Title :
Application of Microwaves to the Safety System of Railroad Crossings
Author :
Yamashita, Eikichi
Author_Institution :
Applied Electronics Department, University of Electro-Communications, Chofu-shi, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract :
A new system to prevent collision accidents between cars and trains on railroad crossings is described in which microwave radiation from Gunn-diode oscillators are used to recognize obstacles. Experimental results are reported.
Keywords :
Acoustic beams; Microwave oscillators; Polarization; Radiation safety; Railway safety; Receiving antennas; Reflector antennas; Road accidents; Transmitters; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1975. 5th European
Conference_Location :
Hamburg, Germany
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1975.332215
