Fiber optic sensor for monitoring a density of road traffic

Jan Nedoma; Marcel Fajkus; Radek Martinek; Pavel Mec; Martin Novak; Jan Jargus; Vladimir Vasinek

doi:10.1117/12.2276560

26 October 2017 Fiber optic sensor for monitoring a density of road traffic

Jan Nedoma, Marcel Fajkus, Radek Martinek, Pavel Mec, Martin Novak, Jan Jargus, Vladimir Vasinek

Proceedings Volume 10440, Optical Materials and Biomaterials in Security and Defence Systems Technology XIV; 104400E (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2276560
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2017, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

Authors of this article have focused on the use of fiber-optic technology in the car traffic. The article describes the use of fiber-optic interferometer for the purpose of the dynamic calculation of traffic density and inclusion the vehicle into the traffic lane. The objective is to increase safety and traffic flow. Presented solution is characterized by the non-destructive character to the road - sensor no need built into the roadway. The sensor works with standard telecommunications fibers of the G.652 standard. Other hallmarks are immunity to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and passivity of concerning the power supply. The massive expansion of optical cables within telecommunication needs along roads offers the possibility of connecting to the existing telecommunications fiber-optic network without a converter. Information can be transmitted at distances of several km up to tens km by this fiber-optic network. Set of experimental measurements in real traffic flow verified the functionality of presented solution.

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Jan Nedoma, Marcel Fajkus, Radek Martinek, Pavel Mec, Martin Novak, Jan Jargus, and Vladimir Vasinek "Fiber optic sensor for monitoring a density of road traffic", Proc. SPIE 10440, Optical Materials and Biomaterials in Security and Defence Systems Technology XIV, 104400E (26 October 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2276560

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