• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.30 no.1D
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• pp.1-10
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• 2010

Safety improvement has been a continuous challenge, especially at toll gate of express highway where traffic conflict often occurs due to frequent lane change by drivers of "Hi-pass" lane and regular "TCS" lane. As a part of research on safety at toll gate, this study videotaped traffic conflict data between vehicles using centrally located "Hi-pass" lane and regular "TCS" lane and analyzed accident risk. According to the correlation analysis of vehicle speed, relative vehicle speed, and sudden vehicle deceleration rate due to traffic conflict, when the relative vehicle speed between centrally located "Hi-pass" lane and regular "TCS" lane increases, sudden vehicle deceleration rate also increases. One of the findings is that centrally located "Hi-pass" lane at toll gate shows different location for traffic conflict, and frequency of traffic conflict and the relative vehicle speed was also different based on vehicle lane use. TA (Time to Accident) analysis shows that accident rate is high at toll gate where Hipass lane is installed in center lane, when the occurrence of sudden vehicle deceleration and deceleration time of vehicles rise for vehicles on "Hi-pass" lane. Furthermore, if the expressway entrance/exit point is closely located to toll gate, TA showed a low value. Thus, it is necessary to reduce the relative vehicle speed in order to improve safety. The Study presents reduction of the relevant vehicular speed and prevention of accidents at the centrally installed "Hi-pass" lane as an important strategy for safety improvement at toll gate.

• 전기의세계
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.49-53
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• 1977

본고는 다음의 내용을 다루었다. 1. 개발현황 2. 청화대학 제1단계 전기차 개발 3. 차의 구성 4. 연축전지 5. 동력제어 6. 추력과 속도

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.19-28
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• 1999

This study deals with developing Critical GaP Model and Merge Probability Model which describe traffic patterns in the microscopic view, for the Purpose of suggesting a proper design criteria within the climbing lane section. Minimum tolerance speeds at the end of the climbing lane are calculated 60km/hr for 2-lane freeway, and 75km/hr for 4-lane freeway. In case of 2-lane freeway, the result is same as existing design criteria. and a new value is 15km/hr higher than existing design criteria for 4-lane freeway. In addition, auxiliary length at the end of the climbing lane is needed about 200m for 4-lane freeway to adjust high minimum tolerance speed. Therefore we propose to increase minimum tolerance speed for 4-lane freeway.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.7-18
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• 2010

This study analyzed the relative vehicle speed and vehicle deceleration time caused by traffic conflicts using vehicle speed data at expressway toll gates and traffic conflict occurrence data. According to the analysis, the greater the relative vehicle speed is at the toll gate, the more sudden vehicle deceleration occurs due to traffic conflicts. In particular, a comparison study of cases in similar operating conditions presents a finding that usage of lanes influences traffic conflict occurrences as well as relative vehicle speed. With this finding, the study further conducted a quantitative analysis of the accident rates in relation to the relative vehicle speed between vehicles using a "Hi-Pass" lane and a regular lane at the toll gate. It indicates that when the relative vehicle speed is greater, the accident rate is higher due to sudden vehicle deceleration and shorter deceleration time. Furthermore, when the expressway entrance/exit point is closely located to a toll gate and the relative vehicle speed is great, a analysis at a traffic conflict shows a low value.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.57-64
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• 2021

The speed change lane is installed at the point where the roads are connected on the urban roads, reducing the relative speed to facilitate traffic communication. However, in the case of the speed limit of 30 km/h in accordance with the implementation of the safe speed "5030" in the city, the standard is ambiguous, and there are criticisms about the installation of the transmission lane. This study conducted a pilot study on the traffic patterns of the speed change lanes, focusing on the section where the safe speed "5030" policy was scheduled to be implemented after theoretical consideration of the speed change lanes. After on-site investigation, as a result of analyzing the traffic pattern according to the travel speed of the main road according to road conditions and traffic conditions, the effectiveness of the speed change lane according to the safety speed "5030" was analyzed. In this study, the installation criteria for speed change lane by speed were presented. The criteria is that "speed change lanes should not be installed when the speed limit is 30 km/h, and speed change lanes should be installed when the speed limit is 50 km/h." The criteria will be considered as a reference when establishing engineering standards for connection of other facilities in urban areas in the future. It is expected that unnecessary restrictions on individuals' exercise of private property rights will be minimized, smooth traffic flow and secure safety by the installation of speed change lanes and expansion of turning radius.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.20 no.7
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• pp.95-105
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• 2002

