Traffic sensor incorporating a video camera and method of operating same
First Claim
1. A method of operating a traffic sensor to collect vehicular traffic data for a road, the traffic sensor having a radar module and an image module both contained in a traffic sensor enclosure, the method comprising:
- a) operating the radar module to generate radar-based vehicle data regarding a plurality of vehicles passing a sensor field of view based on detection and measurement of the traffic on the road;
b) operating the image module to generate image data representing a plurality of images of the road and the traffic on the road; and
c) comparing the radar-based vehicle data with the image data.
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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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25 Claims
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1. A method of operating a traffic sensor to collect vehicular traffic data for a road, the traffic sensor having a radar module and an image module both contained in a traffic sensor enclosure, the method comprising:
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a) operating the radar module to generate radar-based vehicle data regarding a plurality of vehicles passing a sensor field of view based on detection and measurement of the traffic on the road;
b) operating the image module to generate image data representing a plurality of images of the road and the traffic on the road; and
c) comparing the radar-based vehicle data with the image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A traffic sensor for collecting vehicular traffic data for a road, the traffic sensor comprising:
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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;
an image module for generating image data representing a plurality of images of the road and the traffic; and
,a traffic sensor enclosure for enclosing both the radar module and the image module. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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