Creating a Cloud Based People Counter Using MATLAB
Learn how to use MATLAB to create a cloud based people counter. This demo uses a USB webcam and the Computer Vision System Toolbox to detect faces within a video feed. The ThingSpeak IoT platform is used to track the number of people by transferring data to the cloud.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9IdzMcWIbw
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Dan Doherty (2026). Creating a Cloud Based People Counter Using MATLAB (https://ch.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/58435-creating-a-cloud-based-people-counter-using-matlab), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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- Image Processing and Computer Vision > Computer Vision Toolbox > Tracking and Motion Estimation >
- Test and Measurement > Data Acquisition Toolbox > Counter and Timer Input and Output >
- Test and Measurement > ThingSpeak >
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