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US 9,070,286 B2Granted
Traffic-monitoring smart tape
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorSteven R. Moore
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to techniques for traffic monitoring. The techniques utilize a relatively low cost sensing system, referred to here as “smart tape.” Smart tape is adhered directly to the roadway and provides the ability to temporarily monitor traffic. It can be applied in an appropriate length for the roadway condition. Smart tape is responsive to the pressure of a vehicle's tires passing over it. Furthermore, smart tape does not require an attached monitoring device, unlike certain known traffic monitoring techniques.
Claims16
A device comprising:
- a plurality of segments of a laminated structure separable from each other by perforations, each segment comprising:
- at least one pressure sensor;
- an energy source;
- a microcontroller operably coupled to the at least one pressure sensor and the energy source;
- and
- at least one non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one electronic processor of a controller device, configure the at least one processor to synchronize internal clocks of each microcontroller of the plurality of segments.
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A method of traffic monitoring comprising:
- adhering a section of smart tape on a road, wherein the section of smart tape comprises a plurality of segments of a laminated structure separable from each other by perforations, each segment comprising:
- at least one pressure sensor;
- an energy source;
- and
- a microcontroller operably coupled to the at least one pressure sensor and the energy source;
- synchronizing internal clocks of each microcontroller of the plurality of segments;
- and
- electronically communicating with each of the microcontrollers using a controller device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.