Smartmicro's technology can also be used for monitoring and counting traffic. Using only one Radar sensor, up to four lanes may be monitored. The radar deliveres the following information:

• vehicle count per lane,
• vehicle speed per lane,
• vehicle class,
• no matter if the objects are moving or stationary.

In this application, the task is to reliably detect trucks, buses, passenger cars, motobikes, biccyles and in some cases also pedestrians (either moving or stationary) inside the field of view.

Watch a Demo Video and experience the Radar results yourself (AVI, 4.6MB).

Demo Video Classification (AVI, 67MB).

Providing this oustanding performance, one Radar may replace conventional loop detectors. In addition to that, the microwave sensor has many more advantages:

• Low installation cost.
• Zero maintenance cost.
• Long lifetime.
• All weather operation, high availability.
• Combination with cameras possible (in network).
• Self calibration / self diagnostics on board (i.e. sensor blind etc.)
• Self alignment available.
• Sensors can be mounted invisibly behind plastic or other, nonconductive material.

Sensor Network:
Through a proprietary digital interface, a CAN or Ethernet (electrical or fibre channel) based communication between all sensors and one or more traffic control processors is established. Sensor fusion and traffic control / crossroads control processing may be located centrally. A duplex WiFi (820.11g) link Radar sensor - traffic controller is availble on request.