.

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Hi…
I am doing a project on the concept of AUTOMATIC NUMBER PLATE RECOGNITION (ANPR) using matlab using artificial neural network for OCR(Optical Character Recognition). here we initially take an image of car number plate or license plate and perform Image enhancement, Image Segmentation and Character Recognition process to display the license plate characters as output of matlab code. I have executed half of the matlab code till dilation process and have got output successfully.. now I have the entire code of the project but I am getting an error and I am unable to remove it.. so can u please suggest ways to remove it or can u please correct that code… or can u please help me in writing a new code regarding this project… or if u have any ideas.. can u please send me the code…

fi = imread('noplate.jpg');
%imshow(fi)
fin = rgb2gray(fi);
imshow(fin);
d=double(fin)
%imshow(fin)
[r c]= size(d)
% Mexican filter operator
filter = [ 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 ;
0 -1 -1 -3 -3 -3 -1 -1 0;
0 -1 -3 -3 -1 -3 -3 -1 0;
-1 -3 -3 6 13 6 -3 -3 -1;
-1 -3 -1 13 24 13 -1 -3 -1;
-1 -3 -3 -6 13 6 -3 -3 -1;
0 -1 -3 -3 -1 -3 -3 -1 0;
0 -1 -1 -3 -3 -3 -1 -1 0;
0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 ];
% creating image matrix for mexican hat operator
gm = zeros(r,c);
for i=5:2:r-5
for j=5:2:c-5
gm(i,j) = sum(sum(double(fin(i-4:i+4,j-4:j+4)).*filter,2));
end;
end;
% removing the unwanted edges by using a threshold
fh = gm>1200;
%Dilation operation
x = 1;
y =1;
fs = double(fh);
se = ones(3,3);
for x= 3:3:r-20
for y = 3:3:c-20
if(x+50<=r)
xend = x+50;
else
xend = r;
end;
if(y+100<=r)
yend = y + 150;
else
yend = c;
end;
if(sum(fh(x:xend,y))<=35||sum (fh(x,y:yend,2)<=60))
if(sum(fh(x,y:y+3),2)<=3) && (sum(fh(x,y:y+3),2)>2)
fs(x-2:x+2,y-2:y+2)=bwmorph(fh(x-2:x+2,y-2:y+2),'dilate',se);
end;
end;
end;
end;
%imshow(fin)
%image with dilation performed
f=double(fs);
[row col]=size(f);
%initialising a matrix for a segmented image
g=zeros(row,col);
gl=zeros(row,col);
label=1;
n=1;
x=1;
iter=[];
it=0;
ss_prev=0;
nn=[];
sss_mat=[];
for i=1:2:row
for j=1:2:col
r_pt=i;
c_pt=j;
if(g(r_pt,c_pt)==0)
while(true)
|%using 4 neighbour rule|
if(f(r_pt(n),c_pt(n))==1 && g(r_pt(n),c_pt(n))==0)
g(r_pt(n),c_pt(n))=label;
if(r_pt(n)+1<=row)
if(f(r_pt(n)+1,c_pt(n))==1)
r_pt=[r_pt r_pt(n)+1];
c_pt=[c_pt c_pt(n)];
x=x+1;
end;
end;
if(c_pt(n)-1>=1)
if(f(r_pt(n),c_pt(n)-1)==1)
r_pt=[r_pt r_pt(n)];
c_pt=[c_pt c_pt(n)-1];
x=x+1;
end;
end;
if(c_pt(n)+1<=col)
if(f(r_pt(n),c_pt(n)+1)==1)
r_pt=[r_pt r_pt(n)];
c_pt=[c_pt c_pt(n)+1];
x=x+1;
end;
end;
if(r_pt(n)-1>=1)
if(f(r_pt(n)-1,c_pt(n))==1)
r_pt=[r_pt r_pt(n)-1];
c_pt=[c_pt c_pt(n)];
x=x+1;
end;
end;
end;
if(n>=x)
break;
end;
n=n+1;
end;
y1=min(r_pt);
y2=max(r_pt);
x1=min(c_pt);
x2=max(c_pt);
a1=g(min(r_pt):max(r_pt),min(c_pt):max(c_pt));
f1=d(min(r_pt):max(r_pt),min(c_pt):max(c_pt));
[ra ca]=size(a1);
| if(n>=50)|
b1=bwlabel(a1);
ss=regionprops(b1,'euler number');
sss=struct2array(ss);
sss=min(sss);
sss_mat=[sss_mat sss];
if(sss<ss_prev && sss<0 && ca <=190 && ra<=60 && ca>=50 && ra >=15 && mean(mean(f1))<=220)
