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No 82Winter 2017 Volume 28

REPORTMagazine for traffic engineering

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Dear Readers!

Ten years have gone by since I started my training as an elec-

trician for devices and systems at RTB. Looking at it from the

present perspective, it was the exactly right decision! Because

as a system tester, mainly for acoustic units and push buttons,

I have found the precisely suitable field for myself.

To solve complex situations directly on site as well as the per-

sonal contact to customers make the work interesting and

exciting.

Recently my topic has been mostly Loc-ID. In co-operation with

blind persons and organizations for blind persons, as well as

with local municipalities, this development is a further im-

portant mile stone toward unlimited mobility. I could expe-

rience up close how differently blind and low vision persons

deal with their condition. Some race through life while others

advance carefully and cautiously.

Responsibility must be assumed, just as many municipalities

already do, by applying high-end technologies like Loc-ID to

improve safety and mobility of blind and low vision persons.

An innovative product development is only possible through

close co-operation by all those involved. Also in 2018 we count

on your suggestions!

Stay with us!

Sincerely,

Dominik Sprenger

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QUIETER BIKINGFirst Facility to Reduce Motorcycle Noise in Slovenia 3

MODERN RACINGResearch and Motor Sport on the Famous Bilster Mountain 4/5

SUCCESSFUL STARTEmployee Parking Garage with Intelligent Technology in Neckarsulm 6/7

RELIABLE DATATOPO Bicycle Detection as the Basis for Traffic Route Planning 8/9

TRANSATLANTIC APPLICATIONDialogue-Display for the Safety of Pedestrians Now in Canada 10

VALUABEL TEST PHASEPilot Project for Vehicle Detection with a 3D Camera 11

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QUIETER BIKING

First Facility to Reduce Motorcycle Noise in Slovenia.

Together with our sales partner Cestel d.o.o., RTB has installed the first system to reduce noise near the city of Celje in Slovenia. Additional similar facilities should follow in this emerging country.

The goal is to introduce the system on site to towns, municipalities and cities and to open the possibility for further comprehensive applica- tion.

The TOPO guide post census devices with acoustic recording are being applied. They instantly recognize the passing vehicle is a motorcycle. Si-multaneously the speed and the volume in Deci-bel are measured. If the device determines that the motorcyclist is too loud (more than 84 Deci-bel), he receives an appropriate feedback just a few meters farther through a Dialogue-Display installed there.

First evaluations show that also in an interna- tional application, the system is effective and that motorcyclists adjust their behavior accor-dingly.

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Thank you HvalaSlowly PocasnejeQuieter Hrupno

Celje, with its 38,079 residents, is the third lar-gest city in Slovenia and is in Spodnja Stajerska (Styria). A multitude of attractions as well as the unique beauty of many conservation areas draw many travelers. Among these are many motor- cyclists who have discovered the mountainous landscape for their hobby; very much to the dis-may of the residents bothered by noise.

To create relief, RTB, together with the company Cestel d.o.o., installed the first pilot facility for noise reduction on a route near Celje that was very often frequented by many motorcyclists.

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Two People Who Love Motor Sport. Hans-Joachim Stuck (left) and Rudolf Broer (RTB)

Hans-Joachim Stuck,

Biography (Excerpt)

1974: First Formula 1 race with the March 741 in Argentina,

total 6 world championship points

and rookie driver of the year

1986: 24 hours of Le Mans and 12-hour race in Sebring,

1st place in the overall ranking

1990: DTM (Audi V8 Quattro), Overall winner

1994: 24 hours of Le Mans (Porsche 962), touring car

world finale in Donington, 1st place overall ranking

(Audi Quattro)

2012: Named president the German Motor Sport

Federation (DMSB)

2016: Formula E - Chairman of the Stewards

MODERN RACING

Motor Sport Meets Up with Research on the Famous Racing Circuit Bilster Berg.

At the famous racing circuit Bilster Berg Drive Resort, interested parties met to gain insight into the com-bination of motor sport technology and research. Even the Formula 1 legend Hans-Joachim Stuck was in on this.

Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design IEM is the expert for intelligent mecha-tronics in the context of Industry 4.0. Scientists in the fields of engineering, software technology and electrical engineering work together in an interdisciplinary fashion in Paderborn. With the direction of impact “Advanced Systems Enginee-ring”, the Fraunhofer IEM investigates innova- tive methods and tools for developing intelligent products, production systems and services. Core competencies for this are intelligence in mecha-tronic systems, systems engineering and virtual prototyping.

Recently the Fraunhofer IEM invited interested persons to an event at Bilster Berg “Race & Re-search: Advanced Engineering in Motor Sport”. In fascinating surroundings, one could delve into the future of engineering in vehicle technology. There was insight into trends and developmen-tal goals for technology. A particular highlight was the field report of the one-time Formula 1 driver Hans-Joachim “Striezel” Stuck, who lec- tured on the topic “Technologies in Motor Sport”.

Following the lecture series, the participants had the opportunity to have a look at the original Rallye Cup race car “Race Adam” and to exchan-ge information with like-minded participants and lecturers.

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Two People Who Love Motor Sport. Hans-Joachim Stuck (left) and Rudolf Broer (RTB)

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First Bechtle AG Employee Parking Garage with

Intelligent Technology

In co-operation with the Goldbeck GmbH in Bielefeld, RTB equipped a Bechtle AG employee parking garage with intelligent technology. Here probably stands the most modern employee par-king garage in all of Europa.

The company Bechtle AG, located in Neckarsulm, placed an order for a parking garage with 1,574 parking spaces to be equipped with the single space detection LOBO. Included here are 50 par-king spaces additionally equipped with the sta-

te-of-the-art charging system ZORRO for electric vehicles.

The user recognizes empty parking spaces im-mediately through the LEDs mounted above each parking space. These LEDs are individually configurable regarding color. Thus, special par-king spaces, for example for electric vehicles or handicapped persons, can be appropriately de-signated. A dynamic parking guidance system with 19 animated displays guides each vehicle searching for a parking space directly to the as-signed parking or loading space. This is suppor-ted by 18 entry lane counters ensuring a jam-free

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traffic flow. If too many vehicles drive into one entry lane, the dynamic traffic control is adjus-ted appropriately to make sure that no more ve-hicles drive into this entry lane.

Prior to driving into the parking garage, two ex-ternal signs display the available spaces as well as the free charging stations. Thus, drivers of electric vehicles know in good time if they can find a suitable charging station for their vehicle. In the future, the external display should show the stored solar energy to make the use of re-newable energy for the charging system trans-parent. Inside, two numeric displays provide the

necessary information about the individual le-vels. RTB won the day with an integrated system as well as a high level of safety in the field of elec-tric mobility. The system guarantees this high standard through strict compliance with calibra-tion regulations. Furthermore, every individual charging station is disconnected from power if no vehicle is plugged into it, thus making it par-ticularly safe for the user and for technical per-sonnel.The pleasant result: In Neckarsulm the first large project in this area has been successfully put into operation!

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RELIABLE DATA

The TOPO Bicycle Detection Supports Modern Traffic Route Planning

Not only the increase in electric mobility is causing a resurgence in bicycle traffic. Environmental aspects and the knowledge that one really reaches a destination faster in city traffic turns many people to the bicycle.

Bicycles are gaining ground: approx. 80 percent of all households in Germany own at least one bicycle; in 30 percent of the households three or more bicycles exist. That means in Germany about 78 million bicycles that are regularly being used. To encourage even more people to switch to bicycles, the federal government is supporting bicycle traffic. (Source: BMVI)

Traffic planers concern themselves more and more with this target group. Traffic concepts within city limits must take this group of traffic participants into consideration and adjust the infrastructure in cities accordingly. After all, it is the safety of all participants in public traffic space that is at stake.

Reliable and robust data is the key to success. With TOPO bicycle detection, bicycles can be pre-

cisely identified and recorded. Even the resolu-tion of a crowd of bicyclists is possible without fault through a combination of radar and LIDAR sensors (based on infrared light).

TOPO.box is mounted at a height of one meter at the bicycle path or at roadside. It records speed and direction of travel. From a mounting height of three meters, the LIDAR sensor records the bicyclists and their distance from one another to the TOPO.box.

