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Volume 74 | Issue 10 | Year 2026 | Article Id. IJETT-V74I10P104 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V74I10P104

A Cost-Effective Object-Oriented Approach for Multiple Vehicle Tracking using Optical Flow: Comparative Review and Insights

Nikesha Patel, Keyur Brhambhatt, Mahasweta Jayantbhai Joshi

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05 Nov 2025 18 Aug 2026 12 Sep 2026 27 Oct 2026

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Nikesha Patel, Keyur Brhambhatt, Mahasweta Jayantbhai Joshi, "A Cost-Effective Object-Oriented Approach for Multiple Vehicle Tracking using Optical Flow: Comparative Review and Insights," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), vol. 74, no. 10, pp. 49-55, 2026. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V74I10P104

Abstract

Intelligent and dynamic traffic management is the key component for smart city development. Vehicle tracking plays a vital role in providing enhancements in urban mobility and city planning for smart city development. Real-time tracking helps authorities to manage the traffic flow, to estimate the speed of vehicles, to maintain dynamic traffic control systems, etc. Computer Vision transforms the way traffic surveillance is conducted from manual to automatic, also by making the process static and automatic. This paper provides a video processing technique to track multiple vehicles using Computer Vision.

Keywords

Traffic surveillance, Vehicle tracking, Computer vision, Motion estimation, Optical flow.

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