Traffic monitoring
AssigneeQinetiq Limited
InventorsDavid John Hill, Sean Dormer Thomas
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Abstract
The present invention provides an optical fiber sensor for traffic monitoring, which comprises a former consisting of an elongated plate, and an optical fiber wound onto at least one surface of the elongated plate. The elongated plate is flexible in a direction transverse to the at least one predetermined property of an optical signal transmitted through the optical fiber sensor. The resulting sensor has a reduced depth which makes it easier to locate within the surface of a traffic route, has increased flexibility to enable to confirm to the surface of the traffic route, and has good cross axis sensitivity rejection.
Claims11
An optical fibre sensor for traffic monitoring, comprising:
- a former comprising an elongated plate;
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- an optical fibre wound onto at least one surface of the elongate plate, the elongate plate being flexible in a direction transverse to the at least one surface such that passage of traffic over the optical fibre sensor is arranged to cause a variation in at least one predetermined property of an optical signal transmitted through the optical fibre sensor.
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