System and method for identification of traffic lane positions

A sensor for defining traffic lanes in a traffic monitoring system, comprising:

• a. a transceiver for detecting each of a selectable plurality of vehicles present within a field of view of said transceiver;
• and
• b. a processor including executable instructions for performing the steps of:
• i. estimating a position of said each of said selectable plurality of vehicles;
• ii. recording said position of said each of said selectable plurality of vehicles;
• for a selectable plurality of vehicles
• iii. generating a probability density function estimation from each of said position of said each of said selectable plurality of vehicles;
• and
• iv. defining said traffic lanes within said traffic monitoring system from said probability density function estimation.

In a traffic monitoring sensor, including a transceiver and a processor, a computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions thereon for execution by said processor for performing the steps of:

• a. for a selectable plurality of vehicles,
• i. detecting each of said selectable plurality of vehicles present within a field of view of said sensor;
• ii. estimating a position of said each of said selectable plurality of vehicles;
• iii. recording said position of said each of said selectable plurality of vehicles;
• b. generating a probability density function estimation from each of said position of said each of said selectable plurality of vehicles;
• and
• c. defining said traffic lanes within said traffic monitoring system from said probability density function estimation.