Traffic sensor incorporating a video camera and method of operating same
US7541943B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/0175
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A traffic sensor and a method of operating the traffic sensor to collect vehicular traffic data for a road is described. The traffic sensor has (a) a radar module for generating radar-based vehicle data regarding a plurality of vehicles passing the sensor field of view based on detection and measurement of traffic; (b) an image module for generating image data representing a plurality of images of the road and the traffic; and, (c) a traffic sensor enclosure for enclosing both the radar module and the image module.
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