Automated Vehicle Classification with Image Processing and Computational Intelligence

Classification of vehicles is an important part of an Intelligent Transportation System. In this study, image processing and machine learning techniques are used to classify vehicles in dedicated lanes. Images containing side view profile of vehicles are constructed using a commercially available light curtain. This capability makes the results robust to the variations in operational and environmental conditions. Time warping is applied to compensate for speed variations in traffic. Features such as windows and hollow areas are extracted to discriminate motorcycles against automobiles. The circularity and skeleton complexity values are used as features for the classifier. K-nearest neighbor and decision tree are chosen as the classifier models. The proposed method is evaluated on a public highway and promising classification results are achieved.

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