Towards road surface monitoring : experiments and technical challenges

This paper discusses results from real-life tests with intelligent road marking units (RMU), placed on the surface of a highway in northern Sweden, to monitor passing vehicles and road properties, as well as making the information available through a wireless sensor network. Wireless sensor networks...

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Published in:2009 IEEE International Conference on Control Applications
Main Authors: Eliasson, Jens, Birk, Wolfgang
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: Luleå tekniska universitet, EISLAB 2009
Subjects:
Other Electrical Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Information Engineering
Annan elektroteknik och elektronik
Control Engineering
Reglerteknik
Northern Sweden
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-39688
https://doi.org/10.1109/CCA.2009.5281022
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Summary:This paper discusses results from real-life tests with intelligent road marking units (RMU), placed on the surface of a highway in northern Sweden, to monitor passing vehicles and road properties, as well as making the information available through a wireless sensor network. Wireless sensor networks are starting to gain interest in the area of cooperative safety and efficiency in transport as they can contribute to the reduction of accidents and emissions as well as enhanced driver experiences. Intelligent road markings are another key element for the creation of intelligent transport systems, complementing road side units, devices placed near a road equipped with high-performance computational platforms and long range communication capabilities. This paper shows that RMUs are feasible from the perspectives of low-power consumption, durability, and sensing performance. Validerad; 2009; 20090507 (jench)

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