SENSOR FOR CONTROL OF ARTERIALS AND NETWORKS

The sensor for control of arterials and networks (SCAN) consists of a television camera mounted on a pole to obtain images of the traffic, and a microprocessor to process the image data into traffic parameters. The current activities focus on the development of SCAN for surveillance of arterials or urban highways. If these efforts are successful, an attempt will be made to extend the concept to network applications. The key software developed for the SCAN is a vehicle detection and tracking algorithm which reduces the TV image data to vehicle descriptions and trajectories. These preprocessed trajectory data can be transmitted over a phone line or can be easily reduced to a wide range of traffic parameters. A SCAN breadboard has been implemented and installed in a van which enables remote field test and evaluations. The SCAN breadboard and its operation, evaluation, and potential applications are described.

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• Authors:
  • Hilbert, E E
  • Rennie, P A
  • Kneidl, W A
• Publication Date: 1980-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 208-215
• Serial:
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • Volume: VT-2
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 0018-9545
  • Serial URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=25

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Cameras; Highway traffic control; Microprocessors; Sensors; Television; Tracking systems; Traffic control; Urban highways; Vehicle detectors
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tracking
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00331319
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1981 12:00AM