Roadway subsurface sensor system with integrated sensor layers and related methods
OwnerJames Lounsbery, Jerold L. Bottsinventors
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Abstract
A roadway subsurface sensor system includes roadway housings arranged to define a surface to carry vehicles. Each roadway housing has a sensor assembly having a housing, and sensor layers received by the housing. Each roadway housing also has a drainage layer under the sensor assembly. An uppermost sensor layer from the sensor layers is to provide the surface to carry vehicles. The roadway subsurface sensor system further includes a management controller coupled to the sensor layers. The management controller is configured to process sensed data from the sensor layers.
Claims20
A roadway subsurface sensor system comprising:
- a plurality of roadway housings arranged to define a surface to carry vehicles, each roadway housing comprising
- a sensor assembly comprising
- a housing, and
- a plurality of sensor layers received by the housing, an uppermost sensor layer from the plurality of sensor layers to provide the surface to carry vehicles, and
- a drainage layer under the sensor assembly;
- and
- a management controller coupled to the plurality of sensor layers and configured to process sensed data from the plurality of sensor layers.
A roadway housing device for a roadway subsurface sensor system arranged to define a surface to carry vehicles, the roadway housing device comprising:
- a sensor assembly comprising
- a housing, and
- a plurality of sensor layers adjacent to the sensor assembly, an uppermost sensor layer from the plurality of sensor layers to provide the surface to carry vehicles;
- a drainage layer under the sensor assembly;
- and
- a management controller coupled to the plurality of sensor layers and configured to process sensed data from the plurality of sensor layers.
A method for making a roadway subsurface sensor system, the method comprising:
- positioning a plurality of roadway housings to define a surface to carry vehicles, each roadway housing comprising
- a sensor assembly comprising
- a housing,
- a plurality of sensor layers adjacent to the sensor assembly, an uppermost sensor layer from the plurality of sensor layers to provide the surface to carry vehicles, and
- a drainage layer under the sensor assembly;
- and
- coupling a management controller to the plurality of sensor layers, the management controller configured to process sensed data from the plurality of sensor layers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.