Abstract: A method of vehicle detection is provided. The method comprises receiving an image from a traffic camera, wherein the image contains vehicle traffic flow. A number of regions in the image that exceed a predetermined number of candelas are identified and masked. Contrast edges are added around the masked regions in the image. One or more vehicles are detected in the image based on the contrast edges.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 13, 2020
Date of Patent:
November 30, 2021
Assignee:
ITS PLUS, INC.
Inventors:
Michael Cole Hutchison, Staci Marlea Ingram
Abstract: A method of managing traffic flow. The method includes receiving, at a camera, an image containing vehicle traffic flow. The method also includes processing, using a processor, the image to mask areas in the image that exceed a predetermined number of candelas. The method also includes thereafter analyzing, using the processor, the image to determine a parameter related to the vehicles, whereby an analysis is performed. The method also includes managing the traffic flow based on the analysis.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 12, 2018
Date of Patent:
June 23, 2020
Assignee:
ITS Plus, Inc.
Inventors:
Michael Cole Hutchison, Staci Marlea Ingram
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