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Wireless traffic detection with Sitraffic Wimag from Siemens replaces inductive loops


Erlangen, Germany, 2010-Jan-15
With Sitraffic Wimag, Siemens Mobility offers a completely new type of detector technology. It operates with high precision, does not require any type of wiring and can be installed in just a few minutes. The system is based on magnetic sensors.

Sitraffic Wimag eliminates the need for any cabling work because its detectors are completely wireless. A 7.5 x 7.5 x 5.0 cm electronic assembly consisting of magnetic sensors, a processor, radio antenna and a battery can be installed in the roadway within a very short time.
High-quality traffic data are required to avoid traffic jams and long waiting times at intersections. Until now, one of the most common ways to access such information was to use inductive loop detectors embedded under the road surface – a cumbersome and inflexible system. The Sitraffic Wimag system eliminates the need for any cabling work because its detectors are completely wireless. A 7.5 x 7.5 x 5.0 cm electronic assembly consisting of magnetic sensors, a processor, radio antenna and a battery can be installed in the roadway within a very short time. The detected events are transmitted wirelessly to the base station. The advantage for the operator is the complete freedom in selecting the detector position, i.e. the distance between detector and signal controller and the type of roadway do not matter at all. The site can therefore be selected for purely traffic-related reasons.

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Telerobotics is one of the most traditional fields of robotics. Researchers are continuously developing new control strategies, advanced interfaces and applications. Furthermore telerobotic developments are based on many technologies developed in other technical areas such as speech and gestures recognition (Artificial Intelligence), predictive simulators (Computer Graphics), or human system interfaces (Virtual Reality, Haptics).

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