Development of a Traffic Counter Bench Tester with 8-Lane Testing Capability
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) utilizes Automated Traffic Recorder (ATR) devices to collect highway traffic vehicle count and class data. The data is used to support funding proposals and highway maintenance decisions. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requires each state to test their highway traffic data collection equipment (Ref: 23 CFR Parts 500.203 & 500.204). Further, the regulation states that only equipment passing the test procedures may be used for the collection of data for projects funded by FHWA. The objective of this research project is to design a bench top tester for testing ATRs that are equipped to count/classify 8 lanes of traffic with a loop-piezo-loop sensor arrangement. The new tester will be designated as model ATRT-1716 and will be similar in operation to the ATRT-1700 model which ODOT has used successfully for many years.
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Supplemental Notes:
- See also PB2010-111704. Sponsored by Federal Highway Administration.
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Corporate Authors:
Athens Technical Specialists, Incorporated
8157 US Route 50
Athens, OH United States 45701Ohio Department of Transportation
1980 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH United States 43223Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- McKnight, J
- Publication Date: 2010-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 49p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automatic data collection systems; Data collection; Highway traffic; Traffic counting; Traffic data; Traffic lanes
- Uncontrolled Terms: Bench testing
- Geographic Terms: Ohio
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01173152
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/OH-2010/10
- Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Sep 16 2010 12:42PM