Flir Trafi Radar Video And Based Vehicle Presence Sensor User Manual Brochure

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Intelligent Transportation Systems

Detection and monitoring solutions for traffic and

public transportation applications in the USA

www.flir.com

Detection and monitoring solutions for traffic and public transportation

applications

Detection and monitoring solutions from FLIR help trac and public

transportation authorities manage their trac ows eciently and ensure

safety. Based on proven technology of more than 20 years, FLIR’s hardware

and software solutions help you monitor motorists and pedestrians in

urban environments, detect incidents on highways and in tunnels, collect

trac data, and ensure the safety on our public railways.

Urban areas

FLIR’s trac sensors help you control trac lights at intersections, so your

urban trac can ow smoothly. In addition, they help optimize trac

ows for pedestrians and bicyclists and improve their safety in busy trac

scenes.

Highways

FLIR detection technology helps avoid incidents and trac jams on

highways. Early detection of road irregularities enables rescue teams to

intervene fast and avoid secondary accidents.

Tunnels

FLIR’s incident detection solutions help save lives in tunnels and avoid

secondary accidents, by detecting smoke, lost cargo, pedestrians and

many other trac events very fast.

Railway tracks and platforms

FLIR’s thermal imaging cameras prevent serious accidents and

infrastructure damage by detecting vehicles that have stopped on railway

tracks at level crossings. FLIR’s thermal cameras also detect people on

train/metro/tram tracks and platforms in an early stage, so accidents can

be avoided.

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Intersection control

FLIR’s video and thermal sensors are a highly reliable

alternative to loops and other detection technologies.

By detecting vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians, FLIR’s

sensors enable smart intersection control. FLIR allows you

to improve safety and eciency today, just like in countless

cities that have already implemented FLIR technology at

their intersections.

• Improve city trac ows

• Reduce unnecessary delays

• Enhance safety for all road users

Pedestrian safety and mobility

FLIR’s pedestrian sensors allow you to control your trac

lights in favor of pedestrians or make pedestrians more

visible in trac. With dynamic trac light control and

warning sign activation, you can make your intersection

or pedestrian crossing safer and at the same time prevent

unnecessary delays to both pedestrians and motorists.

• Replace inecient push buttons

• Enhance pedestrian safety

• Reduce unnecessary delays

Highway monitoring

FLIR’s thermal imaging cameras help keep an eye on our

highways. Because they do not suer from vulnerability to

low light conditions (nighttime), too much light (sun glare)

or shadows, they oer a true 24/7 solution for highway

operators.

• Monitor trac 24/7

• See your trac accurately, day and night

• Enjoy a clear view in all weather conditions

Safer journeys, smoother flows

Enhancing safety and efficiency for road traffic and public transportation

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Automatic Incident Detection

Eective incident management depends entirely on

fast incident detection and verication. FLIR’s detection

solutions allow you to detect stopped vehicles, wrong-

way drivers, queues, slow-moving vehicles, fallen object

or pedestrians in a matter of seconds, so you can prevent

secondary accidents from happening.

• Detect in a matter of seconds

• Prevent secondary accidents

• See any trac irregularity instantly

Data collection & ow monitoring

FLIR’s cameras and sensors accurately monitor trac

ows and help you to keep highways safe. FLIR solutions

can eciently make a distinction between several levels

of service: uid, dense, congested or stop & go. Other

applications include queue monitoring during road works

and travel time calculation based on ow information.

• Collect valuable trac data

• Monitor queues

• Ensure safety during road works

Fire detection in tunnels

FLIR thermal imaging cameras allow tunnel operators to

monitor trac ows and detect incidents or res in an early

stage. Fireghters also use thermal cameras to enhance

their vision and to see through smoke or detect hot spots.

• Detect incidents and res in an early stage

• Monitor tunnel trac

• See through smoke

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Vehicle detection at railway crossings

FLIR’s thermal imaging cameras can prevent collisions

between trains and obstacles at level crossings by detecting

if a vehicle stops on the tracks and is blocking the passage

for an oncoming train. This way, train or tram operators can

be warned for oncoming danger or warning lights can be

activated.

