Patent ID: 11948458
Assignee: FROGPARKING LIMITED
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle detection system, comprising:
a first distance sensor oriented towards a first point of interest on a road surface, wherein the first distance sensor is configured to detect an object passing underneath the first distance sensor;
a second distance sensor oriented towards a second point of interest on the road surface, wherein the second distance sensor is configured to detect the object passing underneath the second distance sensor, wherein a distance between the first point of interest and the second point of interest is shorter than a vehicle length;
wherein the first distance sensor and the second distance sensor are each orientated in a downward vertically-oriented manner or a downward diagonally-orientated manner; and
a microcontroller in communication with the first distance sensor and the second distance sensor, wherein the microcontroller is configured to compare a first distance reading detected by the first distance sensor to a first threshold value for the first distance sensor, and wherein the microcontroller is configured to compare a second distance reading detected by the second distance sensor to a second threshold value for the second distance sensor;
wherein the microcontroller is configured to determine that the object is a vehicle when the first distance reading is less than the first threshold value and the second distance reading is less than the second threshold value.