Heavy-duty radar detection

Brigade has launched a new heavy-duty radar detection system to enable construction vehicles and mobile plant equipment to manoeuvre more safely, preventing costly vehicle damage.
February 3, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
4065 Brigade Electronics has launched a new heavy-duty radar detection system to enable construction vehicles and mobile plant equipment to manoeuvre more safely, preventing costly vehicle damage. As the company points out, most construction vehicles and mobile plant equipment have extensive blind spots which make manoeuvring both difficult and dangerous. Brigade's Xtreme Backsense system solves this by detecting moving and stationary objects around the vehicle and warning the driver in the cab.

The system warns the driver that an object is in range by means of both graduated visual and audible warnings. The visual display has five LEDs each representing one fifth of the detection range, whilst the intermittent audible sound increases in rate as an object becomes closer. Xtreme Backsense can be programmed to maximum detection ranges of six, eight or ten metres depending on requirements and has improved precision with the last graduation only 80cm from the sensor. This graduated warning system allows the driver to judge speed and direction with limited visibility.

Multiple sensors can be connected to the rear, front or side with a single display to increase the detection area and maximise safety. Additionally, Xtreme Backsense can be integrated with other vehicle safety devices which enhance operator awareness, such as camera monitor systems and reversing alarms, the latter also helping to warn other workers.
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