Project Descriptions

We propose the incremental conversion and development process from current to near and far future systems enabling key components in collaboration with the government, industries, and other institutions. MIT ITRC has developed the following important subsystems or component technologies that receive strong positive feedback, as follows: 

  ITS System
System Design Methodology

Efficient Traffic Monitoring

Image Sensor Network

Image Data Compression

To help sending images from road-side monitor cameras to traffic control centers more efficiently and economically.

Traffic Flow Control and Smart Camera for Traffic Monitoring

To develop innovative sensor and communication technologies for traffic surveillance and management. Three-dimensional smart camera can be used to count the number of vehicles, to measure vehicle speeds, and to detect incidents. Related information can be represented at the both individual vehicle level and the surveillance system level. 

  Machine Vision
  • Sensor-fusion-based Obstacle Detection   Paper Link (9)

Sensor Fusion for Automobile Applications

  • General Vision Application in ITS   Paper Link (7)

A New Night Visionary Pedestrian Detection and Warning Systems

An advanced model based vision system for intelligent transportation systems

Parking Assistant System

Pixel-Parallel Image Processing System for ITS Application

To increase speed, to offer more flexibility, and to decrease the cost.

A Binocular Vision System for Automated Vehicle

Three-Dimensional Vision System for Intelligent Vehicles

Vision System for Intelligent Vehicles

Three-Dimensional Vision System for Intelligent Vehicles

To reliably monitor traffic accidents and congestion in order to replace conventional loop detectors and avoid regular maintenance required for loop detectors.  

  • Vision Application in Robotics    Paper Link (11)
  • Vision Papers from Prof. Berthold Horn    Paper Link
  • Other General Vision    Paper Link (4)
Cost-effective Real-Time Three-dimensional Vision System

To implement stereovision to ITS in real-time results and at a reasonable cost.

  Hardware

Brightness Adaptive TV Camara Chip

This chip can extend the intensity dynamic range over 1:10,000 ratio to meet the need of monitoring traffic and detecting obstacles on highways at any situations. 

Compact-Size Array Processor with MIMD Capabiltiy

The goal was to develop a compact-size inexpensive array processor for image processing, radar signal processing, and other signal processing.