Traffic Flow Detection Using Distributed Fiber Optic Acoustic Sensing

This paper proposes a novel method for traffic flow detection using distributed optical fiber acoustic sensing (DAS). Different from the traditional traffic flow detection method, this method detects the traffic vibration signal using a fiber optic cable. Distributed fiber-optic acoustic sensing tec...

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Main Authors: Huiyong Liu, Jihui Ma, Wenfa Yan, Wensheng Liu, Xi Zhang, Congcong Li
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2018-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8453776/
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Jihui Ma
Wenfa Yan
Wensheng Liu
Xi Zhang
Congcong Li
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Congcong Li
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description This paper proposes a novel method for traffic flow detection using distributed optical fiber acoustic sensing (DAS). Different from the traditional traffic flow detection method, this method detects the traffic vibration signal using a fiber optic cable. Distributed fiber-optic acoustic sensing technology can provide fully distributed acoustic information along the entire fiber link, and thus external acoustic signals from an arbitrary point can be detected and located. This paper uses DAS to obtain traffic vibration data. Using the characteristics of traffic vibration data, this paper proposes an improved wavelet threshold algorithm and an improved dual-threshold algorithm and verifies the feasibility and effectiveness of these methods. Finally, the experimental results from a vehicle-counting test show that the counting error is smaller for a single vehicle passing through the detection area and that the counting error is larger if multiple vehicles pass through the detection area continuously. In vehicle speed estimation, the results show good accuracy, and the error range is controlled to less than 6%.
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spelling doaj-art-91eba36b8d034df29d8e330b8a9ffba42025-08-20T03:12:36ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362018-01-016689686898010.1109/ACCESS.2018.28684188453776Traffic Flow Detection Using Distributed Fiber Optic Acoustic SensingHuiyong Liu0Jihui Ma1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4812-9295Wenfa Yan2Wensheng Liu3Xi Zhang4Congcong Li5MOE Key Laboratory of Urban Transportation Complex System Theory and Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, ChinaMOE Key Laboratory of Urban Transportation Complex System Theory and Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, ChinaMOE Key Laboratory of Urban Transportation Complex System Theory and Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, ChinaNanshan Mine, Magang (Group) Holding Co., Ltd., Ma’anshan, ChinaMOE Key Laboratory of Urban Transportation Complex System Theory and Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, ChinaMOE Key Laboratory of Urban Transportation Complex System Theory and Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, ChinaThis paper proposes a novel method for traffic flow detection using distributed optical fiber acoustic sensing (DAS). Different from the traditional traffic flow detection method, this method detects the traffic vibration signal using a fiber optic cable. Distributed fiber-optic acoustic sensing technology can provide fully distributed acoustic information along the entire fiber link, and thus external acoustic signals from an arbitrary point can be detected and located. This paper uses DAS to obtain traffic vibration data. Using the characteristics of traffic vibration data, this paper proposes an improved wavelet threshold algorithm and an improved dual-threshold algorithm and verifies the feasibility and effectiveness of these methods. Finally, the experimental results from a vehicle-counting test show that the counting error is smaller for a single vehicle passing through the detection area and that the counting error is larger if multiple vehicles pass through the detection area continuously. In vehicle speed estimation, the results show good accuracy, and the error range is controlled to less than 6%.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8453776/Distributed optical fiber acoustic sensing (DAS)traffic flowvehicle countingvehicle speed estimation
spellingShingle Huiyong Liu
Jihui Ma
Wenfa Yan
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Congcong Li
Traffic Flow Detection Using Distributed Fiber Optic Acoustic Sensing
IEEE Access
Distributed optical fiber acoustic sensing (DAS)
traffic flow
vehicle counting
vehicle speed estimation
title Traffic Flow Detection Using Distributed Fiber Optic Acoustic Sensing
title_full Traffic Flow Detection Using Distributed Fiber Optic Acoustic Sensing
title_fullStr Traffic Flow Detection Using Distributed Fiber Optic Acoustic Sensing
title_full_unstemmed Traffic Flow Detection Using Distributed Fiber Optic Acoustic Sensing
title_short Traffic Flow Detection Using Distributed Fiber Optic Acoustic Sensing
title_sort traffic flow detection using distributed fiber optic acoustic sensing
topic Distributed optical fiber acoustic sensing (DAS)
traffic flow
vehicle counting
vehicle speed estimation
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8453776/
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