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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2017
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Yong Kyu Yoon, Gainesville, FL (US);
Sheng-Po Fang, Gainesville, FL (US);
Seahee Hwangbo, Gainesville, FL (US);
Todd R. Schumann, Gainesville, FL (US);
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
Various examples are provided for smart transportation and sensing systems. In one example, an apparatus for smart transportation sensing includes a reflector integrated in a contoured roadway unit configured to protect the reflector from damage by vehicles traveling along a transportation surface; and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag integrated in the contoured roadway unit. In another example, a system for smart transportation includes a vehicle including a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to interrogate RFID tags integrated in reflector units disposed along a transportation surface; and a processing system in communication with the RFID reader, the processing system configured to process data obtained from at least one of the RFID tags to determine vehicle location along the transportation surface.