Self-powered vehicle detection systems
Detect vehicles with no power cords or batteries. Completely wireless!
Common Parking Lot Management Issues
- Initial investment for parking lot/garage management system is too high
- Want short-term trial of parking IoT management system
- Need to know the availability of parking spots
- Want to reduce the cost of parking lot/garage attendants
Orbray's self-powered vehicle detection sensors are the solution.
Self-powered vehicle detection sensors:
- Are completely wireless. Can be installed, moved, and removed easily.
- Have no electricity cost and provide real-time detection of vehicles.
- Can be trialed easily without large capital or time commitment.
Completely wireless. Easy installation, relocation, and removal
Installation of our self-powered vehicle detection sensor
Placement of the sensor
Place the sensor so that the front or back wheel of one side travels over the sensor when the vehicle is parked.
Recommended placement: 1,400 ~ 1,800mm from the parking blocks
Place the sensor so that the back wheels of one side travel over the sensor when the vehicle is parked.
Recommended placement: 4,000 ~ 5,000mm from the loading dock
Vehicle will be detected when a tire contacts any part of the sensor.
The sensor can be extended as needed.
Completely wireless. Easy setup.
Example installation
- Sensor installation
- Gateway installation
- Installation complete
Real-time monitoring with zero electricity costs
Wireless data transmission
No electricity costs
No battery replacement
Real-time and highly accurate
This is the
next-generation vehicle detection system.
Example : Parking lot
Detect parked cars
- Real-time occupancy information
- Monitor parking time
Detect entry/exit
- Monitor number of vehicles entering/exiting the parking lot
- Detect wrong-way driving
- Monitor driving speed
Major benefits
Accurate parking guidance
Reallocate parking lot attendants, guide vehicles to affiliated lots, and alleviate congestion
- Reduce accidents
- Reduce congestion on surrounding roads
- Improve customer satisfaction
- Maximize use of each lot
Example :Logistics center
Detect vehicles in berths
Detect vehicles in the waiting area
- Real-time occupancy information
- Monitor docking time
- Record number of vehicles
Major benefits
Calculation of berth utilization rate
Optimize loading and unloading work
Accurate guidance of vehicles
Reallocation of vehicle guides
Improvement of logistics efficiency
Monitor vehicle waiting/idle time
- Reduce truck waiting time
- Flatten usage peaks
- Increase efficiency of loading and unloading work
Overview of vehicle detection system
Data is collected, processed,
and optimized in the cloud.
Easily collect vehicle data with low initial investment,
construction, and maintenance costs.
Design of vehicle detection system
Our standard package
System configuration
Improving reliability and stability of vehicle detection and increasing detection range
Depending on the communication environment, it is sometimes necessary to install IoT gateways to improve transmission reliability.
Digitization to improve operational efficiency
Visualize/visual control
- By visualizing the data, problems can be easily detected.
- Since a wide range of data is gathered, many different insights can be gained by analyzing the big data.
Optimize
AI analysis of past big data can be used to optimize current parking lot operations.
Connect
Connect various industries and people to bring new value to existing infrastructure.
Parking lot example
- Collect data needed to improve profitability
- Revise pricing
- Survey potential demand for parking lots, such as those closed at night
- Review business hours
- For manned parking lots, analyze data to allocate parking lot attendants most effectively
- Improve work efficiency, reduce labor costs
- Survey demand for new parking lots
- Forecast earnings
Logistics center example
- Add berth operation and utilization forecasts to the operation plan
- Improve accuracy of operation plans
- Optimize loading and unloading work by distributing usage to avoid concentration of usage
- Improve berth utilization rate
- Analyze data to most effectively allocate parking lot attendants
- Improve work efficiency, reduce labor costs
- Analyze patterns of vehicle waiting times
- Improve operational efficiency of logistics
Product specifications
We customize for each country’s wireless regulations and standards.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Detection accuracy | > 99%*1 |
| Detection latency | < 10 seconds*1 *2 |
| Durability | 70,000 actuations or 5 years |
| Transmission distance (between sensor and gateway) |
40 meters max.*1 |
| Detectable speed | < 20 km/h |
| Detection function | Vehicles only (function set to cancel detection of people) |
| Installation method | Anchor mounting/adhesion (quick install) |
| Protective rating | IPX6 equivalent |
| Temperature | -20℃ to +60℃ |
| Humidity | 95% max. (without dew) |
| Length | 1,000mm, 1,500mm, etc. |
| Weight | 8kg (1,000 mm sensor) |
*1 According to our experiments
*2 May vary depending on software version and network conditions
Procedure to get your own vehicle detection system
We will create a unique proposal to match your environment and needs.
Frequently Asked Questions（FAQ）
- Q：Can only passenger vehicles be detected?
- In addition to passenger vehicles, large vehicles such as buses and trucks can also be detected.
- Q：Is there any maintenance required?
- Since the system does not use any batteries, maintenance such as battery replacement and spare battery inventory management are not needed. However, we recommend that you check the anchors and tighten any loose anchors on a regular basis.
- Q：How durable is it?
- The generator has demonstrated durability of 2 million actuations. The system as a whole has demonstrated durability of more than 70,000 actuations.
- Q：Can it be used outdoors?
- The sensor has a waterproof design and can be used outdoors. See the product specifications for details.
- Q：Will it react to people stepping on the sensor?
- The system is sensitive enough to detect people. However, our software eliminates actuations caused by people, so only vehicle-related actuations are reported.
- Q：How are people and vehicles distinguished?
- The data collected by the sensor is sent to the IoT gateway, where it is analyzed; only data from vehicles is sent to the cloud. (This has the added benefit of having minimal demand on computing power beyond the IoT gateway.)
- Q：How long is the installation time?
- Installation time is roughly 15 minutes per vehicle berth. Compared to the installation of a loop-coil system, which requires large-scale construction, installation time for our system is about 1/10 of that. Therefore, the system can be installed and removed without shutting down an operating parking lot. In addition, since it can be installed and removed so quickly, our system can cost-effectively collect usage information for seasonal and fixed-term parking lots.
- Q：Is anchoring the only installation method?
- We recommend the anchoring method. However, adhesive tape can also be used for short-term installations. Long-term usage of tape installation is still under study.
- Q：To what types of surfaces can the system be applied?
- The system can be used on concrete and asphalt surfaces.
- Q：Does it matter which direction the vehicle is facing when parked?
- The sensor reacts to the weight of a tire passing over it. Therefore, the direction the vehicle is facing does not affect the detection accuracy.
- Q：Is the cloud-based configuration the only configuration available?
- Currently, only the cloud-based configuration is available. Please contact us if you prefer direct connections to display boards or other configurations.
- Q：Are there other operating costs apart from the sensors and gateways?
- Electric power for the IoT gateway, LTE (mobile broadband) usage, cloud usage, and the management software all entail fees. The cloud and management software are usually provided by the customer, but can also be arranged by Orbray. Please contact us for more details.
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