x_cor1=x1;
y_cor1=y1;
x_cor2=x2;
y_cor2=y2;
ss_prev=sss;
end;
label=label+1;
else
g(r_pt,c_pt)=0;
end;
end;
x=1;
n=1;
it=1;
end;
end;
if(exist('y_cor1')==1)
d(y_cor1:y_cor1+2,x_cor1:x_cor2)=255;
d(y_cor2:y_cor2+2,x_cor1:x_cor2)=255;
d(y_cor1:y_cor2,x_cor1:x_cor1+2)=255;
d(y_cor1:y_cor2,x_cor2:x_cor2+2)=255;
end;
% Segmented licence plate image
d=mat2gray(d);
|lp=d(y_cor1:y_cor2,x_cor1:x_cor2);|
%%%2. Character Segmentation
%License plate image, characters of wcich are to be segmented
lp1 = d(y_cor1:y_cor2,x_cor1:x_cor2);
[rl cl] = size(lp1);
% Median Filtering
lp = medfilt2(lp1,[3 3]);
% Contrast Enhancement
lpf = imadjust(lp,stretchlim(lp,[0.1 0.5]));
%creating output image matrix
output= zeros(rl,cl);
% Window for local threshold operation
dis = round(cl/7);
% Local threshold operation
for i=1:dis:cl
if(i+dis-1<=cl)
t=threshcal(lpf(:,i:i+dis-1),a);
for i=1:dis:cl
if(i+dis-1<=cl)
t=threshcal(lpf(:,i:i+dis-1),a);
output(:,i:i+dis-1)=lpf(:,i:i+dis-1)<=t;
else
t=threshcal(lpf(:,i:cl),a);
for z1=2:rl-1
for z2=i+5:cl-5
if(mean(mean(lpf(z1-1:z1+1,z2-5:z2+5)))<=t)
output(z1,z2)=1;
end;
end;
end;
output(:,i:cl)=lpf(:,i:cl)<=t;
end;
end;
end;
end;
% Structuring element for erosion operation
se = [1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1]
output = output - imerode(output,se);
[of lab lpdet] = reggrowl(logical(output),number);
% Segmented characters
lpdet = logical(lpdet);
% Character Recognition
% output String giving licence plate information
lpstr=[];
for i= 1:lab-1
R = lpdet(:,st:st+9);
st = st+10;
b = bwlabel(R);
% Feature extraction
ar = struct2array(regionprops(b,'area'));
or = struct2aarray(regionprops(b,'orientation'))/90;
eu = struct2array(regionprops(b,'eulernumber'))/10;
pe = struct2array(regionprops(b,'perimeter'));
mi = struct2array(regionprops(b,'minoraxislength'));
ma = struct2array(regionprops(b,'majoraxislength'));

Best Answer

function [LPImageGray,LPImageBW,BW2,BW3,stats,LPImageTH,EdgeImage,imrefdata,ids,im] = AnprEngine( LPImage,thresh)
%ANPRENGINE Summary of this function goes here
% Process image input analytics and output licence plate alphanumeric string
% Based on static image
tic
Variables Initialization EligibleBands = zeros(3,2); Pointer = 1; Sensing = 0; MinimalHeight = 15;
srcData = load('AnprSysData.mat');
imrefdata = srcData.AlphaNumRef;
im = [];
C = zeros(109);
% toc
Pre-process LPImage
LPImageGray = rgb2gray(LPImage);
LPImageTH = imtophat(LPImageGray,strel('ball',12,7));%Close ball 18 7/ Far ball 12 4
imadjust(LPImageTH,[0;0.1],[0;1]);
%[EdgeImage, thr, gv, gh] = edge(LPImageGray,'sobel','nothinning');
[EdgeImage, ~, ~] = edge(LPImageGray,'sobel');
LPImageBW = ~im2bw(LPImageTH,thresh);
%LPImageVH = edge(LPImageGray, 'sobel',0.11,'vertical');
%sz = size(LPImage);
toc
Skew detection Spacial Transformation correction
Process Image ROI candidates, Heuristic and Bands Elimamination
toc
ProjectionVH = sum(LPImageVH,2);%Compute sum of Horizontal Projection of vertical lines
maxIndexValue = find(ProjectionVH == max(ProjectionVH), 1,'last');%Find Max Index Value of ProjectionVH 1*m Matrix
% Locate most significative eligible bands.
