How to train neural network for UK number plates in MATLAB?

Question

I came across this project on GitHub which is an automatic number plate recognition software for Vietnamese number plates.

After looking through the content, I discovered a file in the assets folder called "neural_net.ser".

Am I right in assuming this is a trained neural network, if yes, all I need to do is train a neural network for uk number plates, how can I achieve that using MATLAB?

Out of curiosity, how long will it take to train?

Answer 1

As far as I can tell, the neural_net.ser has been created for use with the com.hazuu.uitanpr.neural-package (which is also included at https://github.com/donnguyen/UIT-ANPR/blob/master/src/com/hazuu/uitanpr/neural/KohonenNetwork.java ).

The creator of this code, Jeff Heaton, has also created "Encog", a machine learning network that also creates neural networks.

My quess would be, that you should have a look at Encog in order to create your own neural-network for UK-numberplates.

http://www.heatonresearch.com/encog