Visibility Calculation from Video Images Using Different Techniques

Gransberg, D. D.; Senadheera, S.; Culvalci, O.; Green, B.; Gilman, A.; Alvarez, J.

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Visibility Calculation from Video Images Using Different Techniques

1998-01-01
By Gransberg, D. D. ; Senadheera, S. ; Culvalci, O. ; ...

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Gransberg, D. D. ; Senadheera, S. ; Culvalci, O. ; Green, B. ; Gilman, A. ; Alvarez, J.
Corporate Creators:

Texas Tech University. Department of Engineering Technology
Corporate Contributors:

Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office
Subject/TRT Terms:

Data Analysis Driver Performance Highway Transportation Lighting Equipment Luminaires Luminance Night Visibility Traffic Safety Video Video Imaging Detectors Visibility
Publication/ Report Number:

TX-97 /0-1704-4R
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States ; Texas
Edition:

Interim: April 1997- August 1997
Corporate Publisher:

Texas Tech University. Department of Engineering Technology
Abstract:

Four different calculation methods were performed to determine the contrast of an STV target between illuminance assemblies mounted on poles: STV (small target visibility), STV with n points, STV by comparing the areas, and STV by patching. These experiments were performed under the original site conditions and after all the luminaire heads were replaced with new 250-Watt luminaires. The original conditions consisted of a combination of 250 Watt and 400-Watt lamps. Before replacing the luminaire heads, the target had 40% contrast. After replacing the luminaires with the 250-Watt luminaire heads, contrast increased to 85%. STV by patching was the least preferred method, and STV by comparing the areas was the second least preferred method for contrast calculation. STV was a poor method to calculate the contrast because of the small number of data points used for calculation.
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0-1704-4
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US Transportation Collection
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