• AreaKode@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    The problem is the $200+ sensor. I’d love to be able to track this sort of data, but not until doppler radar prices drop.

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      2 months ago

      It’s possible to still track speed using a video feed instead. You just have to know the distance between two static points within the videos frame. Time naught = passes first static point, time final = passes second static point.

      Velocity = distance / time

      Although I’m not sure how or if this would impact the battery life of the device.

      • MaggiWuerze@feddit.org
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        2 months ago

        Yeah, but I’m not allowed to just video tape the street all day long. A Doppler radar that gives me data to argue for a permanently installed speed control on the other hand would be fine