WABCO TAILGUARD - The Three Standard Applications

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6.1 The three standard applications
ThefollowingthreesensorcongurationsarethestandardapplicationsforTailGUARD™forTruck&Bus:
Thefollowingconditionsapplyhere:
 15°sensorsareinstalledastherespectiveexteriorsensors.A15°bendintheirhousingscausethemtopoint
slightlyinwardstowardsthemiddleofthevehicle.Theymonitortheareabetweentheouteredgeandthemiddle
ofthevehicle.Usingtheouteredgeofthevehicleasadetectionlimitiscrucialtoallowparkedvehiclesorother
obstaclesthatareclosetothepathoftraveltobepassedunhindered,andtopreventthemfrombeingidentiedas
objectsbehindthevehicle.
 Athirdultrasonicsensorwithastraighthousing(0°)ispositionedinthemiddleofthevehicleforbettermonitoring
of this area.
 Alltheultrasonicsensorshaveaclub-shaped,relativelyatdetectioneld.
 Ifasensorisinstalledupright,itmonitorsahorizontalplaneattheheightofitsinstallationposition.
 Ifitisinstalledinahorizontalposition,itmonitorsaverticallyorientedplane.Thisenablesittoalsodetectobjects
behindthevehiclethatareconsiderablyaboveorbelowitsinstallationheight.
FurtherdetailsaboutthestandardinstallationoftheultrasonicsensorscanbefoundinSection7.3ofthesystem
description for TailGUARD™ for Truck & Bus.
Installation of the ultrasonic sensors