Communications: electrical – External condition vehicle-mounted indicator or alarm – Highway information
Patent
1998-07-06
2000-12-26
Swarthout, Brent A.
Communications: electrical
External condition vehicle-mounted indicator or alarm
Highway information
340580, 340583, 340962, G08G 109
Patent
active
061666572
ABSTRACT:
An imminent icing condition detector employs an infrared sensor with a focusing element to receive ambient infrared energy from a surface, particularly a road surface, and the output of the sensor is processed to provide an indication of the likelihood of icing conditions and to accordingly control a traction control substance deployment system, such as a truck that dispenses a de-icing, anti-icing, or traction substance, such as sand, salt, or other material or mixture of materials in solid granular, liquid, or mixed form.
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Commercial Vehicle Systems, Inc.
Swarthout Brent A.
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