Traffic information detection based on scattered sensor data: Model and algorithms

Ad-Hoc and Sensor Wireless Networks

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 225-240

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Tan, Guo Zhen ^a   Ding, Nan ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Finite elements method; intelligent transportation system (ITS); Nonlinear surface reconstruction; Numerical interpolation; Scattered data fitting; Traffic congestion model; Traffic flow theory; Traffic surveillance; Wireless sensor networks (WSN)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876748973     PISSN: 15519899     EISSN: 15520633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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