WABCO TAILGUARD - Installation of Ultrasonic Sensors; Ultrasonic Sensor Installation Safety

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6 Installation of the ultrasonic sensors
Observe the following safety instructions for handling ultrasonic sensors:
 Thesurfacetowhichtheultrasonicsensorismountedmustbeevenand
mustbeatleast2mmlargerthantheultrasonicsensor(thisisrequired
toprotectthedrainageholesintherearagainstdirecthigh-pressure
cleaning).
 UltrasonicsensorsmustnottobemountedinaU-prolebecausethis
couldcausereections.WABCOrecommendstomounttheultrasonic
sensorsmechanicallyprotectedtoavoiddamage.
 Theabilitytodetectobjectslargelydependsontheultrasonicsensors'
positioningonthevehicle.Makesurethattheultrasonicsensorsare
installedataheightofatleast40cm.
 Noothervehiclecomponentsshouldbeinstalledwithintheultrasonic
sensor'srangeofvision.
 Therateofdetectiondependsonobjectsurfaces:
 Ultrasoundisbestreectedbysmoothsurfacesthatarepositionedata
rightangletothesound'sdirection.
 Smallandunfavourablesurfacessuchasmeshedstructures,furry
orhairysurfacesatanobliqueangletothesound'sdirectionarenot
detected so easily.
Installation of the ultrasonic sensors