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Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0

Title:

Development of Optimum Road Sensing System for AHS

Abstract:

1999 research for Advanced Cruise-Assist Highway Systems (AHS) on sensors detecting road conditions. Sensor performance in detecting vehicles and pedestrians evaluated in rain, fog, and snow for collision-prevention application. Visible radiation image, infrared image, laser and milli-wave sensors were used in tests

Source(s):

Ministry of Construction ITS Laboratory and Advanced Cruise-Assist Highway System Research Association (Japan). For an electronic copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.

Date: 1999

Author:

Sasada, Inaba, Watanabe, Yamagata

Keywords:


Environmental Sensor Station (ESS)

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