简介:Amethodofdetectingdry,icyandwetroadsurfaceconditionsbasedonscanningdetectionofsinglewavelengthbackwardpowerisproposedinthisletter.Thedetectorisusedtoreceivethebackwardscatteredpowerwhichchangeswiththeincidenceangle.Therelationshipbetweenbackwardpowerandincidenceangleisusedtofindouttheeffectiveanglerangeanddistinguishmethod.Experimentandsimulationshowthatitisfeasibletoclassifythesethreeconditionswithinincidenceangleof5.3degree.