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Overview
Making traffic routes more efficient, safer and environmentally friendly
Trends & news
Artificial intelligence ensures traffic safety in the San Bernardino road tunnel
Can artificial intelligence make road tunnels safer and more efficient? The Vehicle Hotspot Detection Systems (VHD) from SICK at the northern and southern entrance of the San Bernardino tunnel answer this question with a resounding “Yes!”.
The platform screen doors on the Seoul Metro are monitored by 2D LiDAR sensors
The Seoul Metro forms the backbone of the city’s local public transport network. Every year the metro system in South Korea’s capital is used by millions of passengers. Almost all of its more than 300 stations are fitted with automated platform screen doors. The majority of these are monitored by 2D LiDAR sensors from SICK’s TiM351 product family.
Protection of the overhead line in the Gotthard Base Tunnel
After 17 years of construction, the Gotthard Base Tunnel finally opened to passenger and cargo traffic on 11 December 2016. Deployed as a sensor solution for protection of the overhead line, LMS511PRO laser scanners from SICK help ensure that the trains operate on schedule through the 57 km railway tunnel, the longest in the world.
Challenges
Detection
Reliable detection of vehicles in flowing, slowed or stationary traffic is required for progressive traffic planning and efficient traffic management. SICK provides appropriate solutions with high reliability and flexibility for all requirements.
Classification
During traffic data acquisition, vehicles must be classified at traffic counting stations according to regulations such as TLS 8+1 (Germany) or SWISS10 (Switzerland). Solutions from SICK are highly accurate, even in free-flowing traffic across multiple lanes with lane-changing.
Measurement
SICK is the market and technology leader for dimension measurement of trucks, 3D measurement of road surfaces and clearance profiles. Solutions from SICK provide accurate measurements and can be certified depending on the application. In addition, these solutions can also be used to determine vehicle speed.
Monitoring and controlling
Continuous monitoring of air quality and visibility in tunnels is absolutely required for traffic safety. Hazardous weather conditions, such as fog, must be detected on open roads. Solutions from SICK are able to detect the smallest particle and gas concentrations to reliably measure visibility in foggy conditions.
Safety
Significant damage to the infrastructure can occur when vehicles are too wide or too tall, or when objects protrude. Displaced cargo can lead to damages and accidents. SICK provides reliable and flexible solutions for increasing safety outdoors – even when type approval for single vehicles by the inspection authority responsible is required.
Services
Thanks to its extensive knowledge of sensor technology for transportation routes, SICK provides sound application consulting and customized service concepts from simple device instruction to detailed training to long-term maintenance contracts. The global presence of SICK ensures quick, efficient support on site.