• Detect vehicles on level crossings

• Prevent damage to infrastructure

• Enhance railway safety

Trackside monitoring

FLIR thermal imaging cameras can detect people on

metro, tram or railway tracks. Whether a person just fell

from the platform or is deliberately walking on the tracks,

FLIR cameras ensure 24/7 detection on tracks or in tunnels

regardless of the surrounding illumination.

• Detect people on tracks

• Prevent damage to infrastructure

• Enhance safety

Driver vision enhancement

FLIR’s thermal imaging night vision systems installed

onboard trams allow drivers to see clearly in total darkness

or in bad weather conditions. Compared to traditional

headlights, they oer increased detection of potential

hazards, like pedestrians, cars, animals, on the tracks.

• See obstacles at night or in bad weather

• Detect obstacles from a farther distance

• React faster to emergencies

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How video detection works

An installed video or thermal imaging camera sends an input signal to a detection unit. This unit can either be on board of

the camera or integrated into a standard 19-inch rack. When the camera or the video image processing modules are set,

detection zones are superimposed onto the video image.

When a vehicle or a pedestrian enters a detection zone, a detection is activated by the system. Dedicated algorithms

generate various types of trac information: presence and incident-related data, data for statistical processing, and data

for pre- and post-incident analysis.

Trac data, compressed images and alarms are transmitted to the technical control room. The system can be installed so

that the video image processor triggers a third party system such as a trac light, electronic trac sign or any other VMS

panel. When an alarm is generated, the trac manager in the control room will receive a visual image of the scene, so that

he or she can decide to take appropriate actions.

Vehicles

Pedestrians

1. A video camera is monitoring trac. Its video signal is used as input for the detection unit.

2. During set-up of a video detector, detection zones are superimposed onto the video image.

3. Vehicles, pedestrians or bicyclists crossing the detection zones are detected.

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ATTENTION

Detect

Detect & analyze

(integrated)

ANALYZE

Manage

VMS Panels

Tunnel access

Trac lights

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Thermal imaging cameras for traffic applications

Traditionally, CCTV cameras are being used for video monitoring. Although CCTV cameras are reliable tools for video

analysis, they need additional algorithms to overcome the limitations of traditional video cameras. In order to work at

night, light needs to be installed. CCTV cameras can also be blinded by light from the sun. Vehicles or pedestrians that are

moving in shadows are sometimes not detected.

Thermal imaging cameras do not have these issues. A thermal imaging camera creates a crisp image based on subtle

temperature dierences. They do not need any light whatsoever. They are also not blinded by direct sunlight.

FLIR's high-performance thermal imaging cameras give you uninterrupted 24-hour detection of vehicles, pedestrians and

cyclist regardless of the amount of light available.

Sun glare

Glare from the sun blinds conventional

video cameras, eectively hiding vehicles,

people, and animals. Thermal cameras ig-

nore this glare, and only respond to the

heat signatures they detect.

Headlights

Headlights are confusing to CCTV cameras.

This causes false and missed calls and

makes accurate observation of highway

trac at night impossible. Thermal cameras

are immune to headlight glare, so they see

clearly.

See through shadows

Video cameras can miss pedestrians, cy-

clists, animals, and even cars if they’re in

the shadows. But since thermal cameras

see heat, not light, there are no shadows in

a thermal world.

Long-range night viewing

At night, a highway looks like an indistinct

row of lights to a video camera, making

meaningful data collection and incident

assessment impossible. But thermal cam-

eras see the heat signatures of vehicles

clearly from miles away. They also provide

clear video of the roadsides for awareness

of parked vehicles or other hazards.

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A FLIR solution for every traffic and transportation need

FC, PT, D and ITS-Series

Thermal sensors detect heat, rather than

light, and aren’t confused by extreme

lighting conditions, such as bright sun glare

or headlights reected o wet pavement.

