DEVELOPMENT OF IMAGE PROCESSING TYPE FALLEN PASSENGER DETECTING SYSTEM

The safe arrival of passengers to their destination is a top priority of JR East. To achieve this target, the company is installing an emergency stop button, an emergency stop alarm, Braille block, platform stop, a fallen passenger detecting mat, etc. in major stations in the metropolitan area. Additionally, the company is developing a system capable of detecting a fallen passenger over almost the entire length of the track, using a stereo image technique employed in ITS technology. This article provides an overview of the image processing technology used.

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• Corporate Authors:

  East Japan Railway Culture Foundation

  2-2-2 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku
  Tokyo,   Japan  151-8578
• Authors:
  • Sasaki, Y
  • Hiura, N
• Publication Date: 2003-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 66-72
• Serial:
  • JR East Technical Review
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: East Japan Railway Culture Foundation
  • ISSN: 1347-8907
  • Serial URL: https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/development/tech/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash victims; Falls; Image processing; Incident detection; Passenger security
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00963053
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 23 2003 12:00AM