SENSOR FOR CONTROL OF ARTERIAL AND NETWORKS (SCAN) BREADBOARD HARDWARE

The objective of the Sensor for Control of Arterials and Networks (SCAN) Project previously known as Wide Area Detection System (WADS), is to determine the technical feasibility of using state of the art imaging (such as television) and processor (such as microprocessor) technology to build an integrated sensor for traffic surveillance on mainline section of urban freeways. This sensor would be capable of automatically making "area" measurements, i.e. across several lanes as well as along the traffic stream in each line. These measurements such as lane density, speed, and volume, would be transmitted back to the central control facility by conventional means and a set of SCAN sensors would thus be deployed to cover the entire length of the freeway. The freeway image would also be used for surveillance and incident diagnosis. The WADS project consists of two phases: first, a conceptual design study and second, building a "breadboard" operating sensor. This volume documents the results of the breadboard design, fabrication and checkout phase. Details of the study phase were previously documented in the interim report No. FHWA-RD-77-85, "Wide Area Detection System Conceptual Design Study," February 1978. (FHWA)

• Corporate Authors:

  Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive
  Pasadena, CA  United States  91103

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hilbert, E E
  • Carlson, R E
  • Kneidl, W A
  • Rennie, P A
• Publication Date: 1980-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 53 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Diagnosis; Diagnostic tests; Feasibility analysis; Freeways; Microprocessors; Networks; Roads; Sensors; Technology; Television; Traffic; Traffic crashes; Traffic incidents; Traffic surveillance; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hardware; Incidents; Road networks
• Old TRIS Terms: Freeway traffic accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00335978
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-80- 24 Final Rpt., FCP 32L1-152
• Contract Numbers: 6-3-0107
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM