U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
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Federal Highway Administration Research and Technology
Coordinating, Developing, and Delivering Highway Transportation Innovations
| Project Information | ||
| Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-09-0031 | |
| Project Name: | Wavetronix Higher Performance Traffic Detector (091-FH3-011) | |
| Project Status: | Completed | |
| Start Date: | August 27, 2009 | |
| End Date: | August 27, 2010 | |
| 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: | Radar traffic sensors for detection of motorcycles and trucks are not sufficiently accurate. This project will improve the count, speed, and classification accuracy of SmartSensor HDTM by using Wavetronix's recently developed multibeam technology. This project only provides classification by length and not by signature. This Small Business Innovative Research will result in a nonintrusive detector that will have speed accuracy of roughly two miles per hour and vehicle length measurement within three feet. This improved detector will serve travel surveys and traffic control systems. | |
| Goals: | The objective is to achieve improved detection of vehicle length with existing radar frequencies and power. | |
| Partners: | U.S. Department of Transportation: Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA); Role(s): Other stakeholder | |
| Project Findings: | This is possible with enhanced antennas and digital signal processing. | |
| FHWA Topics: | Research/Technologies--Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) | |
| TRT Terms: | Radar Detectors Operations Research Vehicle Classification Antennas Vehicle Detectors Traffic Control |
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| FHWA Disciplines: | Operations |
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| Subject Areas: | Operations and Traffic Management |
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