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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2005
Xiaowen Dai, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Robert P. Roesser, Southfield, MI (US);
Xiaowen Dai, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Robert P. Roesser, Southfield, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle traffic monitoring apparatus includes an imaging device; an image processing device; a global positioning device; and, a wireless communications system. The image processing device includes a computer program to process a data stream from the imaging device, to recognize individual vehicles substantially in view of the vehicle; and, quantify motion of the recognized individual vehicles. A second data stream is a signal output from the image processing device and includes code representing the recognized individual vehicles in view of the vehicle, quantified motion of the recognized vehicles; and vehicle position data from the global positioning system receiver. The wireless communications device receives the second data stream and communicates it a remote device. Localized traffic is monitored in metrics of traffic density, congestion, and, turbulence.