Crossing gate mechanism with integrated position detection and angle measurement

A crossing gate system comprising:

• one or more crossing gate arm(s), and
• a crossing gate mechanism comprising:
• an enclosure housing multiple components including a control unit configured to operate the crossing gate mechanism and associated crossing gate arm,
• an electric motor driving a main shaft, the main shaft extending outside the enclosure and the crossing gate arm being coupled to the main shaft,
• at least one electronic sensor comprising a 3-axis accelerometer mounted to the main shaft and positioned inside the enclosure, the 3-axis accelerometer configured to provide angular information, and
• a processing unit configured to determine positions based on the angular information and to calculate crossing gate arm angles based on acceleration data from the 3-axis accelerometer.