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Wireless magnetic sensor network for road traffic monitoring and vehicle classification

  • European Commission
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  • University of Oxford
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  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Abstract

Efficiency of transportation of people and goods is playing a vital role in economic growth. A key component for enabling effective planning of transportation networks is the deployment and operation of autonomous monitoring and traffic analysis tools. For that reason, such systems have been developed to register and classify road traffic usage. In this paper, we propose a novel system for road traffic monitoring and classification based on highly energy efficient wireless magnetic sensor networks. We develop novel algorithms for vehicle speed and length estimation and vehicle classification that use multiple magnetic sensors. We also demonstrate that, using such a low-cost system with simplified installation and maintenance compared to current solutions, it is possible to achieve highly accurate estimation and a high rate of positive vehicle classification.

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Research Output:
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Article
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Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 274-288

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Transport and Telecommunication (Volume 17, Issue 4)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 23/11/2016

Publication status

Published - 23/11/2016

ISSN

1407-6179

Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/622026
  • Scopus: 84999114078

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