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Record 1 1982-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
  • Applications of Electronics
OBS

This gives a continuous response when stationary or moving vehicles are within a selected area of carriageway. It maintains that response indefinitely so long as the selected area is occupied. The detector may or may not give an output which varies with the number of vehicles within the area of detection. This type of detector is also called an occupancy detector.

Key term(s)
  • continuous-presence detector

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
  • Applications de l'électronique
Key term(s)
  • détecteur de présence continue

Spanish

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