A TRAFFIC FLOW SIMULATOR FOR TESTING INDUCTIVE LOOP SENSORS

Performance testing of the electronic sensors for inductive loop detectors has in the past relied on crude simulations, backed up by a field evaluation using actual street loops. The simplifications inherent in such simulations can give misleading results, whilst on-street tests are inconvenient, laborious and costly. Recent research has made it possible to define the interface requirements of electronic sensors independently of the characteristics of the loop and its associated environment. This paper describes the development of a traffic flow simulator which was designed to permit repeatable testing of sensors with realistic representations of conditions found in practice. Consideration is given to the measurement techniques and means of simulation which have been found practicable, as well as to shortcomings and difficulties in the techniques which were used. The number of the covering abstract for the conference is TRIS No. 393385. (Author/TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented during the 12th Australian Road Research Board Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, 27-31 August 1984.
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• Authors:
  • MORRIS, D J
  • DEAN, K G
  • HULSCHER, F R
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 34-41
• Serial:
  • Australian Road Research
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: ARRB
  • ISSN: 0005-0164

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accuracy; Conferences; Electromagnetic induction; Electronics; Equipment; Loop detectors; Measurement; Methodology; Sensors; Simulation; Tests; Traffic flow; Traffic simulation
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 6965: Electronics; 3674: Equipment; 6927: Induction; 6136: Measurement; 9102: Method; 6120: Sensor; 9103: Simulation; 6255: Test; 671: Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I71: Traffic Theory; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393442
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM