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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................ IX
1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................1
2. DESIGN OF A VIDEO RECORDING STATION (VRS)..........................................................1
2.1 Design Constraints.........................................................................................................1
2.2 Prototype Design............................................................................................................2
2.3 Prototype Components and Cost....................................................................................3
3. DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING PROCEDURE.......................................................................5
4. DIGITAL VIDEO ANALYSIS ...................................................................................................6
4.1 Object Detection ............................................................................................................6
4.2 Object Identification and Tracking................................................................................8
4.3 Object Track Filtering....................................................................................................8
4.4 Object Occlusion Detection and Correction..................................................................8
4.5 Noise Filtering ...............................................................................................................9
5. DEPLOYMENT OF DIGITAL VIDEO ANALYSIS SYSTEM AT NON-SIGNALIZED
INTERSECTIONS...............................................................................................................9
6. TRAFFIC DATA ANALYSIS APPLICATION (TDAA) USAGE GUIDE.............................15
6.1 Video Capture and Image Extraction...........................................................................16
6.2 Image Processing .........................................................................................................27
6.3 Data Visualization........................................................................................................37
7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................42