Research notes : detecting objects at railroad crossings.

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Detecting objects at railroad crossings.
• Corporate Creators:
  Oregon. Dept. of Transportation. Research Unit
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Detection And Identification Detectors By Object Of Detection Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave High Speed Rail Intersections Microwave Detectors Monitoring Railroad Grade Crossings Testing Video
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RSN 04-06
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Oregon
• Corporate Publisher:
  Oregon. Dept. of Transportation. Research Unit
• Abstract:
  The highest risks are at intersections with roadways. An object may fall off of a truck or farm vehicle, or someone may drop something. The goal of this research was to evaluate promising technologies for the detection of such objects at railroad-roadway intersections.
  
  Two detection technologies were selected for lab and field testing – video image processing and frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) microwave detection. These two types of technology showed the most promise for detecting smaller objects that might be found at a railroad-roadway crossing. In addition, the two technologies had complementary advantages, enabling them to cover the broadest range of environmental conditions. The specific devices tested were the Traficon “VIP/I - Incident Monitor” video system and the microwave “Remote Traffic Monitoring System” by E.I.S.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:30a402250210722f1536b48760b55d6000c2be0301ca237b8ae774be51be43cb
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/22616/dot_22616_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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