Use of Heading Direction for Recreating the Horizontal Alignment of an Existing Road

作者:Camacho Torregrosa Francisco J; Perez Zuriaga Ana M; Campoy Ungria Jose M; Garcia Alfredo*; Tarko Andrew P
来源:Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 2015, 30(4): 282-299.
DOI:10.1111/mice.12094

摘要

This article proposes a new method for fitting the horizontal alignment of a road to a set of (x, y) points. Those points can be obtained from digital imagery or GPS-data collection. Unlike current methods that represent road alignment through its curvature, the proposed method describes the horizontal alignment as a sequence of headings. An analytic-heuristic approach is introduced. The proposed method produces unique solutions even for complex horizontal alignments. Some examples and a case study are presented. This solution may not be accurate enough for road redesign, but it allows researchers and departments of transportation to obtain accurate geometric features.

  • 出版日期2015-4