Measurement of International Roughness Index by Using-Axis Accelerometers and GPS
Open Access
- 1 January 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Mathematical Problems in Engineering
- Vol. 2014, 1-10
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/928980
Abstract
The International Roughness Index (IRI) is a well-recognized standard in the field of pavement management. Many different types of devices can be used to measure the IRI, but these devices are mainly mounted on a full-size automobile and are complicated to operate. In addition, these devices are expensive. The development of methods for IRI measurement is a prerequisite for pavement management systems and other parts of the road management industry. Based on the quarter-car model and the vehicle vibration caused by road roughness, there is a strong correlation between the in-car-axis acceleration and the IRI. The variation of speed of the car during the measurement process has a large influence on IRI estimation. A measurement system equipped with-axis accelerometers and a GPS device was developed. Using the self-designing measurement system based on the methodology proposed in this study, we performed a small-scale field test. We used a one-wheel linear model and two-wheel model to fit the variation of the-axis acceleration. The test results demonstrated that the low-cost measurement system has good accuracy and could enhance the efficiency of IRI measurement.
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Funding Information
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (2012AA112402, 11511501100, 11PJD022)
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