Vehicle Number Plate Recognition and Parking System
A parking lot also known as a car lot, is a cleared area that is intended for parking vehicles. Usually, the term refers to a dedicated area that has been provided with a durable or semi-durable surface. In most countries where cars are the dominant mo
2025-06-28 16:29:55 - Adil Khan
Vehicle Number Plate Recognition and Parking System
Project Area of Specialization Artificial IntelligenceProject SummaryA parking lot also known as a car lot, is a cleared area that is intended for parking vehicles. Usually, the term refers to a dedicated area that has been provided with a durable or semi-durable surface. In most countries where cars are the dominant mode of transportation, parking lots are a feature of every city and suburban area. Shopping malls, sports stadiums, mega churches and similar venues often feature parking lots of immense area. This system is developed based on digital images manipulation and can be easily applied to commercial purpose for the use of secure usage of parking houses and also to prevent car theft issues and many more.
An Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is a
technology that uses optical character recognition on images
to read vehicle registration plates. It can use existing closed
circuit television, road-rule enforcement cameras, or cameras specifically designed for the task. ANPR is used by police forces around the world for law enforcement purposes, including checking if a vehicle is registered or licensed. It is also used for electronic toll collection on pay-peruse roads andas a method of cataloguing the movements of traffic for example by highways agencies.
Project ObjectivesIn our project our main objectives are:
- Vehicle Number plate Recognition and Parking System is being used to help reduce congestion in busy cities and implement barrier free parking facilities.
- VNPR provides automated 24-hour access to secure sites or car parks by entering the relevant vehicle's number plate into the system. When pre-approved vehicles turn up, the barrier will open allowing free-flowing vehicle access in and out of any secure site. Access can equally be removed or revoked at any time
In the current era of information technology, the use of
automatic system is becoming more and more widespread. Automatic number plate recognition can be used to store the images captured by the cameras as well as the text from the license plate, with some configurable to store a photograph of the driver. Systems commonly use infrared lighting to allow the camera to take the picture at any time of the day. ANPR technology must take into account plate variations from place to place. Fully automated systems are being adopted in industries across the world at a rapid rate. Control systems are replacing manual operators and fully automated machines are
replacing human labor. Less personnel and smarter machines means less operating and labor costs while increasing the quality of the products or services offered. Though this limits the use of the parking lot, it increases the security of the lot which has been deemed as a reasonable trade-off.
Benefits of the Project.ANPR is used by police forces around the world for law enforcement purposes, including checking if a vehicle is registered or licensed.
. It is also used for electronic toll collection on pay-peruse roads.
. An Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is a
technology that uses optical character recognition on images
to read vehicle registration plates
Technical Details of Final DeliverableThe working of full VNPR system can be divided in to
two broad sections which are the hardware part and the software part. The working mechanism of all the parts is described in details below.
The first and the most important part in this process is
the software model. The software model uses the image
processing technology. The algorithm is divided into
following parts: Capture image, Pre-processing, Plate region
extraction, Segmentation of character in the extracted number Comparison with database and Indicate result.
Capture of Image: The first step is the capture of image. The image is captured by electronic device Pi Camera or Webcam. The image captured is stored in JPEG format.Later on it is converted in to gray scale image.
Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemCore Industry ITOther Industries Security Core Technology Internet of Things (IoT)Other Technologies NeuroTechSustainable Development Goals Zero HungerRequired Resources| Item Name | Type | No. of Units | Per Unit Cost (in Rs) | Total (in Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in (Rs) | 65400 | |||
| Thesis and documents5 | Miscellaneous | 5 | 2000 | 10000 |
| Arduino super starter kit | Equipment | 5 | 3800 | 19000 |
| camera | Equipment | 2 | 1900 | 3800 |
| pub board prototype | Equipment | 8 | 800 | 6400 |
| Raspberry | Equipment | 2 | 1200 | 2400 |
| wirestripper | Equipment | 1 | 1300 | 1300 |
| Raspberry pi Screen | Equipment | 1 | 5000 | 5000 |
| prototype barrel | Equipment | 5 | 500 | 2500 |
| Scanner device | Equipment | 1 | 15000 | 15000 |