การนำเทคโนโลยีตรวจจับป้ายทะเบียนรถยนต์อัตโนมัติ (Automatic License Plate Recognition: ALPR) มาใช้แทนบัตร Transit Card ในโครงการปรับปรุงระบบเก็บค่าผ่านทาง ทางพิเศษบูรพาวิถี Development of Automatic License Plate Recognition Technology to replace Transit C

Abstract

This article presents the development of Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology to replace Transit Card under the improvement project for Toll Collection System on Burapha Withi Expressway. Moreover, it supports seamless travel by reducing the work process for the calculation of toll fee according to the distance of the Burapha Withi expressway. By using ALPR technology to replace transit cards in the project, both Manual Toll Collection System (MTC) and Electronic Toll Collection System (ETC) will be improved. The comparison between advantages and disadvantages shows that expenses for operation and maintenance within 5 years will decrease EXAT’s budget from 214 million baht to only 25 million baht. In addition, the traffic throughput volume for the entry lane will extend from 600 vehicles per hour per lane to 1,800 vehicles per hour per lane and the traffic throughput volume for the exit lane will extend from 300 vehicles per hour per lane to 450 vehicles per hour per lane, which will help to solve the traffic congestion for both entry and exit lanes of the Burapha Withi expressway, the Kanchanaphisek (Bang Phli Suk Sawat) expressway and other future expressways. There are other benefits in the future when the improvement of Toll Collection System on Burapha Withi Expressway project will be opened for service. With ALPR technology, it will increase the efficiency of toll payment service and provide worthwhile returns to both the public and Expressway Authority of Thailand.