Title :
An Embedded Hardware-Software System to Detect and Foresee Road Ice Formation
Author :
Meindl, Tassilo ; Moniaci, Walter ; Pasero, Eros ; Riccardi, Marco
Author_Institution :
Polytech. of Turin, Turin
Abstract :
This paper presents a reliable ice detection and forecasting system based on a special road weather information system and a data processing algorithm for ice event forecasting. The ice detection system is mainly based on two innovative sensors, developed ad hoc for this particular application; namely an ice sensor for the reliable detection of accumulation of ice or water on the sensor and a salinity sensor for the purpose of freezing point calculations. These data are then used by a statistical data processing algorithm or a neural network for ice event forecasting.
Keywords :
driver information systems; embedded systems; forecasting theory; neural nets; statistical analysis; embedded hardware-software system; forecasting system; ice event forecasting; innovative sensors; neural network; road ice formation detection; special road weather information system; statistical data processing; Data processing; Ice surface; Information systems; Moisture; Neural networks; Road safety; Sensor systems; Sensor systems and applications; Snow; Weather forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
Neural Networks, 2006. IJCNN '06. International Joint Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9490-9
DOI :
10.1109/IJCNN.2006.247168
