preventing tilt and rollovers with imus · rollovers are common and costly #1 cause of death for...

Rollovers are common and costly#1 cause of death for

heavy equipment operators is rollovers.3

#1 cause of work-related fatality in farm workers is heavy equipment rollovers.4

42% of forklift fatalities occur when operator is crushed by a tipping vehicle.5

The Transportation Attitude Reference Sensor (TARS) Inertial Measurment Unit is designed to prevent rollovers.

TARS-IMU is often ideally suitable for transportation since it offers a noise filtration feature.

1. 2018 Industry-wide survey by Autodesk and the Associated General Contractors of America.

2. 2013 study of building, heavy, highway and utility construction sectors by the Associated General Contractors of Americ

3. 2013 data from the bureau of Labor Statistics

4 Journal of Safety Research, Vol. 37, Issue 5, pgs. 511-517, 2007.

5 NIOSH NTOF Data, 1980-1989.

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Shortage of skilled equipment operators80% of contractors having a hard time

finding skilled laborers 1

31% cite equipment operator as hardest position to fill2

Preventing Tilt and Rollovers with IMUs

Unskilled workers are more likely to be injured

In construction and extraction: 34.9% injuries and illness occurred

among workers with < 1 year of experience3

In forestry, agriculture and fishing: 45.4 % of injuries and illnesses

occurred among workers with < 1 year of experience4

Construction• Bulldozers • Front Loaders • Back Hoes • Dump Trucks • Graders• Excavators• Skid Steers

Materials Handling • Forklifts• Telehandlers• Scissors Lifts• Haulers

Mining • Loaders• Scoop units

Forestry• Log Loaders• Delimbers

Agriculture• Tractors• Combines• Harvesters

Active Auto Suspension Level

Chassis on level ground

Chassis in level ground

Control System compensates

TARS is reporting no movement or inclination.

Without filtering, signal erratic and susceptible to vibration,

making it unreliable.

Signal Noise

TARS fuses data to reduce signal contamination from vibration noise.

On uneven terrain, TARS provides level information.

Continous feedback (250 kBaud std)

Signal without Sensor Fusion Filtering

Signal with Sensor Fusion Filtering

System activates powered suspension to restore level.

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