Patent ID: 6535141
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: A01C,B60B,B60R,B60T,E01C,E01H,G01N,G08G

Abstract:
A system for remotely sensing at least one characteristic of a material from a vehicle travel surface, the system in communication with a road conditioning device, the system comprising:an electromagnetic radiation transmitter for transmitting a first signal toward the material from the vehicle travel surface; an electromagnetic radiation receiver adapted to receive a second signal, wherein the second signal is a function of an interaction between the first signal and the material; and at least one processor connected to the electromagnetic radiation receiver, wherein the at least one processor is adapted to process the second signal and produce at least one output signal corresponding with a quantity of each component part of the material from the vehicle travel surface, and wherein the at least one output signal includes a control signal adapted to control the road conditioning device.