TRAFFIC MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING AN INDUCTIVE LOOP SENSOR

摘要

An inductive loop sensor for detecting vehicles travelling along a lane of a roadway comprises a figure-of-eight conducting loop. The loop is arranged with its three segments, transversely across the roadway to detect the wheels of vehicles travelling along the roadway. The length of the loop in the direction of travel along the roadway is less than 60 cms. Traffic monitoring apparatus energises the loops and detects the passage of vehicle wheels over the loops to provide for the classification of vehicles by axle count.