(AME: Florence, Italy) — Advanced Microwave Engineering (AME), a pioneer in occupational safety technology, has expanded the range of its AMESPHERE safety-as-a-service anti-collision solution. AMESPHERE VISTA enables the detection of untagged pedestrians, thanks to integrated AI cameras and its AMESPHERE ONE compact anti-collision system, an all-in-one solution for smaller vehicles. These new solutions complement its innovative AMESPHERE ALPHA with local positioning system (UWB-LPS) technology, providing intelligent anti-collision protection for complex logistics operations.
AME’s flagship solution is AMESPHERE ALPHA, the first real-time plant safety monitoring application. Users outfit anyone at risk of colliding with an industrial vehicle with a wearable electronic tag (AMESPHERE TAG) and equip vehicles with a tag-reading sensor (AMESPHERE KEY). The key senses any tagged pedestrians in the area and sends location information to the driver’s tablet (AMESPHERE TABLET).
The AMESPHERE ecosystem connects to the cloud, and authorized role players can access data and conduct analysis at any time. The system doesn’t wait for a query, however, but runs algorithms that calculate the level of risks of all events, trends, and insights, and then alerts appropriate role players via smartphones, email, text, and other media.
The AMESPHERE ecosystem helps transform collected data into meaningful information, rather than just accumulating data from various sources. It understands the information needs of various stakeholders, which helps turn raw data into actionable insight.
The new AMESPHERE ONE offers advanced collision avoidance capability for drivers of smaller vehicles. The ALL IN ONE sensor detects tagged pedestrian workers in adaptive mode or within preconfigured areas and triggers integrated LEDs that warn the driver of imminent collision danger. The system is easily configurable using a simple app, enabling customization of detection zones in various shapes and ranges, such as rectangular, elliptical, or circular geometries, to suit specific requirements.
Pushing information vs. pulling data
“Averting collisions in real time is fundamental to intralogistics safety, but only part of a truly holistic solution,” says Claudio Salvador, president of AME. “If there are accidents, near misses, or any other safety-related events, users need to know the details on when, where, and why they happened so they can adjust and optimize operations accordingly. This is what our AMESPHERE safety-as-a service offering does, and the new additions expand its capability further.”