FPGA implementation of moving object detection in frames by using background subtraction algorithm

Abstract

In this paper a new background subtraction algorithm was developed to detect moving objects from a stable system in which visual surveillance plays a major role. Among all existing algorithms it was choosen because of low computational complexity which is the major parameter of time in VLSI. The concept of the background subtraction is to subtract the current image with respect to the reference image and compare it with to the certain threshold values. Here we have written the core processor Microblaze is designed in VHDL (VHSIC hardware description language), implemented using XILINX ISE 8.1 Design suite the algorithm is written in system C Language and tested in SPARTAN-3 FPGA kit by interfacing a test circuit with the PC using the RS232 cable. The test results are seen to be satisfactory. The area taken and the speed of the algorithm are also evaluated.