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Visibility sensor system
Takeo Sawatari,Philip A. Gaubis,Clark J. Charnetski +2 more
- 01 Apr 1998
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TL;DR: In this article, a visibility sensor system includes a housing having a sensor head opening, and a removable sensor head assembly is removably coupled to the housing within the sensor head.
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Abstract: A visibility sensor system includes a housing having a sensor head opening. A removable sensor head assembly is removably coupled to the housing within the sensor head opening. The sensor head assembly has a sensor enclosure and a connector. An electronics module is coupled to the sensor head through the connector.
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