Fiber grating traffic monitoring systems

Marley Kunzler; Robert Edgar; Eric Udd; Tad Taylor; Whitten L. Schulz; Wesley Kunzler; Steven M. Soltesz

doi:10.1117/12.472559

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28 June 2002 Fiber grating traffic monitoring systems

Marley Kunzler, Robert Edgar, Eric Udd, Tad Taylor, Whitten L. Schulz, Wesley Kunzler, Steven M. Soltesz

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Proceedings Volume 4696, Smart Structures and Materials 2002: Smart Systems for Bridges, Structures, and Highways; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472559
Event: SPIE's 9th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 2002, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Previous studies have shown the capability of fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) to monitor components of strain on bridges and structures. In past months, Blue Road Research and the Oregon Department of Transportation embedded long-gage FBG sensors into the Interstate 84 freeway east of Portland, Oregon to determine the feasibility of retro-install and for use of these sensors in monitoring freeway traffic speeds under conditions similar to loop inductors, piezo-ceramic weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems, and other vehicle monitoring devices. The objective of the study was to develop a working traffic sensor system with the potential to be more durable, reliable, informative, and cost-effective than currently available traffic sensors. A primary purpose of the freeway installation was to test the sensors for vehicle classifier and counter applications. In addition to discussion of the advantages of using FBGs for traffic classifiers and systems over conventional sensing methods, this paper overviews the installation and summarizes the use of FBG traffic sensors for vehicle counting and classification.

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Marley Kunzler, Robert Edgar, Eric Udd, Tad Taylor, Whitten L. Schulz, Wesley Kunzler, and Steven M. Soltesz "Fiber grating traffic monitoring systems", Proc. SPIE 4696, Smart Structures and Materials 2002: Smart Systems for Bridges, Structures, and Highways, (28 June 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472559

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