Traffic sign detection using fpga

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2010

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Özkan, İbrahim

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In this thesis, real time detection of traffic signs using FPGA hardware is presented. Traffic signs have distinctive color and shape properties. Therefore, color and shape based algorithms are chosen to implemented on FPGA. FPGA supports sufficient logic to implement complete systems and sub-systems. Color information of images/frames is used to minimize the search domain of detection process. Using FPGA, real time conversion of YUV space to RGB space is performed. Furthermore, color thresholding algorithm is used to localize the sign in the image/video depending on the color. Edges are the most important image/frame attributes that provide valuable information about the shape of the objects. Sobel edge detection algorithm is implemented on FPGA. After color segmentation, FPGA implementation of Sobel algorithm is used to find the edges of candidate traffic signs in real time. Later, radial symmetry based shape detection algorithm is used to determine circular traffic signs. Each FPGA implemented algorithm is tested by using video sequences and static images. In addition, combined implementation of color based and shape based algorithms are tested. Joint application of color and shape based algorithms are used in order to reduce search domain and the processing time of detection process. Designing architecture on FPGA makes traffic sign detection system portable as a final product and relatively more efficient than the computer based detection systems. The resulting hardware is suitable where cost and compactness constraints are important.

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Electrical engineering., FPGA.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12611788/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/19488

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Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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İ. Özkan, “Traffic sign detection using fpga,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2010.