Polarimetric sensors for weigh-in motion of road vehicles

Opto-Electronics Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-187

  Wierzba, P ^a   Kosmowski, B B ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Polarimetric fibre sensor; Weight in motion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038366895     PISSN: 12303402     EISSN: 18963757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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