Mobile Awareness, LLC, a provider of leading-edge transportation safety products, has announced VisionStat Plus, an affordable and complete commercial-grade system to prevent backing accidents. VisionStat Plus offers an integrated version of their SenseStat Obstacle Detection Sensor System that connects directly with their wired VisionStat Camera System with no additional cabling required.
VisionStat Plus is an advanced safety solution which combines two technologies to aid in the prevention of costly backing accidents. Utilizing a leading-edge obstacle detection sensor system (SenseStat), which is displayed on a backing camera video monitor (VisionStat), the driver is provided both audible and visual information when an obstacle is detected in the rear of the vehicle. The combined features allow for visual confirmation via a CCD camera along with the distance and proximity from any of four sensor zones – the driver sees the exact distance (accurate to one inch), to the closest object on the monitor.
SenseStat is the leading-edge obstacle detection system that monitors four zones simultaneously indicating the area closest to an object or person. VisionStat is a rugged easily installable video system available with either a 5.6-inch or the 7-inch colour LCD monitor which is configurable with up to four infrared night vision CCD cameras. VisionStat Plus is the extremely cost-effective result of integrating the SenseStat Obstacle Detection Sensor System directly into the VisionStat Camera System with no additional wiring required.
“Mobile Awareness continues to see an increasing demand among fleets for more flexible, effective and affordable safety systems,” says Brandon Stotsenburg, vice president of sales and marketing at Mobile Awareness. “By developing VisionStat Plus we continue our commitment to provide easy-to-install, cost-effective and technically advanced solutions for enhanced vehicle safety.”
In the past, customers would choose between two of the most common blind spot monitoring methods, a backing camera or an obstacle detection system. While each has important advantages, the cost of purchasing and installing two different systems was often prohibitive. By offering an integrated version, the combined safety effects of a VisionStat camera (visual) “Plus” the object detection of a SenseStat sensor (audible alarm) are realized at cost (starting at US$675.00) often below other rugged camera systems alone. VisionStat Plus is ideal for all types of single unit vehicle fleets in urban areas where backing safety is often stressed.
Stotsenburg concludes, “There are many advantages to utilizing active backing sensor technology with a reversing camera system. One of the most critical being when the driver is not viewing the video monitor, the audio from the sensor system can bring attention to an unforeseen object or individual behind their vehicle. Ultimately, this added driver awareness will reduce costs and backing accidents.”
