Field Test of Monitoring of Urban Vehicle Operations Using Non-instrusive Technologies

Download or read book Field Test of Monitoring of Urban Vehicle Operations Using Non-instrusive Technologies written by Jim Kranig and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report documents the activities and results of a test of non- intrusive traffic detection technologies. Seventeen devices representing eight different technologies were evaluated in varying environmental and traffic conditions. The following technologies were tested: passive infrared, active infrared, magnetic, radar, doppler microwave, pulse ultrasonic, passive acoustic, and video. Testing was done at both freeway and intersection locations. Emphasis was placed on urban traffic conditions and locations that typify temporary counting locations. The evaluation also focused on the ease of system setup and use, general system reliability, and system flexibility.