Can daytime digital imaging be used for traffic sign retroreflectivity compliance?

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 147-160

  Khalilikhah, Majid ^a   Heaslip, Kevin ^b   Song, Ziqi ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^c Utah State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital imaging; Handheld retroreflectometer; Mobile based data collection; Traffic sign; Visual condition

Indexed keywords

TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

CONDITIONAL PROBABILITIES; DATA COLLECTION; DIGITAL IMAGING; HANDHELDS; MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES; RETROREFLECTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES; VISUAL CONDITION;

TRAFFIC SIGNS;

EID: 84940052732     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2015.07.049     Document Type: Article

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