Opening detection of truck side panels
Integrate Jaxicloud Fleet Management Innovations wireless magnetic sensors into your connected transportation solutions to detect the opening of hydraulic side panels on dump trucks.
What is truck side panel opening detection?
In July 2020, a technical note on hydraulic tipper trucks equipped with sideboards was published by the French government. This new regulation requires manufacturers and users of this type of vehicle to equip themselves with an emergency alarm. The aim is to drastically reduce the risk of accidents by equipping all fleets of dump trucks with a side panel detection solution . This type of solution allows, among other things, to limit the speed to 15Km/H when the sides are open. But the challenge is great for companies that have to equip fleets of several vehicles.
Connected telematics solutions will make it possible to meet this need in record time by equipping the tipper trucks with wireless sensors that operate in Bluetooth. Thus, no wiring is required.
How does truck side panel opening detection work?
To implement a truck side panel opening detection solution, equip yourself with wireless magnetic sensors and industrial magnets.
Thanks to its high-performance adhesive, the sensor is mounted in just a few minutes on the side panels. The magnet will be attached to the side panel in close proximity to the sensor. When the sides of the truck are opened, the magnetic sensor and magnet are moved away from each other.
The information about the sensor's state change is transmitted via Bluetooth to the IoT platform by the built-in telematics box in the truck's cab.
This box acts as a gateway and sends the information via the mobile network (3G/4G) to the business application. If the truck's side panels are open, a real-time warning is sent to the driver on his smartphone.