Automation: Handwriting Recognition for Data Entry

• Main Author: Baharudin, Adli Shahrul
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 2007
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/9478/1/2007%20-%20Automation%20Handwriting%20Recognition%20for%20Data%20Entry.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/9478/

The purpose of this report is to present the research and descriptions of project "Automation: Handwriting Recognition for Data Entry". The objective ofthis project is to automate the process ofhandwriting recognition for data entry. The automated process will have the data automatically loaded and automatically located for the next step to take place. The research and development in this project consisted of designing a platform for examination booklet, finding a suitable circuit to control the platform from microcontroller, establishing a serial communication between microcontroller and personal computer, and also finding a suitable method as a means to determine the correct location of the data sheet. This report is divided into four main parts which are introduction, literature review, methodology and results and discussions. Introduction will cover a brief description of background study, problem statement and objectives as well as scope of study. The literature review will cover all findings and supporting information just as the name. Methodology will revolve around procedure identification and tool required in this project. Results and discussions will present some research, progress and test conducted during the time period. In this project, an automated platform which was controlled via RS232 on the Personal Computer was developed. The positioning ofthe examination booklet was determined based on the location ofUTP oval logo viewed from the first webcam and by utilizing Normalized Cross Correlation method for the secondary program (ICDE) to take place.