As a result, thermal sensors have fewer false

and missed calls, enable better signal timing,

and lead to more ecient trac monitoring.

Plus, thermal cameras also detect cyclists,

pedestrians, and animals faster and more

reliably. FLIR’s thermal trac cameras come

in the compact and exible FC-Series T, the

high-performance, multi-sensor PT-Series T

pan/tilt cameras or the D-Series T outdoor

dome cameras and the ITS-Series with trac

analytics inside.

TraSense

TraSense is an integrated thermal camera

and trac detection sensor that gives you

the power to detect vehicles and cyclists

around the clock with industry-leading

reliability. TraSense is an above-ground

system that spares you the enormous

installation and maintenance costs that

traditional inductive loops typically require.

TraOne

FLIR TraOne is an all-round detection sensor

for trac monitoring and dynamic trac

signal control. Oered in a compact and

easy-to-install package, the FLIR TraOne

uses thermal imaging and Wi-Fi tracking

technology to provide trac engineers with

high-resolution data on vehicles, bicycles

and pedestrians at intersections and in urban

environments.

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TraCam Series

The TraCam series of vehicle presence

sensors combines a CMOS camera and

video detector in one. TraCam allows you

to control trac lights dynamically, based

on vehicle presence information. The series

includes the TraCam vehicle presence

sensor for standalone use and the TraCam

x-stream vehicle presence sensor and data

collector with video streaming.

TraRadar

FLIR’s TraRadar vehicle presence sensor is

a combination of a video sensor and radar,

oering accurate detection for a wide

range of applications. TraRadar improves

trac safety and eciency at signalized

intersections for:

· Stop bar and advance detection

· Trac adaptive systems

· Dilemma zone protectio

VIP Series for intersection control

The cost-eective FLIR VIP3D.x video

detection solution provides vehicle presence

information to the intersection controller

and also allows for accurate trac data

collection. The FLIR VIP BIKE platform oers

high-performance bike detection for thermal

cameras that overcomes the limitations of

traditional inductive detection loops.

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VIP Series for AID

FLIR's integrated detection boards analyze

video images from trac cameras and provide

trac operators with reliable incident detection

information, trac data collection or presence

data of bikes and vehicles. VIP modules from

FLIR have been installed for road, tunnel and

intersection projects all over the world.

TraBot HD

FLIR's TraBot HD combines eld-proven video

detection algorithms with advanced camera

optics and powerful processing technology

in a single housing. TraBot HD (with 1920 x

1080 resolution) is a network box camera that

provides superior image quality, embedded

AID analytics as well as multi-stream encoding.

As such, the TraBot HD oers a cost-eective

combination of technologies and top-level

performance.

Flux

Flux is an intelligent software platform for

use with a FLIR video detection system. Flux

collects trac data, events, alarms and video

images generated by the video detectors.

FLUX also oers video management capacity

and can control network video recorders, video

walls, mobile and xed cameras.

Cameleon ITS

Cameleon ITS is a central software platform for

transportation monitoring and management

that allows for the control of ITS-specic

devices, including cameras, DMS signs,

detector stations, gates, signal heads and

incident detection.

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Tracon Academy

The FLIR Intelligent Transportation Systems product

portfolio and the ITS market in general are constantly

changing. That’s why FLIR Tracon Academy oers

you a wide range of trainings to keep you up to date

with the latest state of the art.

Infrared Training Center

The Infrared Training Center is the perfect place to

get high-quality interactive training from the most

qualied international thermography instructors.

The mission of the ITC is to make our customers and

partners successful by enhancing their knowledge of

IR technology, thermal imaging products, and relevant

applications.

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Legal disclaimer:

FLIR Systems accepts no responsibility and can not be held liable for any error or accident resulting from the use of its thermal

imaging systems or errors in the interpretation of the image by the user.

SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

©Copyright 2016, FLIR Systems, Inc. All other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. All images

are used for illustration purposes only.

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The products described in this publication may require government authorization for export/re-export, or transfer. Contact FLIR for details.

04/2016

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