Computer vision based real-time vehicle tracking and classification system

Detect, classify and keep track, in real-time, on different kinds of objects or vehicles that are moving on a road is crucial for traffic managements systems, among other research areas. In this paper, a vision based system to detect, track, count and classify moving vehicles, on any kind of road, is shown. The data acquisition system consists of a HD-RGB camera placed on the road, while the information processing is performed by clustering and classification algorithms. The system obtained an efficiency score over the 95 percent in test cases, as well, the correct classification of 85 percent of the test objects. Also, the system achieves 30 fps in image processing with a resolution of 1280x720.