Distinguishing the road conditions of dry, aquaplane, and frozen by using a three-color infrared camera

Toru Tabuchi; Shigeki Yamagata; Tetsuo Tamura

doi:10.1117/12.502153

1 April 2003 Distinguishing the road conditions of dry, aquaplane, and frozen by using a three-color infrared camera

Toru Tabuchi, Shigeki Yamagata, Tetsuo Tamura

Proceedings Volume 5073, Thermosense XXV; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.502153
Event: AeroSense 2003, 2003, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

There are increasing demands for information to avoid accident in automobile traffic increase. We will discuss that an infrared camera can identify three conditions (dry, aquaplane, frozen) of the road surface. Principles of this method are; 1.We have found 3-color infrared camera can distinguish those conditions using proper data processing 2.The emissivity of the materials on the road surface (conclete, water, ice) differs in three wavelength regions. 3.The sky's temperature is lower than the road's. The emissivity of the road depends on the road surface conditions. Therefore, 3-color infrared camera measure the energy reflected from the sky on the road surface and self radiation of road surface. The road condition can be distinguished by processing the energy pattern measured in three wavelength regions. We were able to collect the experimental results that the emissivity of conclete is differ from water. The infrared camera whose NETD (Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference) at each 3-wavelength is 1.0C or less can distinguish the road conditions by using emissivity difference.

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Toru Tabuchi, Shigeki Yamagata, and Tetsuo Tamura "Distinguishing the road conditions of dry, aquaplane, and frozen by using a three-color infrared camera", Proc. SPIE 5073, Thermosense XXV, (1 April 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.502153

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