Evaluation of Some Existing Technologies for Vehicle Detection

Evaluation of Some Existing Technologies for Vehicle Detection
Author: Dan R. Middleton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1999
Genre: Detectors
ISBN:

Most vehicle detection today relies on inductive loop detectors (ILDs). However, problems with installation and maintenance of these detectors have necessitated evaluation of alternative detection systems. Replacing ILDs with better detectors requires a thorough evaluation of the alternatives. This evaluation included examination of the functional quality, reliability, and cost of these technologies as well as development of recommendations for application. Primary detection technologies included in this study are video image detection systems (VIDS), passive infrared, active infrared, passive magnetic, radar, Doppler microwave, passive acoustic, and ILDs. Results of new detector testing clearly indicate promising alternatives to ILDs, but the limitations of these new detectors must also be accepted. Researchers found that some technologies performed quite well while, in some cases, offering features that are more flexible than ILDs. These technologies include VIDS, passive infrared, active infrared, radar, Doppler microwave, and pulse ultrasonic.

Vehicular Networks

Vehicular Networks
Author: Stephan Olariu
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2009-03-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1420085891

In spite of their importance and potential societal impact, there is currently no comprehensive source of information about vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs). Cohesively integrating the state of the art in this emerging field, Vehicular Networks: From Theory to Practice elucidates many issues involved in vehicular networking, including traffic eng

Evaluation of Alternative Detection Technologies for Trains and Highway Vehicles at Highway Rail Intersections

Evaluation of Alternative Detection Technologies for Trains and Highway Vehicles at Highway Rail Intersections
Author: U.s. Department of Transportation
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2013-12
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9781494499730

Under sponsorship from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) and the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) evaluated five technologies for their ability to detect trains and/or highway vehicles approaching and occupying highway railroad intersections (HRI). TTCI conducted tests on the performance of these technologies during October and November 1999 at the FRA's Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado, USA.

Evaluation of Overhead and In-Ground Vehicle Detector Technologies for Traffic Flow Measurement

Evaluation of Overhead and In-Ground Vehicle Detector Technologies for Traffic Flow Measurement
Author: LA. Klein
Publisher:
Total Pages: 10
Release: 1997
Genre: Automobiles
ISBN:

As part of the U.S. FHWA-sponsored Detection Technology for IVHS program, ultrasonic, microwave radar, infrared laser radar, nonimaging passive infrared, video image processing with visible and infrared spectrum imagery, acoustic array, high sampling rate inductive loop, conventional inductive loop, microloop, and magnetometer detector technologies were evaluated at freeway and surface street arterial sites in Minnesota, Florida, and Arizona. These states were chosen because they exhibited a wide range of climatic conditions. The criteria for selecting the detector evaluation sites included searching for roadways with high traffic density and suitable structures for mounting the overhead detectors. Approximately 5.9 Gbytes of digital and analog vehicle detection and signature data and more than 300 video tapes of the corresponding traffic flow were recorded.

Equipment for Collecting Traffic Load Data

Equipment for Collecting Traffic Load Data
Author: Mark E. Hallenbeck
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2004
Genre: Pavements
ISBN: 0309087880

Introduction -- Types of equipment -- Technology descriptions -- A process for selecting equipment -- Best practices for equipment use -- Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications.