Convolutional neural networks for automatic meter reading

R Laroca, V Barroso, MA Diniz… - Journal of …, 2019 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We tackle automatic meter reading (AMR) by leveraging the high capability of convolutional
neural networks (CNNs). We design a two-stage approach that employs the Fast-YOLO …

[HTML][HTML] Text detection and recognition in raw image dataset of seven segment digital energy meter display

K Kanagarathinam, K Sekar - Energy Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
The article describes the collection of the dataset of raw images of digital energy meters
display, text detection and recognition of seven segment numerals from collected samples …

HRC-mCNNs: A hybrid regression and classification multibranch CNNs for automatic meter reading with smart shell

H Xiu, J He, XT Zhang, L Wang… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nowadays, the meter reading is detached into two parts: 1) image collection and 2) image
recognition. Most previous researchers perceived meter reading as an image classification …

A robust automatic meter reading system based on mask-rcnn

A Azeem, W Riaz, A Siddique… - 2020 IEEE International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) is tackled by leveraging the high capability of Region-
Convolutional Neural Networks (RCNN). However, license plate recognition is quite …

[PDF][PDF] Survey of image processing based applications in AMR

K Karthick, M Premkumar, R Manikandan… - Review of Computer …, 2018 - academia.edu
Digital image processing system is becoming popular due to easy availability of computers
with large memory size, graphics based software tools, etc. Image processing finds various …

Automatic meter reading based on bi-fusion MSP network and carry-out rechecking

JY Liao, JW Hsieh, CW Ma - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Automatic meter reading is important for power billing in a smart city. Most SoTA (State-of-
the-Art) vision-based methods can read only cyclometers and fail to handle dial meters due …

Automatic meter reading via simulated water meter wheel rotation data generation

Q Zhao, G Zhu, Q Huang - Measurement Science and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
With the rapid development of smart cities, automated meter reading (AMR) technology, as a
crucial part of the infrastructure, has garnered widespread attention. This paper addresses …

Utilizing Cross-Ratios for the Detection and Correction of Missing Digits in Instrument Digit Recognition

JH Huang, YH Chen, YL Tsai - Mathematics, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper aims to enhance the existing Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) technologies for
utilities in the public services sector, such as water, electricity, and gas, by allowing users to …

Generative data augmentation for automatic meter reading using CNNs

N Sripanuskul, P Buayai, X Mao - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
While smart meters are still not widely installed in many countries, automatic reading of
traditional-type meters is useful from the perspective of both cost and safety. Although …

Data reduction using change coding for remote applications of wireless visual sensor networks

K Aurangzeb, M Alhussein, M O'Nils - IEEE Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The data reduction capability of image compression schemes is limited by the underlying
compression technique. For applications with minor changes between consecutive frames …