ICIP 2006, Atlanta, GA
 

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Paper:WP-P7.6
Session:Implementation of Image & Video Processing Systems
Time:Wednesday, October 11, 14:20 - 17:00
Presentation: Poster
Title: AN EFFICIENT DSP IMPLEMENTATION OF REAL-TIME STATIONARY VEHICLE DETECTION BY SMART CAMERA AT OUTDOOR CONDITIONS
Authors: Antony Louis Piriyakumar Douglas; Siemens Corporate Technology India 
 Mayank Prasad; Siemens Corporate Technology India 
 Sunil Gowtham B.; Siemens Corporate Technology India 
 Archana Kalyansundar; Siemens Corporate Technology India 
 Vishnu Swaminathan; Siemens Corporate Technology India 
 Rita Chattopadhyay; Siemens Corporate Technology India 
Abstract: The advent of third generation smart cameras has increased the use of digital video in the areas of defense and civil surveillance and transportation systems. Advances in processor architecture, coupled with improved image processing algorithms, have made it feasible to design and operate complex vision applications on a smart camera. This paper presents an efficient traffic-monitoring algorithm to detect stationary vehicles in varying environmental lighting conditions. Illumination invariance is achieved by using adaptive thresholds based on reflectance modeling. The algorithm is implemented on a DSP-based smart camera and optimized to run in real-time. We explain the different optimizations implemented to achieve real-time performance of nearly 30 frames per second along with extensive experimental results to prove the efficiency of the system.