Title :
Three dimensional road quality measurement and analysis
Author :
Raghavendra, P. ; Sachin, M. ; Srinivas, P.S. ; Talasila, Viswanath
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Telecommun. Eng., M.S.R. LT, Bangalore, India
Abstract :
This paper presents the design of an embedded system to measure the impact of road vibrations for vehicle users in three dimensions. A three axis accelerometer is used to measure the vibrations; and the sensor module is placed in a car driven on some roads in Bangalore. The detailed analysis in this paper discusses the acceleration levels (measured as g forces) encountered, and the possible implications on health conditions. This paper is a first step in measuring and analyzing road quality in three dimensions; and serves as a precursor for a complete six dimensional analysis of vibration impact on drivers.
Keywords :
accelerometers; intelligent sensors; level measurement; vibration measurement; Bangalore; acceleration level measurement; car; embedded system; road vibration measurement; sensor module; three axis accelerometer; three dimensional road quality measurement; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Engines; Global Positioning System; Roads; Vehicles; Vibrations; g-force; road conditions; road profile; shocks; whole body vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits, Communication, Control and Computing (I4C), 2014 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6545-8
DOI :
10.1109/CIMCA.2014.7057827
