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Automatic Recognition of Direction Information in Road Sign Image Using OpenCV

OpenCV를 이용한 도로표지 영상에서의 방향정보 자동인식

  • Kim, Gihong (Gangneung-Wonju National University, Department of Civil Engineering) ;
  • Chong, Kyusoo (Korea Institute of Construction Technology, ICT Convergence and Integration Research Division) ;
  • Youn, Junhee (Korea Institute of Construction Technology, ICT Convergence and Integration Research Division)
  • Received : 2013.07.23
  • Accepted : 2013.08.29
  • Published : 2013.08.31
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Abstract

Road signs are important infrastructures for safe and smooth traffic by providing useful information to drivers. It is necessary to establish road sign DB for managing road signs systematically. To provide such DB, manually detection and recognition from imagery can be done. However, it is time and cost consuming. In this study, we proposed algorithms for automatic recognition of direction information in road sign image. Also we developed algorithm code using OpenCV library, and applied it to road sign image. To automatically detect and recognize direction information, we developed program which is composed of various modules such as image enhancement, image binarization, arrow region extraction, interesting point extraction, and template image matching. As a result, we can confirm the possibility of automatic recognition of direction information in road sign image.

도로표지는 운전자들에게 유용한 정보들을 제공함으로서 안전하고 원활한 교통을 확보하기 위한 중요한 시설물이다. 도로표지를 체계적으로 관리하기 위해서는 도로표지 내용에 대한 DB구축이 필요하며 이를 위한 작업은 거의 수동으로 진행되고 있어 많은 시간과 비용이 소요된다. 본 연구에서는 도로표지 영상에서 방향정보를 자동으로 인식 추출하기 위한 알고리즘을 제안하였다. 또한 OpenCV를 이용해 이를 구현하였으며 도로표지 영상에 적용하였다. 방향정보의 자동추출을 위해, 영상 개선, 영상 이진화, 방향지시 도형 영역 추출, 특징점 추출, 템플릿 영상정합 등의 영상처리 기법을 코딩하여 적용하였으며 이를 통해 방향정보 자동 인식의 가능성을 확인하였다.

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