Title
Automated License Plate Recognition for Resource-Constrained Environments
Abstract
The incorporation of deep-learning techniques in embedded systems has enhanced the capabilities of edge computing to a great extent. However, most of these solutions rely on high-end hardware and often require a high processing capacity, which cannot be achieved with resource-constrained edge computing. This study presents a novel approach and a proof of concept for a hardware-efficient automated license plate recognition system for a constrained environment with limited resources. The proposed solution is purely implemented for low-resource edge devices and performed well for extreme illumination changes such as day and nighttime. The generalisability of the proposed models has been achieved using a novel set of neural networks for different hardware configurations based on the computational capabilities and low cost. The accuracy, energy efficiency, communication, and computational latency of the proposed models are validated using different license plate datasets in the daytime and nighttime and in real time. Meanwhile, the results obtained from the proposed study have shown competitive performance to the state-of-the-art server-grade hardware solutions as well.
Year
DOI
Venue
2022
10.3390/s22041434
SENSORS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
edge computing, resource-constrained devices, energy efficiency, low cost, night vision
Journal
22
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
4
1424-8220
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Heshan Padmasiri100.34
Jithmi Shashirangana200.34
Dulani Meedeniya301.01
Omer F. Rana42181229.52
Charith Perera582750.52