Real-Time Vehicle License Plate Detection and Recognition Using YOLOv5

Abstract

The project titled "Vehicle Number Plate Detection and Extraction using YOLO V5" focuses on developing an efficient system for automating the identification and extraction of license plates from images or video streams. The implementation utilizes the YOLO V5 (You Only Look Once) object detection model, known for its real-time processing capabilities.

The project begins with the collection and preparation of a diverse dataset containing images of vehicles, ensuring adequate representation of various license plate types, sizes, and environmental conditions. This dataset is then used to train the YOLO V5 model, fine-tuning its parameters for accurate and robust license plate detection.

Upon successful training, the model is deployed to analyze new input data. During the inference phase, the YOLO V5 model identifies the regions of interest corresponding to license plates within the images or video frames. Subsequently, a mechanism is implemented to extract the license plate information, including alphanumeric characters.

KEYWORDS

• YOLOv5
• Vehicle number plate
• Detection
• Extraction
• Computer vision
• Deep learning
• Image processing
• Object detection
• ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition)