A status report on vehicle detectors.

Author(s)
Dorsey, W.F.
Year
Abstract

This report is a status summary of vehicle detector technology that is utilized for traffic control and road counting applications. The report provides background information on vehicle detectors, a cataloguing of commercially available detector types, and a field response summary on current vehicle detector usage. The field response summary focuses on the inductive loop detective (ILD). ILD installation techniques, electronic types, problems and current research are discussed.

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B 17194 /73/ IRRD 236558
Source

Washington, D.C., Federal Highway Administration FHWA, 1976, 84 p., fig., graph., tab., ref. FHWA-RD-77-137.

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