This paper introduces a method for counting vehicle axles in the video sequence appropriate for use in vision-based automatic vehicle classifiers with narrow field of vision. The procedure is simple, robust to wheel detector errors, and computationally efficient due to the use of the fast Hough transform. It provides a self-test for applicability for detection of cases where it is not applicabl...

For more than 6 years, the automated ultrasonic and eddy-current systems for the inspection of railroad wheel sets, developed by Fraunhofer IZFP and Fraunhofer TEG, have been field-hardened through daily operation at various maintenance facilities of the Deutsche Bahn (DB). The testing stations are equipped with IZFP’s multi-channel electronics, a modular PC integrated system operating inside 1...

This paper describes the use of a novel method of feature extraction for visual sensor processing. An application to crack detection by a sewer maintenance robot equipped with an infra-red camera is described. A spacefrequency distribution ’signature’ is generated via a three step process involving; space-frequency decomposition, density function estimation, and parameter extraction. These step...

The wheel speed control problem of an automotive powertrain equipped with a conventional spark-ignition engine directly connected to a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and an electronic throttle is considered. We revisit the seminal work by Guzzella and Schmid and show that the control structure that dedicates the throttle actuator to maintaining engine operation at the maximum fuel eff...

in this study an innovatively designed tractor-mounted, ground-wheel driven, triple unit, row crop precision planter capable of planting three rows of garlic (allium sativum l.) cloves on each raised bed was designed, fabricated and tested. the major components of this planter include; chassis and transport wheels, lister-bedder unit, seed hopper, seed metering drum, sweeper, knocker, seed tube...