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Title: | Camera Based Deep Learning Algorithms with Transfer Learning in Object Perception |
Authors: | Hu, Yujie |
Advisor: | Habibi, Saeid Ahmed, Ryan |
Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
Keywords: | deep learning;transfer learning;object detection;license plate recognition;lane detection;camera;perception;autonomous vehicle |
Publication Date: | 2021 |
Abstract: | The perception system is the key for autonomous vehicles to sense and understand the surrounding environment. As the cheapest and most mature sensor, monocular cameras create a rich and accurate visual representation of the world. The objective of this thesis is to investigate if camera-based deep learning models with transfer learning technique can achieve 2D object detection, License Plate Detection and Recognition (LPDR), and highway lane detection in real time. The You Only Look Once version 3 (YOLOv3) algorithm with and without transfer learning is applied on the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Toyota Technological Institute (KITTI) dataset for cars, cyclists, and pedestrians detection. This application shows that objects could be detected in real time and the transfer learning boosts the detection performance. The Convolutional Recurrent Neural Network (CRNN) algorithm with a pre-trained model is applied on multiple License Plate (LP) datasets for real-time LP recognition. The optimized model is then used to recognize Ontario LPs and achieves high accuracy. The Efficient Residual Factorized ConvNet (ERFNet) algorithm with transfer learning and a cubic spline model are modified and implemented on the TuSimple dataset for lane segmentation and interpolation. The detection performance and speed are comparable with other state-of-the-art algorithms. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/27013 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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