Systems, methods and devices for the automated verification and quality control and assurance of vehicle identification plates

摘要

The present disclosure is directed towards systems, methods and devices for the automated verification and quality control and/or quality assurance of vehicle identification plates. Such verification and quality control/assurance of vehicle identification plates may include verifying information imprinted on a plate. In at least one embodiment, a method for verifying information imprinted on a plate includes positioning the plate on a plate holder. A machine readable barcode may be scanned and/or read. Registration data based on the barcode may be retrieved from a computer device or a database. The method may include capturing image data. The image data may be captured with an image sensor that is coupled to the plate holder or frame. The image data includes a plate region that corresponds to the plate. The method may also include generating a binary image based on the plate region and partitioning a portion of the first binary image into a sub-portion. A contour associated with the sub- portion is determined. The method also includes associating a matching template to the contour based on a comparison of the contour to a plurality of candidate templates and determining a portion of the information imprinted on the plate based on the associated matching template