Traffic Flow and Speed Monitoring Based On Optical Fiber Distributed Acoustic Sensor

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Autores principales: Wang, Linlin, Wang, Shixin, Wang, Peng, Wang, Wei, Wang, Dezhao, Wang, Yongcai, Wang, Shanwen
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Publicado: 2024
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author Wang, Linlin
Wang, Shixin
Wang, Peng
Wang, Wei
Wang, Dezhao
Wang, Yongcai
Wang, Shanwen
author_facet Wang, Linlin
Wang, Shixin
Wang, Peng
Wang, Wei
Wang, Dezhao
Wang, Yongcai
Wang, Shanwen
contents In the realm of intelligent transportation systems, accurate and reliable traffic monitoring is crucial. Traditional devices, such as cameras and lidars, face limitations in adverse weather conditions and complex traffic scenarios, prompting the need for more resilient technologies. Thispaperpresentstrafficflowmonitoringmethodusingopticalfiber-baseddistributedacoustic sensors(DAS).Aninnovativevehicletrajectoryextractionalgorithmisproposedtoderivetraffic flow statistics. In the processing of optical fiber waterfall diagrams, Butterworth low-pass filter and peaks location search algorithm are employed to determine the entry position of vehicles. Subsequently, line-by-line matching algorithm is proposed to effectively track the trajectories. Experiments were conducted in highway, tunnel and city scenarios. Visualizations show that ourapproachnotonlyextractsvehicletrajectoriesmoreaccuratelythantheclassicalHoughand Radon transform-based methods and MUSIC beamforming algorithm, but also facilitates the calculation of traffic flow information using the low-cost acoustic sensors. It provides a new reliable means for traffic flow monitoring which can be integrated with existing methods like vision-based method.
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spellingShingle Traffic Flow and Speed Monitoring Based On Optical Fiber Distributed Acoustic Sensor
Wang, Linlin
Wang, Shixin
Wang, Peng
Wang, Wei
Wang, Dezhao
Wang, Yongcai
Wang, Shanwen
Signal Processing
In the realm of intelligent transportation systems, accurate and reliable traffic monitoring is crucial. Traditional devices, such as cameras and lidars, face limitations in adverse weather conditions and complex traffic scenarios, prompting the need for more resilient technologies. Thispaperpresentstrafficflowmonitoringmethodusingopticalfiber-baseddistributedacoustic sensors(DAS).Aninnovativevehicletrajectoryextractionalgorithmisproposedtoderivetraffic flow statistics. In the processing of optical fiber waterfall diagrams, Butterworth low-pass filter and peaks location search algorithm are employed to determine the entry position of vehicles. Subsequently, line-by-line matching algorithm is proposed to effectively track the trajectories. Experiments were conducted in highway, tunnel and city scenarios. Visualizations show that ourapproachnotonlyextractsvehicletrajectoriesmoreaccuratelythantheclassicalHoughand Radon transform-based methods and MUSIC beamforming algorithm, but also facilitates the calculation of traffic flow information using the low-cost acoustic sensors. It provides a new reliable means for traffic flow monitoring which can be integrated with existing methods like vision-based method.
title Traffic Flow and Speed Monitoring Based On Optical Fiber Distributed Acoustic Sensor
topic Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.09422