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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2016
William Ippolito, Hagerstown, MD (US);
Balaji Gurusala Sreeramulu, Germantown, MD (US);
William Ippolito, Hagerstown, MD (US);
Balaji Gurusala Sreeramulu, Germantown, MD (US);
Other;
Abstract
Lanes sensors are used to count the number of wheel assemblies on vehicles passing over roadway sensors. Lane sensors can also be used to classify vehicles at single and multiple lane sites for tolling and/or traffic planning. For counting vehicles, the Smart Loop Treadle of the present invention is designed for both tire and wheel assembly detection using inductive loop sensors for toll roads in single (Conventional) lane applications. The sensors detect the tire assemblies of both vehicles and vehicle trailers being towed to provide the sum of axle assemblies. For vehicle characterization, the sensor arrangement can have a combination of unique sensors that include tire/wheel detection sensors and vehicle lane position sensors. The characteristics of the vehicle, travel direction, speed, in lane position of the vehicle can be detected using combination of these sensors.