Patent ID: 6538578
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
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; 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 the at least one characteristic of the material from the vehicle travel surface; and wherein the at least one characteristic is selected from the group consisting of density, quantity of each component part, friction coefficient, and freeze point, and wherein the at least one output signal includes a control signal adapted to control the road conditioning device.