User's Manual

Collision Avoidance System: CAS-CAM/RF® Operating Instructions
Document Number: CAS-CAM_RF Operating Instructions (with FCC
precautions)_18June2010.doc
Page 41 of 126
Issue: E
6.8 Additional Benefits from Camera Only installations (CAS-
CAM
®
)
Heavy Vehicle Reversing Operations – side view cameras provide a wider field of view
than existing side view mirrors, offering greatly improved visibility and awareness of
surroundings. Rear View camera eliminates known rear blind spots that have directly
attributed to fatalities in the surface mining industry.
Heavy Vehicle Forward Operations – front view camera eliminates known front blind
spots (typically out to 5-10m on larger rear dump trucks) that have directly attributed to
fatalities in the surface mining industry.
Dozer reversing operations – operator experiences neck & back strain due to repetitive
turning / twisting during reversing operations. Can be alleviated using rear view camera
system.
Load Placement - Rear Dump Truck leading tyre breaks through berm during reversing
operations for load dumping, placing vehicle at risk of flipping over edge when bed is
raised during dumping. Can be prevented using wide angle rear camera showing the
location of the rear tyres in relation to the berm in order to square the truck. The rear &
blind-side cameras are also helpful in lining up the truck with a Shovel during loading
operations.
Backing to Berms - Rear Dump Truck reverses over rock causing tyre and / or vehicle
damage. Can be prevented by using rear and blind side-view cameras to detect the
presence of rocks before reversing.
Confirming Load Completion – rear camera can be used to determine when the bed is
empty during dumping as the driver can see when the material stops falling from the bed
so they can determine when they can start off again. Without a rear view camera, drivers
would allow the bed to stay raised longer because they could not tell if the bed was
completely empty. Confirming Load Completion reduces turn-around time and increases
productivity as well as reducing the time the truck is backed up.
Keeping the Berm Intact – using the rear camera, the truck driver can partially raise the
bed of the truck during dumping so the bed doesn’t damage the berm.
Automatic Switching of Cameras on gearing – system automatically switches to front or
rear camera on gearing assisting the operator in assessing objects ‘at-risk’ before vehicle
motion. The system can also automatically switch to front or rear camera on RF tagged
object detections at either the front or rear of the vehicle. Where objects are detected at
both the front and rear, the camera switches to the direction of vehicle travel.
Note:
• Elimination of Heavy Vehicle blind spots using camera systems (CAS-CAM
®
)
significantly reduces the risk of collision with other vehicles, mobile and fixed plant &
equipment, personnel and objects. However, the Heavy Vehicle operator cannot
always be watching the camera Display Unit whilst focusing on the task of machine