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OFFICE OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER

Cooperating Camera Platforms for Ultra High-Resolution Tracking of Traffic

Project Information

Project ID:
FHWA-PROJ-12-0104
Project Abstract:

This project is designed to provide high-definition cooperative camera traffic surveillance. This system will have enhanced capabilities to recognize "events" in the highway infrastructure and relay this information to command centers in real time. In addition, the technology will enable any feature extraction algorithm to interoperate with ultra high-resolution surveillance hardware.

This research will explore the use of cooperating camera platforms, high accuracy gimbals, high-definition vision cameras, and servo-stabilized platforms. These technologies provide unique crosscutting opportunities. This crosscutting system might enable significant improvements in the power of computer vision algorithms and will allow a test bed for developers of the algorithms because the system design for utilization of the cameras provides an agnostic interface with analysis algorithms. This project will expand understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of ultra high-resolution traffic surveillance and real-time analysis and dissemination of detected "events" or anomalies.

Goals:

To explore the use of cooperating camera platforms, high-accuracy gimbals, high-definition vision cameras, and servo-stabilized platforms to track pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

Research HUB ID:
8961
Project Status:
Completed
Project Funding Amount (Contract Award Amount):
$1,063,184.00
Start Date:
End Date:
Public Access Plan:
No
FHWA Program Area:
  • Exploratory Advanced Research
Fiscal Year / AMRP Program / AMRP Activity:
  • FY 2002-2022 / Exploratory Advanced Research

AMRP = Annual Modal Research Plan

Contact Information

Team:
Transportation Enabling Technologies Team
Office:
Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development
Office Code:
HRSO-40

Management Organizations

Sponsor Organization

Organization Role:
Sponsor Organization
Organization:
Federal Highway Administration: Office of Research, Development and Technology - Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development