MECHANIZED AREA CONTROLLER

摘要

Mechanized area controller systems and methods for coordinating the movement of workers and vehicles to improve safety are disclosed. Some embodiments of the methods include generating a magnetic field defining a first zone and detecting a response signal from a first device. Other method embodiments also include detecting a response signal from a second device and generating a danger signal when the first and second devices are both within the first zone. Some system embodiments include a magnetic field generator for defining a first zone and a first device configured to detect the first zone magnetic field and generate a first device response signal. Other system embodiments also include a second device configured to detect the first zone magnetic field and generate a second device response signal and a first controller configured to generate a danger signal when the first and second devices are both within the first zone.

主权项

1. A method of proximity detection, the method comprising:
generating a first zone magnetic field defining a first zone; detecting a response signal from a first device; detecting a response signal from a second device; and generating a danger signal when the first and second devices are both within the first zone.