Automated Car Wash Detection

An automated car wash system needs to remain in a low-power consumption standby mode until a vehicle is detected entering the car wash.

Bank Drive-through Automobile Detection

Bank tellers working the drive-up windows must be aware when a vehicle is present in order to optimize customer service. A reliable detection method that can sense the presence of large moving or stationary objects is required. The sensor must also be able to withstand outdoor environments.

Car Wash Status

To indicate to the customer which stage of an automatic car wash is in progress

Detecting Vehicle Separation

To detect vehicle separation in an Automated Vehicle Classification (AVC) system.

Indicating Traffic Levels in Vehicle Queues

Toll booths on high-traffic roads can quickly back up during peak travel times, causing headaches for motorists and toll booth employees. It is helpful for workers to know how long automobiles are waiting in each lane so they can assess traffic levels and identify slow lanes that may require extra attention.

Object Detection on Trailer

To sense the payload on a flat-bed trailer.

Parking Kiosk Access and Control

Parking control systems and payment kiosks need to automatically activate when a vehicle approaches the parking lot.

Monitoring Railcars Wirelessly

In grain stations and ports, railcar axle movers push railway cars so that train engines are not needed.

A railcar wheel monitoring system detects the railcar wheels and triggers an axle pushing arm to activate, pushing the railcar to the next loading or unloading station.

Train Detection in Tunnels

To reliably detect the presence of trains in tunnels.

Train Yard Marshalling

As train cars pass from one sensor to another at changeover locations, track controls are activated to handle switching of subsequent cars.

Vehicle at Loading Dock

To detect the presence of vehicles at an outside loading dock.

Vehicle Detection at a Loading Dock

To detect when a truck backs up to a dock, triggering a light inside the warehouse that signals the truck's arrival

Vehicle Detection in a Car Wash with a Wireless Network

To detect a vehicle as it approaches the door of a car wash

Vehicle Detection in a Self-Serve Car Wash

To detect when a car or truck enters or leaves a self-serve car wash

Vehicle Position in Automatic Car Wash

Detecting vehicles in automated car washes presents many unique challenges, several due to extreme conditions. Ever-present water (sometimes at extremely high pressure), variations in temperature, the presence of sunlight, reflective surfaces, mist and steam, and the constant cycling of machine movement are factors that all must be considered when applying the proper sensor used to position a vehicle correctly.

Vehicle Separation

To detect vehicle separation in an Automated Vehicle Classification (AVC) system