A COMPLETE REVIEW OF INCIDENT DETECTION ALGORITHMS & THEIR DEPLOYMENT: WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T

The purpose of this report is to assess the strengths and limitations of available sensor technologies and their corresponding processing algorithms. The performance of an incident detection system is determined on two levels: data collection technologies and data processing algorithms. Variations in sensor-and-algorithm schemes result in a variety of solutions for incident detection. In this report, three categories (roadway-based, probe-based and driver-based) incident detection technologies and their corresponding algorithms are reviewed and evaluated. The capability, accuracy, reliability and cost of available sensor technologies are emphasized. A variety of algorithms associated with these technologies are also investigated in terms of their performance and ease of implementation. Responses to a nationwide online survey of traffic management centers (TMCs) and traffic operations centers (TOCs) across the U.S., provide first-hand information regarding experiences and problems of implementation. The report includes consideration of incident detection on arterial roads and the use of section-related data in incident detection.

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/trispdfs/00988875.pdf
• Record URL:
  http://www.uvm.edu/~transctr/pdf/netc/netcr37_00-7.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Massachusetts, Amherst

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  130 Natural Resources Road
  Amherst, MA  United States  01003

  New England Transportation Consortium

  University of Connecticut, Transportation Institute
  Storrs, CT  United States  06269-5202
• Authors:
  • Parkany, E
  • Xie, C
• Publication Date: 2005-2-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 120 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accuracy; Algorithms; Arterial highways; Costs; Data collection; Deployment; Drivers; Highways; Incident detection; Incident management; Information processing; Probes (Measuring devices); Reliability; Sensors; Surveys; Technology; Traffic control centers
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00988875
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NETCR 37, NETC 00-7, Final Report
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 2005 12:00AM