WABCO TAILGUARD - 1 Introduction

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Introduction
Introduction
1 Introduction
ThisdescriptionismainlyintendedforpersonswhowanttoplantheinstallationofTailGUARD™inrefusecollection
vehiclesandcarryouttheinstallation.
TailGUARD™isasystemformonitoringtheareabehindvehicleswhichisautomaticallyactivatedwhenreversegear
isengaged.TailGUARD™wasinitiallydevelopedfortrailers.Thesystemisalsoinstalledontowingvehiclesand
busesformonitoringtheareabehindthevehiclewhenreversingwiththeaidofultrasonicsensors.
Ifthesystemdetectsanobstacleintheintendedpathoftravel,itacousticallyandopticallyindicatesthedistanceto
thedriver.Whenthevehiclereachesadenedminimumdistancetotheobject,thevehiclecanbestoppedbyan
automaticactuationofthebrakingsystem.
Refuse collection vehicles frequently in reverse gear
Thesystemisparticularlyusefulonrefusecollectionvehiclessincetheyareoftenforcedtocopewithbothshorterand
comparativelylongdistancesinreversegear,forinstanceincul-de-sacswherethereisinsufcientspaceforturning
around.Insituationslikethis,thedriverhastonegotiatelongerdistancesoverwhichheispartiallyunsightedwhen
lookingintherear-viewmirrors.Thismeansthathemayoverlookobstaclesintheroadorpeoplecrossingoverbehind
therefusecollectionvehicle.
Another special scenario: constant presence of people in the area
behind the vehicle
Thereisanotherimportantreasonforinstallingareversemonitoringsystem.Inthecaseofmostrefusecollection
vehicles,peopleareconstantlyworkingbehindthevehiclewhohavetomanoeuvretherefusecontainerstothe
respectiveliftingandtippingmechanism,andthenhookthemintopositionbeforetheyareliftedandemptied.Itoften
happensthatrefusecollectionscannotstopthevehicleintimeduetocarelessnessorasuddenhealthimpairment.
Thisregularlyresultsinseriousaccidentsandseveraldeathseveryyear.Thiscanbepreventedtoalargeextentby
installingTailGUARD™asareversemonitoringsystem.