PreView Sentry

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Brand / Supplier

Sensata Technologies

Technology Category

Sensing (radar)

Supplier Location (Closest Office)

United States

Applicable Industries

Aviation, Construction, Forestry, Logistics, Military, Mining, Transport

Brief Description:

PreView Sentry is a solution for actively managing blind spots. It has a detection zone able to be configured to suit, and can detect objects up to 30 metres from the face of the radar. The width of the detection zone can be adjusted to fit almost all vehicle types.

Key Features and Other Technical Information:

The sensor can pinpoint the location and velocity at which up to 16 people or objects are moving simultaneously.
The sensor is designed to withstand the harsh environments encountered by heavy-duty equipment.
The sensor transmits and receives at a frequency of 24 GHz.
There are two variants: PreView Sentry®79 and PreView Sentry®X.

Risk & Hazard

Relevant Risk Environment

Operations near overhead / gantry cranes

Container yards

Log yards

Bulk cargo – flow cargo

Bulk cargo – break bulk

Empty container depots

Swing loading of containers

Relevant Hazard

Mechanical

Relevant Risk Scenarios

Machine vs Machine

Machine vs Person

Hierarchy of Control

Administrative Controls

Use Cases

Increase Awareness:‍
The sensor can be installed on mobile equipment such as forklifts. The equipment operator is alerted when a person or an object moves into the detection zone.

Case Study

Trial with South Port

Related Company

South Port New Zealand Ltd

Industry

Ports

Location

South Port, New Zealand

Source Article

Summary & Insights

South Port has trialled the Rearsense product (NZ supplier of PreView Sentry) in 2019.
Please contact the port for more information: +64 3 212 8159
Alternative contact: Gareth Carson +64 3 212 6048