Wireless magnetic sensors for traffic surveillance

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 294-306

  Haoui, Amine ^a   Kavaler, Robert ^a   Varaiya, Pravin ^a  

^a Sensys Networks Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced traffic management systems; Traffic surveillance; Vehicle detection; Wireless sensors

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC SENSORS; TELECOMMUNICATION REPEATERS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE; VEHICLE DETECTION;

STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL;

DATA TRANSMISSION; INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; SENSOR; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

EID: 44349180841     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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