Industries such as mining, quarrying, agriculture and construction use machines and plant equipment, which by their very nature pose a danger if they are not managed safely. Blind spots tend to be much larger on these vehicles and include not only the rear and nearside but also the front, especially with elevated driver positions.

Terrains are harsh, vehicles are exposed to the elements more aggressively whilst thick dust and darkness decrease visibility further.

The ISO 5006 standard for earthmoving equipment addresses the problem of blind spots around a vehicle. It states that in order to enable proper, effective and safe operation the operator must be able to ‘detect the presence of a standing person (of approximately. 1.5m tall), 1m out from the perimeter of the machine.’ Camera monitor systems provide this to some extent, but in difficult conditions a range of complementary devices are vital to give visual and audible operator warnings.

Backsense® Networked Radar allows you to connect up to 8 radars to cover all blind spots around the machine.

Aimed at OEM and specialist application markets, Backsense® Networked Radar can link up to 8 sensors to cover large, sometimes complex blind spot zones around the vehicle or machine. The detection information is delivered in CAN format, which can be processed to display data on control panels/displays on the vehicle or used to control aspects of the machine.

Each connected radar sensor is allocated a unique ID and is fully independently programmable. With detection ranges up to 30m length and 10m width, it allows the user to create a flexible system to meet their own specific requirements.

• Connection to vehicle CAN via CAN gateway
• Maximum Detection area for each sensor is 30m Depth x 10m Width
• Detected objects are buffered and filtered to remove false alerts
• Separate CAN message & ID for each object detected (up to 8 object messages per sensor)