Evaluation of detection technologies for use in traffic management and control

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dc.contributor.authorEarnesty, Lisa H.en
dc.contributor.committeechairHobeika, Antoine G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBlanchard, Benjamin S. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHenderson, Thurmanen
dc.contributor.departmentSystems Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:50:15Zen
dc.date.adate2008-11-18en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:50:15Zen
dc.date.issued1996-12-05en
dc.date.rdate2008-11-18en
dc.date.sdate2008-11-18en
dc.description.abstractIn this project, various detection technologies were evaluated for their usefulness in traffic management and control. Technologies that can be installed above or to the side of the roadway were considered as possible replacements for inductive loop detectors because of the difficulties associated with installing detectors in the roadway. During the project, systems engineering principles were used to define the requirements, select the alternative technologies, and evaluate the candidates to determine the most effective detectors. A description of this process and the factors used in the evaluation are included. The evaluation process considered the functional requirements, system performance, and cost over the life-cycle. The results showed that the systems with the best overall performance were the Microwave Doppler, Pulse Ultrasonic, Doppler Ultrasonic, and Video Image Processor. These technologies are all non-intrusive and provide accurate traffic data in various environments.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentiv, 67 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11182008-063604en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11182008-063604/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/45875en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1996.E276.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 36788944en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectdetectionen
dc.subjectsurveillanceen
dc.subjecttrafficen
dc.subjecttransportationen
dc.subjectvehiclesen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1996.E276en
dc.titleEvaluation of detection technologies for use in traffic management and controlen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineSystems Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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