Solar Flashing Beacons
Specifications
System Operation
Diameter: 12"
Luminous Intensity: ≥ 4000 cd
LED Lifetime: 5.5 years
Visual Distance: ≥ 1600 ft
Operating Time: 30+days with motion
sensor
Enclosure Protection: IP65
Material: UV-stabilized polycarbonate
Flashing Mode: Motion/button or continuous
Trail Counter
Data Format: CSV with counts and timestamp
Data Storage: Onboard memory card (several years)
Detector
Sensor: PIR motion sensor
Sensing Range: 30 ft (sensor to vehicle)
Comm Distance: 1,500 ft (sensor to beacon flasher)
Power: Solar
Communication: Wireless
Product cutsheet can be downloaded
here.
The continuously flashing beacons may not necessarily
attract driver’s attention because they are always on and drivers get used to
them already. In addition, they flash 24/7, day and night, even when there are
no vehicles or pedestrians on the streets, which might also introduce the visual
noises to the residents living nearby.
Migma Systems has developed
an alternative product, Distributed Sensing Flashing Beacon (DSFB). The sensor
receiver is embedded inside the housing of flasher, drawing power from solar
panel or solar battery. Using solar-powered detector, it flashes only when
pedestrians who are waiting at midblock curb are detected. Otherwise, it is off!
The sensor response time is about 1 second.
Some vehicle drivers can be easily distracted by devices such as smart phones
while driving. These distractions, caused by their devices, are well documented,
rising cause of pedestrian and/or vehicle accidents and sometimes fatalities.
Migma Distributed Sensing Flashing Beacon can make a difference!
(USPTO Patent:
10,950,122)