
SmartSensor 105
SmartSensor 105 Bid Specication
1.0 General. This item shall govern the purchase of above-
ground radar vehicle sensing devices (RVSD) equivalent to the
Wavetronix SmartSensor 105.
An RVSD detects vehicles by transmiing electromagnetic
radar signals through the air. The signals bounce o vehicles
in their paths and part of the signal is returned to the RVSD.
The returned signals are then processed to determine trac
parameters.
RVSDs are not aected by normal weather and environmental
conditions such as rain, wind, snow, dust, etc. They also do
not require cleaning and can maintain performance over a
wide range of ambient temperatures.
RVSDs provide a non-intrusive means of detecting trac
because they can be installed at the side of a roadway. This
property not only makes them safer to install but also more
cost eective than sensors that require roadway modications
or placement.
2.0 Measured Quantities. The RVSD shall provide volume,
average speed, occupancy and classication counts for user-
congurable time intervals for up to 8 lanes of trac.
The RVSD shall provide up to 3 length-based classication
bins.
The RVSD shall provide duration, class and lane assignment
for each vehicle detection.
The RVSD shall provide presence data for up to 8 lanes of
trac.
3.0 Detectable Area.
3.1 Maximum Lanes. The RVSD shall be able to detect
and report information from up to 8 lanes.
3.2 Detection Range. The RVSD shall be able to detect
and report information in lanes with boundaries as close
as 9 ft. (2.7 m) from the base of the pole on which the
RVSD is mounted.
The RVSD shall be able to detect and report information
in lanes located with the far boundary at 200 ft. (61 m)
from the base of the pole on which the RVSD is mounted.
The RVSD shall be able to simultaneously detect and
report information from a lane located at the minimum
oset and from a lane located at the maximum range.
3.3 Lane Size and Spacing. The RVSD shall allow any
spacing of trac lanes positioned from the minimum
oset to the maximum range. Gore and unequally sized
or spaced lanes shall be handled so that detections from
the lanes meet all performance specications.
Not all roadways have lanes that lie on evenly spaced intervals.
Some roadways have gore, odd-sized medians and unequal lane
sizes. An RVSD should be able to handle all these cases.
3.4 Barrier Performance. The RVSD shall detect vehicles
with the specied accuracy in lanes that are adjacent to
a barrier when 50% of a sedan is visible over the barrier
from the point of view of the RVSD, and trac is owing.
4.0 Performance.
4.1 Volume Accuracy. The volume data shall be within
5% of truth for a direction of travel during nominal condi-
tions. Individual lane volume data shall be within 10%
of truth during nominal conditions. The percentage of
missed detection and the percentage of false detections
for each lane shall not exceed 15% during nominal condi-
tions. Nominal conditions exist when average speeds are
greater than 10 mph (16 kph) in every lane; when there is
less than 10% truck trac per lane; and when at least 50
cars per lane are counted in the interval.
4.2 Speed Accuracy. Average speed data shall be accurate
to within 5 mph (8 kph) for any direction of travel when
there are more than 16 cars per lane in an interval. Aver-
age speed data for any individual lane shall be accurate to
within 10 mph (16 kph) when there are more than 16 cars
per lane in an interval.
4.3 Occupancy Accuracy. Occupancy data shall be within
10% of truth for any direction of travel on a roadway
during nominal conditions. For example, if the true oc-
cupancy in a lane is 20%, then the measured occupancy
shall be between 18% and 22%. Individual lane occupancy
shall be within 20% during nominal conditions. Nominal
conditions exist when true occupancy is less than 30%,
without merging trac; when average speeds are greater
then than 10 mph (16 kph) in every lane; and when there
is less than 10% truck trac per lane.
4.4 Classication Accuracy. The RVSD shall correctly
determine classication for 80% of detected vehicles when
the classication bins are at least 20 ft. (6.1 m) wide and
occupancy of all lanes is below 20%.
5.0 Performance Maintenance. The RVSD shall not require
cleaning or adjustment to maintain performance.
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