AUTOMATIC VEHICLE DIMENSION MEASURING SYSTEM

The Automatic Vehicle Dimension Measurement System (AVDMS) has been developed by a team of engineers from the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways and the University of Victoria. This system will allow vehicles to be classified based on height, width, length, or overall volume. The AVDMS consists of two high-speed infrared laser scanners, an infrared laser vehicle speed sensor, and a 80486 computer to process the data. The AVDMS will be installed on the approach causeway to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal where it will measure the maximum length, width, and height of commercial and oversize vehicles at speeds up to 100 km/hr. This information will be used for determining the fare for each vehicle based on its volume.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

  401-1111 Prince of Wales Drive
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada 
• Authors:
  • Halvorson, G
  • Livolsi, P
  • Zhou, W-W
  • Miska, E
• Conference:
  • 1995 TAC Annual Conference Proceedings. Volume 5 - Transportation Technology, Urban Transportation and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Sessions
  • Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  • Date: 1995-10-22 to 1995-10-25
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic vehicle identification; Causeways; Commercial vehicles; Lasers; Motor vehicles; Speed; Traffic speed
• Geographic Terms: British Columbia
• Old TRIS Terms: Laser applications
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00720519
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 15 1996 12:00AM