A STATUS REPORT ON VEHICLE DETECTORS

This report is a status summary of vehicle detector technology that is utilized for traffic control and road counting applications. The report provides background information on vehicle detectors, a cataloguing of commerically available detector types, and a field response summary on current vehicle detector usage. The field response summary focuses on the inductive loop detector (ILD). ILD installation techniques, electronics types, problems, and current research are discussed. Novel installation methods for the ILD are also highlighted. The final section of the report describes current vehicle detection research activity. This includes: the radio frequency traffic sensor, the magnetic gradient vehicle detector, and the self powered vehicle detector. /FHWA/

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Dorsey, W F
• Publication Date: 1976-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 84 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electronics; Installation; Loop detectors; Magnetic detectors; Radio control; Traffic control devices; Traffic counting; Vehicle detectors
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00179506
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-77-137 Final Rpt., FCP 22L1-022
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 27 1978 12:00AM