Proposal of a Black Ice Detection Method Using Infrared Camera and YOLO for Reducing of Traffic Accidents

교통사고 경감을 위한 적외선 카메라와 YOLO를 사용한 블랙아이스 탐지 방법 제안

  • Published : 2021.10.03

Abstract

In case of the road slips due to heavy snow and the temperature drops below 0 degrees, black ice which mainly occurs on the road, bridges for vehicles, and tunnel entrances, is not recognized by the driver's view because the image of the asphalt is transmitted through it. So cars' slip situation occurs, which leads to a big traffic accident and a large amount of loss of life and property. This study proposes a method to check the road condition using an infrared camera and to identify black ice through deep learning.

폭설로 인한 도로 미끄러짐과 기온이 0도 이하로 낮아졌을 때, 도로와 차량 통행용 다리, 터널 출입구 쪽에서 주로 발생하는 블랙아이스는 운전자의 시야에서는 아스팔트의 이미지가 투과되어 보이기에 인식되지 않아서 자동차들이 미끄러지는 상황(슬립 현상)이 발생하고, 이로 인하여 대형 교통사고로 이어져 인명 물적 손실이 대량으로 발생하기에 적외선 카메라를 이용하여 도로 상태를 확인하고 딥러닝을 통하여 블랙아이스를 판별하는 방법을 제안하고자 한다.

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Acknowledgement

This research was funded and conducted under the Competency Development Program for Industry Specialist of Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), operated by Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) (N0002428, HRD Program for Future Car), a grant (21RITD-C161698-01) from Regional Innovation Technology Development Program funded by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korean government and Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (No. 2021R1F1A1047768).