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Title:

Development of Road Surface Condition Sensor using Optical Temperature Sensor and Weather Sensor

Abstract:

This paper presents an outline of an optical fiber type road condition sensor and reports the development progress thus far centering on the results of field tests on actual roads in cold districts. The optical fiber type road condition sensor simultaneously detects the temperature distribution along an optical fiber imbedded in the road and the road condition distribution along the road using weather data measured by weather sensors.

Source(s):

8th World Congress on ITS, Advanced Cruise-Assist Highway System Research Association and Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport (Japan). For an electronic copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.

Date: 2001

Author:

Miyata, Nakamura, Suzuki

Keywords:


Pavement temperature
Thermal mapping

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