SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
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System description
This chapter describes the layout and operating principle of the TIC profiling system,
in particular the interaction of the different components.
Always read this chapter before mounting, installing, or commissioning the TIC.
3.1
System functions of the TIC product family
The TIC profiling system is available with the TIC102, TIC502 and TIC501 system
functions.
The initial TIC102, TIC502 and TIC501 system functions are used for
vehicle detection
.
They provides a 3D point cloud for the vehicle, which serves as the basis for calculating
the measurements. To do so, the system functions, depending on the variant, use
2D LiDAR sensors of type LMS111-S05 or LMS511 SE (system extension) (referred to
LMS111 and LMS511 for short in the following). For the TIC102 system function, the
2D LiDAR sensors are permanently installed in a housing. In the TIC502, the 2D LiDAR
sensors are pre-assembled on a plate.
The two system functions for vehicle detection, TIC102 and TIC502, can be supplemented
by a system function for automated
counting of vehicle axles
. This system function uses
a LMS511 SE 2D LiDAR sensor.
All system functions are controlled via an
Traffic Controller
via TCP/IP.
Fig. 1: TIC system functions
A Traffic Controller can process the information of a maximum of four system functions:
Either four TIC102, four TIC502 or four TIC501 units. The system functions cannot be
combined in one Traffic Controller.
The supplemented system function for axle counting is thereby classified as a TIC102 or
TIC502. That means: If a TIC102 is supplemented by two system functions for axle
counting, only two TIC102 system functions can be connected to the Traffic Controller.
The system functions for
classifying
vehicles and for detection of the
vehicle dimensions
require their own sensors. They use the vehicle detection data.
Since the dimensions are not measured, but only calculated, no accuracy can be
specified. The TIC profiling system therefore only provides an indication of vehicle
dimensions.
Note
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