Traffic signal light with integral sensors
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1. A traffic control light, comprising:
- a main housing having a cavity therein;
a solid state light source disposed in the cavity and generating light, adapted to control automobile traffic; and
a sensor coupled to the main housing adapted to sense conditions proximate the traffic control light, the sensor being selected from a group consisting of;
an acoustic detector, a radiation control monitor, a gas detector, an accelerometer, and a chemical biological mass spectrometer.
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Abstract
A traffic signal light having high technology sensors sensing a plurality of conditions proximate the traffic signal light. The sensors may include an acoustic detector, a radiation control monitor, a chemical biological mass spectrometer, a gas detector and an accelerometer. The present invention finds technical advantages in that these high technology sensors can be discreetly sealed in a traffic light housing cavity and hidden from public view, while providing increased security in geographical locations having control signal lights. These high technology sensors may also be disposed outside the traffic light housing cavity.
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1. A traffic control light, comprising:
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a main housing having a cavity therein;
a solid state light source disposed in the cavity and generating light, adapted to control automobile traffic; and
a sensor coupled to the main housing adapted to sense conditions proximate the traffic control light, the sensor being selected from a group consisting of;
an acoustic detector, a radiation control monitor, a gas detector, an accelerometer, and a chemical biological mass spectrometer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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