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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2010
Patricia W. Stevens, West Chester, PA (US);
Karol Grabczewski, Wilmington, DE (US);
Kenneth Leonard Bernier, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Neil F. Ruggieri, Florissant, MO (US);
Robert G. Becnel, Imperial, MO (US);
Joe B. Russek, Fenton, MO (US);
Patricia W. Stevens, West Chester, PA (US);
Karol Grabczewski, Wilmington, DE (US);
Kenneth Leonard Bernier, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Neil F. Ruggieri, Florissant, MO (US);
Robert G. Becnel, Imperial, MO (US);
Joe B. Russek, Fenton, MO (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring vehicles. The vehicles are monitored using a sensor unit. The sensor unit comprises a housing, a camera system, a wireless communications system, and a controller associated with the housing. The camera system has a field of view and is configured to generate images. The wireless communications system is configured to transmit wireless signals. The controller is configured to detect a number of vehicles in the images, generate information for the number of vehicles, and send the information in the wireless signals. The information for the number of vehicles is sent to a remote location.