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| Project Information | ||
| Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-13-0070 | |
| Project Name: | Multisensor System for Vehicle Detection of 13 Classes (081-FH4), Phase 2b | |
| Project Status: | Completed | |
| Start Date: | June 26, 2013 | |
| End Date: | June 26, 2015 | |
| Contact Information | ||
| Last Name: | Gibson | |
| First Name: | David P | |
| Telephone: | 202-493-3271 | |
| E-mail: | david.gibson@dot.gov | |
| Office: | Office of Operations Research and Development | |
| Team: | Trans Enabling Technologies Team [HRDO-10] | |
| Program: | Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) (2% of Adjusted CA) | |
| Project detail | ||
| Project Description: | Traffic sensors for detection of motorcycles approaching signals have not been sufficiently robust. False negatives indicating the absence of motorcycles when motorcycles are present can induce motorcyclists to run the red indication, creating a potentially hazardous situation. This project will extend the capabilities of vision-based motorcycle sensors by adding a stereo vision component; note that the policy office is also interested in this project because it is currently difficult to characterize vehicle miles of travel for motorcycles due to the lack of sensors, which accurately count and classify motorcycles as separate vehicles. This project hopes to accomplish the following: (1) Verify whether stereo vision and sound emission measurement performs well for motorcycle detection.(2) Identify critical gaps regarding the collection and processing of stereo vision data, and what hardware techniques or algorithms might be used to add to the stereo motorcycle detection techniques to add robustness to the classification and separate motorcycles from bicycles and mopeds.(3) Conduct laboratory and field tests of improved hardware and algorithms. | |
| Goals: |
The key project objective is to detect motorcycles with advanced sensors.
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| Background Information: | Final Report received 12/20/2012. Based on final report a follow up phase IIb project was recommended. The proposal has been received from Volpe and is in evaluation. | |
| Test Methodology: | test prototype in lab, then test prototype in field. | |
| Partners: | U.S. Department of Transportation: Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA); Role(s): Other stakeholder | |
| Expected Benefits: | Motorcycles will reliably obtain green signal indications at signalized intersections. Motorcycle miles of travel will be more accurately estimated. | |
| Project Findings: | An advanced sensor can reliably detect motorcycles. | |
| FHWA Topics: | Safety--Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety | |
| TRT Terms: | Motorcycles Sensors Vehicle Miles of Travel Traffic Highway Traffic Control Research Operations |
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| FHWA Disciplines: | Operations Safety |
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| Subject Areas: | Operations and Traffic Management Pedestrians and Bicyclists Policy Research |
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