Under a specific roadway alignment condition by design-speed standards, safety of the roadway is determined by an actual operating speed of a driver. This research takes first lanes of four-lane(hi-direction) rural highways as target facility. It also takes the straight and curved lanes of the selected highways for in-depth study. This study used NC-97 to detect speeds of passenger cars whose speeds are not affected by front vehicles. This research analyzed properties of 85th percentile operating speed at upstream of horizontal and through curves under various alignment conditions. The results show that 53∼65 Percent of drivers drive faster than the posted speed-limit (80KPH) by 14∼20 KPH on average. It also shows that the 85th-percentile operating speeds are the lowest at the middle point of curve length when curve radius is smaller. However, they are lowest at 1/4 point of curve length when curve radius is greater. Along roadways where curve radius is small, difference between upstream speed and the speed along the curve is considerably large. On the other hand. the speed difference is setting smaller as the curve radius is increasing. According to the results, significant variables affecting the 85th percentile operating speeds are curve radius and the 85th-Percentile operating speeds of upstream curves.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.9-15
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• 2023

In this paper, we propose a method predicting the speed of each lane from the link speed using a neural network. We took three measures for configuring learning data to increase prediction accuracy. The first one is to expand the spatial range of the data source by including 14 links connected to the beginning and end points of the link. We also increased the time interval from 07:00 to 22:00 and included the data generation time in the feature data. Finally, we marked weekdays and holidays. Results of experiments showed that the speed error was reduced by 21.9% from 6.4 km/h to 5.0 km/h for straight lane, by 12.9% from 8.5 km/h to 7.4 km/h for right turns, and by 5.7% from 8.7 km/h to 8.2 km/h for left-turns. As a secondary result, we confirmed that the prediction accuracy of each lane was high for city roads when the traffic flow was congested. The feature of the proposed method is that it predicts traffic conditions for each lane improving the accuracy of prediction.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.73-84
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• 2024

This study analyzed the impact of the intersection control types on energy savings in the era of electric vehicles (EVs). Three types of intersection control (signalized, roundabout, and unsignalized intersections) were examined by comparing energy consumption between EVs and internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) through VISSIM simulations and energy consumption models. Various scenarios, including traffic volume, approach speed, and left-turn ratios, were simulated to assess energy consumption. The results showed that signalized intersections were the most energy-efficient under most traffic conditions at an approach speed of 30 kph, while roundabouts showed excellent performance at 60 kph. EVs showed up to 83% energy savings compared to ICEVs. An analysis of regenerative braking in EVs highlighted the benefits of roundabouts and signalized intersections in energy recovery. This study provides valuable policy insights for developing intersection management strategies as EV adoption increases.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.26 no.10B
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• pp.1436-1443
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• 2001

본 연구는 고속도로에 설치된 CCTV 카메라에서 교통량, 속도, 점유율 등의 교통정보를 수집하기 위하여 검지영역을 자동으로 설치하는 알고리즘을 제안한다. 이를 위하여 교통정보센터에 설치된 콘트롤러에서 CCTV 카메라의 Pan, Tilt, Zoom 요소값을 보내면 이 값만큼 CCTV 카메라가 panning, tilting이 되고, 이에 따른 변화된 영상이 교통정보센터로 전송이 된다. 기존의 연구로는 영상 내에서 도로를 추출하기 위하여 차 영상(difference image)에 의한 도로추출방법과 윤곽선 추출방법에 의한 도로추출 방법이 있으나, 전자는 도로를 추출하는데 있어서 시간이 많이 소요된다는 문제점이 있으며, 후자는 정확한 도로를 추출하지 못한다는 문제점이 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위하여 본 연구에서는 우선 각 차로 상의 직선의 방정식을 구하고, 이 직선의 방정식에서 CCTV 카메라가 Panning, Tilting하는 중심점을 찾은 다음 CCTV 카메라의 Pan, Tilt 값에 의하여 3차원상의 원근비율에 따라 각 차로 별 좌표변환방법을 이용한다. 본 연구를 위한 실험은 고속도로 기흥IC에 15m 높이로 설치된 CCTV 카메라에서 영상을 캡쳐하였으며, 차후 교통량, 속도, 점유율 등 교통정보를 산출하는데 처리 속도를 고려하여 영상의 해상도는 640480픽셀과 256명암값에서 계산되었다.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.245-250
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• 2001

Two new species of the genus Psammocinia (Dictyoceratida, Irciniidae), P. bergquisti n. sp. and P. gageoensis n. sp., are described from Gageodo Island (Sohuksando Island), Korea. P. bergquisti n. sp. is characterized by the thumb like appearance and secondary fibre which makes a broad plate or secondary web while other known species in Psammocinia has many narrow and simple secondary fibres. P. gageoensis n. sp. is very similar to P. mosulpia Sim 1998 in shape, but primary fibre of the new species has more complex fascicles and it is difficult to see the detritus in the fibre. The primary fibre of this new species is cored with the smaller sand than that of P. mosulpia.