A case study in IVHS implementation: an image processing application for I-15 HOV lanes
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In this study we present our findings on image processing applications to the continuous and automatic monitoring and verification of the status of control devices and vehicle speed estimation on the Interstate-15 Reversible High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes as examples of “IVHS at Work.” The overall goal of this study has been to supply additional enhanced monitoring capabilities for the current HOV operations. These capabilities have been intended to assist, rather than to eliminate the human operators from the loop. In the next few paragraphs we will describe this unique undertaking together with the issues related to the systems architecture, hardware and software components, the integration, image processing tools, and preliminary field test results.
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