• DocumentCode
    863696
  • Title

    Improving on police radar

  • Author

    Fisher, P. David

  • Author_Institution
    Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    7/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    38
  • Lastpage
    43
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.144510
  • Filename
    144510