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VEHICLE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

  • US 20170025003A1
  • Filed: 07/22/2016
  • Published: 01/26/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle detection system, comprising:

  • a sensor mounted to establish a light curtain along a portion of a roadway, the light curtain to define a first zone and a second zone within the first zone; and

    a control unit operatively coupled with the sensor to detect a vehicle on the roadway,wherein detection of the vehicle in the first zone followed by detection of the vehicle in the second zone indicates a correct direction of travel of the vehicle, andwherein detection of the vehicle in the second zone prior to detection of the vehicle in the first zone indicates a wrong direction of travel of the vehicle.

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