sensor = mean(ProjectionVH);% Define standard deviation of ProjectionVH to find eligible bands
for idx = 1:sz(1,1)
if(ProjectionVH(idx) > sensor && Sensing == 0)
Sensing = 1;
EligibleBands(Pointer, 1) = idx;
end
if(ProjectionVH(idx) < sensor && Sensing == 1)
Sensing = 0;
EligibleBands(Pointer, 2) = idx;
if((EligibleBands(Pointer, 2)-EligibleBands(Pointer, 1))>MinimalHeight)
Pointer = Pointer + 1;
end
end
end
for i = 1:sz(1,1)
if(i < EligibleBands(1,1) || i > EligibleBands(1,2))
LPImageBW(i,:) = 0;
end
end
Locate Licence Plate Bands
Blobs Analysis
CC = bwconncomp(LPImageBW);
stats = regionprops(CC, 'Area','BoundingBox','Image');
ids = find([stats.Area] > 8 & [stats.Area] < 250);
BW2 = ismember(labelmatrix(CC),ids);
toc
Blobs Analysis
CC2 = bwconncomp(~LPImageBW);
stats2 = regionprops(CC2,'Area','BoundingBox','Eccentricity');
ids2 = find([stats2.Area] > 20 & [stats2.Eccentricity] > 0.95);
BW3 = ismember(labelmatrix(CC2),ids2);
%BW3 = [];% ismember(labelmatrix(CC2),ids2);
toc
Pre-OCR
for k=1:length(ids)
imOriginal = stats(ids(k)).Image;
BB = stats(ids(k)).BoundingBox;
NormIm{1,1} = resizem(imOriginal,[60,30]);
NormIm{2,1} = BB(4)/BB(3);
[NormIm{3,1} NormIm{4,1}, NormIm{5,1}] = getMaxCorrelationRate(NormIm{1,1},imrefdata);
if(BB(4)/BB(3)>=1.4 && BB(4)/BB(3)<=2 || BB(4)/BB(3)>=3 && BB(4)/BB(3)<=10)
im = [im NormIm];
%imshow(cell2mat(PD(1,:))) %to display all column in first row on NormIm
%output
%imshow(cell2mat(E2(2)))
end
end
toc
OCR Function
function [Rate,id, Letter] = getMaxCorrelationRate(imOriginal,imrefdata)
for n=1:length(imrefdata)
Rates(n) = corr2(imOriginal,cell2mat(imrefdata(1,n)));
end
[Rate,id] = max(Rates);
if(Rate>0.48)
Letter = imrefdata{2,id};
else
Letter ='';
end;
end
OCR AlphaNumerical resolution
LPNumber = 'Hello Plate';
%%Output
end
% It uses correlation instead of ANN.
% All is in AnprSysData.mat file Chars are indexed from 1 to 109
% Author Mahjoub El attar 2002-2006 for smartKam. For more information feel free to contact me at my profile email contact address.