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http://dx.doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2012.32.2D.129

A Study on the Possibility of Using the Aerial-Based Vehicle Detection System for Real-Time Traffic Data Collection  

Baik, Nam Cheol (한국건설기술연구원)
Lee, Sang Hyup (한국건설기술연구원)
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KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research / v.32, no.2D, 2012 , pp. 129-136 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the US, Japan and Germany the Aerial-Based Vehicle Detection System, which collects real-time traffic data using the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft has been developed for the last several years. Therefore, this study was done to find out whether the Aerial-Based Vehicle Detection System could be used for real-time traffic data collection. For this purpose the study was divided into two parts. In the first part the possibility of retrieving real-time traffic data such as travel speed from the aerial photographic image using the image processing technique was examined. In the second part the quality of the retrieved real-time traffic data was examined to find out whether the data are good enough to be used as traffic information source. Based on the results of examinations we could conclude that it would not be easy for the Aerial- Based Vehicle Detection System to replace the present Vehicle Detection System due to technological difficulties and high cost. However, the system could be effectively used to make the emergency traffic management plan in case of incidents such as abrupt heavy rain, heavy snow, multiple pile-up, etc.
Keywords
aerial-based; real-time; UAV; vehicle detection system; image processing;
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