Vaisala Oyj

Kimmo Kynnös

Samuli Laukkanen

Timo Hyvättinen

Hanna Kuivala

Joonas Kivi

Tuomo Hänninen

An example road sensor apparatus comprises: a sensor casing comprising a first surface for interfacing environmental conditions on a surface of a pavement, a second surface for interfacing a sensor level adjustment element, and a sensor portion including one or more sensor apparatuses; the sensor level adjustment element comprising plastic material that exhibits permanent compression in response to being subjected to a pressure that exceeds a threshold pressure and having a first surface for interfacing the sensor casing and a second surface for interfacing a bottom of a recess in the pavement; and an installation sleeve, the sensor casing and the sensor level adjustment element arranged adjacent to each other and at least the sensor casing arranged within the installation sleeve such that the sensor casing is moveable with respect to the installation sleeve in response to a pressure that exceeds said threshold pressure being applied on its first surface.

Self-leveling embedded road surface sensor

According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising a normalized surface condition monitoring sensor, and a processing unit comprising at least one processing core, at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus at least to process surface data based on a real time position of the apparatus to obtain calibration of the surface condition monitoring sensor, wherein values of the surface data originate from at least one normalized surface condition monitoring system, and wherein at least some of the values of the surface data are associated with position information.

Apparatus and method for surface condition monitoring

According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for protecting an optical system, the system comprising a hollow first part having at least one first opening, a hollow second part arranged at least partially within the first part, and a coupling section configured to be coupled to the optical system, wherein the system is configured to guide at least a part of an incoming air flow from the at least one first opening along a flow channel between an inner surface of the first part and an outer surface of the second part.

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Kimmo Kynnös