The combination of both sensor principles makes a reliable recognition possible with a recognition rate of up to 96 percent. Thus, reliable data is available to form the basis for an optimal traffic route and bicycle path planning.

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First Dialogue-Display to Increase Safety for

Pedestrians in Canada

The international application of the Dial- ogue-Display expands across the Atlantic Ocean. For the first time – in Canada – RTB increases sa-fety for pedestrians on the other side of the At-lantic Ocean.

Conestoga College, founded in Ontario in 1967, is one of the largest poly-technical institutions of higher education in Canada. In the past five years, the student enrollment has increased by approx. 42 percent. This makes Conestoga Col-lege, with 12,500 full-time students from all over the world, the fastest growing Institution of higher education in Ontario. It goes without say-ing that providing traffic safety on the campus for this large number of students has priority.

The College uses a Dialogue-Display to protect pedestrians in a prominent location by admonis-hing drivers not to exceed 15 mph. Furthermore, the Dialogue-Display is equipped with a TOPO classification module, with which the vehicle data can be classified according to North Ameri-can vehicle classes in accordance with the FHWA (Federal Highway Administration).

Once again in this transatlantic application, it is clearly evident: The Dialogue-Display is a tested method to protect the weakest participants in traffic.

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Pilot Project for Vehicle Detection with a 3D Camera at Parking Garage Entrances

A well-known German industrial company is currently testing the application possibilities for vehicle detection with a 3D camera at entrance and exit areas of a parking garage. This test phase will produce important facts.

In an employee parking garage with more than 900 parking spaces as well as with a very wide entrance and exit area without gates, a system is required that reliably records individual vehicles. Due to an entrance width of more than five me-ters, frequently parallel entries occur or stopped vehicles are passed. For previous monitoring sys-tems this created insolvable problems. Because the customer viewed the cost for installing com-plete single space detection as being too high, the alternative with the 3D camera as a balanced census process came into play.

With the aid of the so-called 3D time of flight camera sensors, that emit modulated light from IR-LEDs, pixel-exact perspective information is created. This is made possible by measuring the runtime differences of the light reflected from objects at different distances. With the resulting three-dimensional picture, every vehicle can be recorded exactly - even if it is moving.

In the pilot project, two cameras are used at the entrance and exit, to reliably detect situations such as passing moving or stationary vehicles or confrontation of vehicles. Based on direction of movement and characteristics of recorded three-dimensional objects, the current number of free parking spaces is calculated anew with a balanced census process. So far, all tests have been very positive. Following the conclusion of a successful pilot phase, the plan is to equip all the parking garages of this company with RTB’s 3D camera system and thus, create a reliable par-king guidance system.

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Es ist soweit! Das Jahr 2018 steht vor der Tür. Ein Jahr mit neuen Herausforderungen, gleichzeitig aber auch neu-en Chancen und Möglichkeiten. Packen wir es gemeinsam an!Wir von RTB wünschen Ihnen und Ihren Familien ein frohes und besinnliches Weihnachtsfest und einen glücklichen, gesunden und erfolg-reichen Start ins Jahr 2018..

FIRST BLUETOOTH TRAFFIC LIGHTThe City Council of Lünen has cleared the way for the first traffic light controlled by smart phone via Bluetooth. The story behind this is the demolition of a pedestrian bridge that was used by school pupils on their way to the gym. Starting in 2018, the green phase at the intersec- tion in question can be controlled via Bluetooth with the teacher’s smart phone. This decision caused a great number of discussions in the city. The school had argued for constructing a new bridge based on safety considera-tions, although it now does indeed accept the technically innovative solution during a transition phase.

PUBLISHERRTB GmbH & Co. KG, Geschäftsführer Rudolf Broer Schulze-Delitzsch-Weg 10, 33175 Bad LippspringeTel. 0049 5252 9706-0, Fax 0049 5252 9706-10E-Mail: info@rtb-bl.de, www.rtb-bl.de

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The time has come! 2018 is just a short time away. A year with new challenges, and at the same time, with new chances and possibilities. Let’s take it on together!

We at RTB wish you and your family a merry and meditative Christmas and a happy, healthy and successful start in the new year 2018!

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