Intelligent vehicle highway system sensor and method

• Main Authors: WANGLER; RICHARD J, GUSTAVSON; ROBERT L, MCCONNELL, II; ROBERT E, FOWLER; KEITH L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.04.1999
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUSPLANTS; CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; FISHING; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; SIGNALLING; TESTING; TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; TRAPPING

A sensor using laser range imaging technology is adapted for determining a three-dimensional profile of a vehicle passing the sensor for use in Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems. A continuously pulsed laser beam scanned across a detection area determines the presence of a vehicle. Range, angle and...