Road surface condition detection system

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PATENT NO 4690553
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06158901

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Road surface condition detection system comprising light projector means for projecting light including the infrared region of the spectrum to a road surface to sense the condition thereof, the infrared having wavelengths at which the reflectance of snow is smaller than that of the road surface in a dry condition, light receiving means for receiving light reflected from the road surface, comparisons means for comparing the output signals generated from the light receiving means with reference signal levels corresponding to dry, wet, snowy and frozen conditions, and judging means for judging the road surface to be one of the conditions in accordance with results of comparison.

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OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO10 TSUCHIDO-CHO HANAZONO UKYO-KU KYOTO-SHI KYOTO-FU

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fukamizu, Hiroshi Takatsuki, JP 1 147
Iba, Kunio Kobe, JP 5 201
Nakano, Masaji Otokuni, JP 8 220
Sano, Kenji Kakogawa, JP 133 2019
Yamasaki, Taro Shikama, JP 10 164

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