A proximity warning system for plant equipment, the proximity warning system defining detection zone 28 or area of plant equipment 10; wherein the characteristics (eg size, shape, or position) of the detection zone or area are changed based upon motion data received from movement sensor 18 of the plant equipment. The plant equipment may be a vehicle (eg a forklift truck). An alert may be provided to a plant equipment user (eg vehicle driver) indicating a detected entry of object 26 into the detection zone based on a proximity signal from proximity detector 12. The object may be a wireless RFID tag worn by a worker and may additionally provide an alert to worker 22. The system may inhibit movement of the plant equipment in response to the proximity signal.


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    Title :

    Proximity warning system


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    Publication date :

    2020-07-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS / G08B SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS , Signalisier- oder Rufsysteme



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