Sentry Pro-Grade Student Detection System
School bus operators carry the most precious cargo - children. Sadly, each year children are injured, or worse, in accidents while boarding and leaving buses. Rostra Precision Controls is pleased to announce the Rostra Student Detection System, a system utilizing the latest technology to help ensure children's safe arrival at school and home.The Rostra SDS is a motion-activated detection system that uses reflected radar waves to detect a moving target. When a target, a child, is detected within specified danger zones in the front, rear, and sides of the bus, an alarm sounds to alert the driver, and corresponding LEDs on a display panel indicate the target's location by zone. The system can also include a RearSentry Rear Obstacle Sensing System, installed for rear coverage when the bus moves in reverse.
RearSentry
(Zone 4- Two Sensors)
Zone 4 of the SDS system consists of the classic Rostra RearSentry obstacle avoidance system and alerts the driver to an obstacle at the rear of the bus. If a passengers was to circle around the back of the bus, the driver would know immediately and would be alerted to not move in a reverse motion. |
Rear Tire Zone
(Zone 3 - Two Sensors)
Zone 3 of the SDS system protects passengers as they near the exterior rear of the bus. This zone alerts the driver to an obstacle near the rear tires. |
Side Zone
(Zone 5 - Two Sensors)
Zone 5 of the SDS system further protects riders as they travel down the side of the bus. If a child were to leave the safety of the curb, the SDS would detect them immediately and alert the driver. |
Drive Zone / Passenger Zone
(Zone 2 - One Sensor)
Zone 2 of the SDS system protects riders as they exit the bus and make their way down the side of the vehicle. The audible buzzer and colorful LEDs in front of the driver let them know if there is an object near the front tires of the bus. |
Front Zone
(Zone 1 - One Sensor)
Zone 1 of the SDS system protects small children as they cross in front of the bus. This low visibility situation can be stress-free as the driver will have both audio and visual alerts that there is someone, or something, in front of the bus. |
Product Features
- Heavy duty obstacle detection with digital microwave technology.
- Alerts drivers to objects in danger zone areas.
- Visual and adjustable audio alarm.
- Adjustable to match operation of the front crossing arm.
- Covers up to 6 main warning zones.
- Works in all weather conditions with no external cleaning required.
- Automatically operational when the red warning lights are on.
- Automatically resets once the obstacle is no longer detected.
- Driver's display will show exact location of intrusion.
- 5 Year/60,000 Mile Warranty.
How Does It Work?
The SDS display unit is initialized when the ignition is on.
The SDS zones are activated when the bus flashers are on and the front gate is extended. The green LED on the SDS display unit will be on.
When an object is detected in any of the zones, the green LED shuts off, and the red LED flashes simultaneously with an audible alarm.
The system will automatically clear in 4 seconds if no intrusions are detected. The LED will go from red to green.
Has microwave radar technology that works in all weather conditions.
