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In this paper, we present the design and implementation of a sensor network system for monitoring the flow of traffic through temporary construction work zones. As opposed to long-term work zones which are common on highways, short-term or temporary work zones remain active for a few hours or a few days at most. As such, instrumenting temporary work zones with monitoring equipment similar to those used in long-term work zones is not practical. Yet, these temporary work zones present an important problem in terms of crashes occurring in and around them. Our design for a sensornet-based system for monitoring traffic is (a) inexpensive, (b) rapidly deployable, and (c) requires minimal maintenance. We report on our experiences in building this system, and with testing our system in live work zones in the Cleveland area.
This work was supported in part by grants from the NSF (CNS-0746632, CAREER and REU), a grant from the US DOT by way of the CSU UTC, and an undergraduate research Engaged Learning grant from CSU. Thanks are also due to Area Wide Protective for allowing us to use their live work zones as testbeds.
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Bathula, M., Ramezanali, M., Pradhan, I., Patel, N., Gotschall, J., Sridhar, N. (2009). A Sensor Network System for Measuring Traffic in Short-Term Construction Work Zones. In: Krishnamachari, B., Suri, S., Heinzelman, W., Mitra, U. (eds) Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems. DCOSS 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5516. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02085-8_16
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