AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC COUNTING PRACTICE

This paper examines the evolution of the automatic recording and detection techniques currently used, with an evaluation of their appropriateness to differing situations. Particular emphasis is placed on the pneumatic tube as a detector for temporary sites and on inductive loops for more permanent situations. The treatment of recording techniques covers the range from simple recorders, based on directly read electromechanical counters, to the most modern, intelligent, time-based recorders which store the data in microchip memories and use microcomputers for their processing. For the covering abstract of the symposium see TRIS 396069. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper is from the Proceedings of the Symposium on Highway Maintenance and Data Collection July 13-14, 1983, Nottingham University, England. Volume 1 Papers. Volume 2 Discussions.
• Corporate Authors:

  Nottingham University, England

  Department of Civil Engineering
  Nottingham NG9 3FQ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Gater, P M
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automatic vehicle monitoring; Automation; Conferences; Data collection; Detection and identification; Detectors; Digital computers; Electricity; Electromagnetic induction; Equipment; Evaluation; Manual control; Microcomputers; Pipe; Pneumatics; Recording; Recording instruments; Sensors; Traffic counts; Tubing; Unconsolidated soils; Vehicle detectors
• Uncontrolled Terms: Manual (By hand); Micro; Tube (Pipe)
• Old TRIS Terms: Recorders
• ITRD Terms: 3882: Automatic; 3814: Compressed air; 8525: Conference; 8623: Data acquisition; 9115: Detection; 8673: Digital computer; 6954: Electricity; 3674: Equipment; 2002: Hand (human); 6927: Induction; 9045: Micro; 3361: Pipe; 6969: Recording; 6120: Sensor; 689: Traffic count
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00396083
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM