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http://dx.doi.org/10.12815/kits.2021.20.6.84

Research on Longitudinal Slope Estimation Using Digital Elevation Model  

Han, Yohee (Dept. of Transportation Eng., Univ. of Seoul)
Jung, Yeonghun (Hyundai-Autoever)
Chun, Uibum (Dept. of Transportation Eng., Univ. of Seoul)
Kim, Youngchan (Dept. of Transportation Eng., Univ. of Seoul)
Park, Shin Hyoung (Dept. of Transportation Eng., Univ. of Seoul)
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The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems / v.20, no.6, 2021 , pp. 84-99 More about this Journal
Abstract
As the micro-mobility market grows, the demand for route guidance, that includes uphill information as well, is increasing. Since the climbing angle depends on the electric motor uesed, it is necessary to establish an uphill road DB according to the threshold standard. Although road alignment information is a very important element in the basic information of the roads, there is no information currently on the longitudinal slope in the road digital map. The High Definition(HD) map which is being built as a preparation for the era of autonomous vehicles has the altitude value, unlike the existing standard node link system. However, the HD map is very insufficient because it has the altitude value only for some sections of the road network. This paper, hence, intends to propose a method to generate the road longitudinal slope using currently available data. We developed a method of computing the longitudinal slope by combining the digital elevation model and the standard link system. After creating an altitude at the road link point divided by 4m based on the Seoul road network, we calculated individual slope per unit distance of the road. After designating a representative slope for each road link, we have extracted the very steep road that cannot be climbed with personal mobility and the slippery roads that cannot be used during heavy snowfall. We additionally described errors in the altitude values due to surrounding terrain and the issues related to the slope calculation method. In the future, we expect that the road longitudinal slope information will be used as basic data that can be used for various convergence analyses.
Keywords
Micro-mobility; Longitudinal Slope; Digital Elevation Model; Road Digital Map; Altitude;
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