Wavetronix VDR24 Radar User Manual
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Installation and Sensor Siting
VDR24 Radar Detection System, Rev. 1.0
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3.1. Typical Radar Siting on Entrance or Exit Gate Masts
Each SmartSensor-Rail radar is a corner radar comprised of 16 individual radar elements with a
panoramic 90° by 140-ft. view. The ideal radar sensor mounting location is on each exit gate
mast or on each entrance gate mast. In this way, one side of the quarter-circle shaped detection
footprint is aligned with the crossing gates and the other side is positioned along the roadway.
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If the crossing island is trapezoidal, choose the masts that provide an entire view for the 90°
footprint – from gates to a point beyond the side of the roadway view. Keep in mind that each
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