Title :
Improving on police radar
Author :
Fisher, P. David
Author_Institution :
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
fDate :
7/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The use of lasers, cameras, and advanced signal processing to help isolate individual offenders on crowded highways is discussed. The limitations of the predominant radar in use today, namely down-the-road Doppler-radar in which the axis of the antenna is directed along the line of travel of the target vehicle, are described. The potential of video records, across-the-road radar, and both across and down-the-road laser systems is examined. Passive monitoring and the use of surveillance cameras at red lights are also considered.<>
Keywords :
measurement by laser beam; radar applications; velocity measurement; across-the-road laser systems; across-the-road radar; antenna axis; cameras; down-the-road Doppler-radar; down-the-road laser systems; lasers; passive monitoring; police radar; signal processing; surveillance cameras; video records; Cameras; Doppler radar; Laser radar; Optical signal processing; Radar antennas; Radar equipment; Radar signal processing; Road safety; Road transportation; Vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
