TECHNOLOGY IN RURAL TRANSPORTATION : SIMPLE SOLUTION #4 : LOW COST VEHICLE DETECTION

This application was identified as a promising rural Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) solution under a project sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the ENTERPRISE program. This summary describes the solution as well as opportunities for expansion into the broader context of rural ITS. Vehicle detection to determine traffic volumes or lane occupancy is essential for timing traffic signals, planning roadway expansions and predicting traffic impacts even on low volume roads or rural areas. Traditional loop detectors require permanent installation and are expensive. This simple solution uses less expensive audio technology to detect the presence of vehicles

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/2920
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 1997. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems Washington DC. Format: website
• Corporate Authors:

  Enterprise Program (U.S.)

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  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acoustic detectors; Advanced rural transportation systems; Vehicle detectors
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00962459
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-97-119
• Files: PATH, NTL, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 2 2003 12:00AM