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A Methodology Development for Estimating the Retroreflectivity of Pavement Markings and Traffic Guide Signs Using Digital Images

디지털 이미지를 이용한 노면표시 및 교통안내표지의 재귀반사 성능 평가 방법론 개발

  • 최기주 (아주대학교 교통시스템공학과) ;
  • 이승현 (홍콩대학교 토목공학과 교통공학전공) ;
  • 윤일수 (아주대학교 환경건설교통공학부) ;
  • 이용주 (아주대학교 건설교통공학과)
  • Received : 2012.06.14
  • Accepted : 2013.07.01
  • Published : 2014.02.01

Abstract

This study investigates the methodology to evaluate the quantified performance of pavement markings and traffic guide signs using digital images. This methodology is significant to attempt to quantify their performance without large brightness photometer at the nighttime and bad weather. The retroreflective performance of pavement markings are evaluated through the contrast of gray levels of pavements and markings in collected digital images under the case of rain, dampness, and dryness. In addition, the appraisal of retroreflective performance of traffic guide signs are implemented through the comparison between interior illuminated and the existing retroreflective traffic guide signs using the contrast of luminance extracted from the value of RGB of backgrounds and legends in collected digital images according to geometric design, driving lanes, and the distance between the car and the sign. As a result, the retroreflective performance of pavement markings deteriorates about 3.5 times and 2 times under the case of rain and dampness respectively than dryness. Also, the performance of the existing traffic guide signs is significantly influenced by geometric design, driving lanes, and the distance, otherwise interior illuminated traffic guide signs. This methodology can be utilized to construct objective information of performance of traffic safety facilities to select appropriate position of expensive high reflective pavement markings and interior illuminated traffic guide signs considering diverse weather and geometric design.

본 연구에서는 디지털 이미지를 이용하여 다양한 기상상황과 기하구조 상에서 노면표시와 교통안내표지의 성능평가 방법론을 제시한다. 이는 기존 방법과 달리 시간과 장소에 구애 받지 않고 대형장비의 도움 없이 교통안전시설의 성능을 정량적이고, 객관적으로 평가할 수 있는 가능성을 제시하는데 의의가 있다. 노면표시의 성능평가는 포장과 노면표시의 회색도 값을 이용한 휘도대비를 바탕으로 우천시, 습윤시, 건조시 시에 재귀반사 성능을 비교하였다. 그리고 교통안내표지 성능평가의 효과지표는 디지털 이미지의 각 픽셀의 RGB값에서 추출된 Y(휘도)값이며, 도로의 기하구조, 주행 차로, 표지로부터 거리에 따라 조명식 교통안내표지와 일반 교통안내표지의 휘도 및 표지 바탕면과 문안간의 휘도대비 변화를 비교하였다. 그 결과, 노면표시의 재귀반사 성능은 건조시에 비해 우천시와 습윤시에 각각 3.5배, 2배 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 일반 재귀반사 교통안내표지는 내부 조명식 교통안내표지와 다르게 표지로부터 거리, 주행 차로, 도로의 기하구조에 따라 휘도 및 휘도 대비가 급격하게 변화하였다. 본 연구를 바탕으로 차후 기상 및 기하구조 특성을 고려하여 고가의 우천형 노면표시와 내부 조명식 교통안내표지의 적정 설치 위치를 선정하는데 있어서 객관적인 기초 자료로 활용할 수 있을 것이다.

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