Technology in rural transportation. Simple solution #4, low cost vehicle detection

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration ; Enterprise Pooled Fund Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Advanced traffic management systems
  • Vehicle detectors
  • Traffic volume
  • Advanced rural transportation systems
  • TRAFFIC SENSORS
  • ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OR ATMS
  • ADVANCED RURAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS OR ARTS
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-RD-97-119
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  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.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/2920/dot_2920_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.53 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3664db29e3010a15d4fcdd677074d31628722386dc93356aed5698796d2f4646cd4afed5828aebe04f5bad3b176d659998f570ee81845cfd5d8a0a867c2cbf9a