The KIPS Transactions:PartB (정보처리학회논문지B)

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Traffic Sign Area Detection by using Color Rate and Distance Rate

컬러비와 거리비를 이용한 교통표지판 영역추출

  • 곽현욱 (영남대학교 대학원 컴퓨터공학과) ;
  • 이우범 (대구과학대학교 컴퓨터공학과) ;
  • 김욱현 (영남대학교 전자정보공학부)
  • Published : 2002.10.01
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Abstract

This paper proposes a system detecting the area of traffic sign, which uses color rate as the information of colors, and corner point and distance rate as the information of morphology. In this system, a candidate area is extracted by performing dilation operation on the binary image made by the color rate of R, G, B components and by detecting corner point and center point through mask. The area of traffic sign with varied shapes is extracted by calculating the distance rate from center point, which is the information of morphology. The results of this experiment demonstrate that in this system which is invariable regardless of its size and location, it is possible to extract the exact area from varied traffic signs such as the shapes of triangle, circle, inverse triangle, and square as well as from the images at both day and night when brightness value is greatly different. Moreover, it demonstrates great accuracy and speed in processing.

본 논문에서는 컬러 정보인 컬러비와 형태학적 정보인 코너점 및 거리비를 이용한 교통표지판 영역추출 시스템을 제안한다. R G, B 성분들의 컬러비를 기반으로 생성한 이진영상에 대해서 불림 연산처리와 마스크를 이용한 코너점 및 중심점 검출에 의해 후보영역을 추출한다. 다양한 형태의 교통표지판 영역은 후보영역의 중심점을 기준으로 형태학적 정보인 거리비를 이용하여 추출한다. 실험결과, 제안한 시스템은 크기 및 위치에 불변하며, 삼각형, 원, 역삼각형, 사각형 등의 다양한 교통표지판과 밝기값의 차이가 큰 낮과 밤 영상에 대해서도 정확한 영역추출이 가능하였다. 또한, 높은 정확성과 빠른 처리속도를 보였다.

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