Brigade Backsense BS-7030 - Sensor Direction; Sensor Fixing; Vehicle Overhang into Detection Area; Mounting Angle

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3.4.1 Sensor Direction
The sensor should be mounted in the upright position with cable exit on the sensor pointing
downwards. The Brigade logo on the front of the sensor should be in readable, normal
orientation when standing in the required detection area, see image above. The front of the
sensor should have line of sight to all areas where objects should be detected.
3.4.2 Sensor Fixing
The unit is supplied with four M5x30mm screws and four M5 polymer locknuts for mounting
purposes. The recommended torque is 6Nm or 50 inch/lbs.
3.4.3 Vehicle Overhang into Detection Area
The vehicle mounting location should avoid detection of any overhang or furniture, when
installing a non-configurable system. This is also recommended for the configurable system
where possible. Such objects will cause false alarms (for exceptions see section “1.2 Object
Detection Capability”, paragraph “Warning”). Any vehicle object in the detection area has to be
avoided. The detection area of the Brigade Backsense
®
radar beam has a 120° horizontal
angle to the maximum designated width and a vertical angle of 12°, see section “1.2.1
Detection Pattern” for details.
The configurable Backsense
®
System can be configured using the Blind Area setup to ignore
objects in the detection area, see section “4.3.11 Blind Area Setup”.
3.4.4 Mounting Angle
Brigade recommends mounting the radar on a bracket (available from Brigade, see section “2
Content”), which can be adjusted for angle in the horizontal plane, This will enable a simple
adjustment to optimise the performance. See below suggested vertical angle mounting
depending on the installation height on the vehicle.
Depending on the vehicle, working environment and typical objects to be detected an
adjustment of a few degrees around the suggested values can improve the detection
performance or avoid false alarms.
Installation height on vehicle
(to sensor centre point)
Adjustment angle in upward direction
from the horizontal plane
[m]
[in]
[°]
0.3m
12
9
0.5m
20
7
0.7m
28
5
0.9m
35
4
1.1m
43
3
1.3m
51
2
1.5m
59
0
Depending on the model of the Brigade Backsense® system and the required mounting height
of the sensor either the angle needs to be adjusted or the distance to ground level must be
longer than the detection length selected.
3.4.5 Offset to Vehicle Centre Line Mounting
If the Brigade Backsense
®
System is fitted off-centre or at an angle to the vehicle centre line
the detection area (see section “1.2.1 Detection Pattern”) is likely to be incorrect or misaligned
with the vehicle width or direction of travel.