KEYWORDS: Image processing, Image filtering, Optical character recognition, Detection and tracking algorithms, Feature extraction, Pattern recognition, Edge roughness, Aluminum, Zoom lenses, Signal to noise ratio
To relieve the inefficient of traditional method on auto car tire character recognition based on
hand-copying, in this paper, we present an intellective method of fast recognition. Several algorithms
were involved in this method, including polar transformation, improved canny operator and distance
fast cluster.
The procedure was consisted of several steps. In first step, tire image was rotated by polar
transformation and mosaic to form a rectangle area by Bilinear Interpolation algorithm. Compared to
other methods this part can reduce system time expense greatly. Next, Histogram Equalization
algorithm was used to improve the gray distribution and image contrast, which always low on the
foreground and background of image for the curing process. Then, the real edge was extracted by
improved canny operator, which has advantages of smoothing image, binarizing image and suppressing
the big noise caused by rough surface. Subsequently, based on foregoing results, tire image was divided
into several small regions, and the judgment of each region whether belongs to real character region
was processed by utilizing the continued similarity and the ratio of black pixel number to white pixel
number. Furthermore distance fast cluster was utilized to filter noise and split image, and class merging
was also used to complete character split. Finally, character feature vectors were extracted and
character pattern recognition was completed using them.
This method was tested on a series of experiments, the result shows small time expenses and high
recognition ratio, which demonstrated that this method can satisfy the special requirement of fast and
effective recognition of autocar tire character.
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