Research Article

Automatic Traffic Data Collection under Varying Lighting and Temperature Conditions in Multimodal Environments: Thermal versus Visible Spectrum Video-Based Systems

Table 3

Summary of temperature test cases.
(a)

Pavement temp.Ambient temp.Sample sizeSeasonRoad type

Vehicle speed
0°C–5°C~0°C100 vehiclesWinterSegment
20°C–25°C~20°CSummerSegment
25°C–30°C~20°CSummerSegment
30°C–35°C~20°CSummerSegment
35°C–40°C~20°CSummerSegment
40°C–45°C~20°CSummerIntersection
Classification
0°C–5°C~0°CEvery 10 s (150 frames) for 20 minutesWinterIntersection
20°C–25°C~20°CSummer
25°C–30°C~20°CSummer
30°C–35°C~20°CSummer
35°C–40°C~20°CSummer
40°C–45°C~20°CSummer
45°C–50°C~20°CSummer

(b) Sample camera views under different temperature

Pavement temp.Camera viewPavement temp.Camera view

0°C–5°C35°C–40°C
20°C–25°C40°C–45°C
25°C–30°C45°C–50°C
30°C–35°C