IntelliZone® is the most advanced, user-friendly proximity detection system operating worldwide in underground mines. IntelliZone® allows users to create shaped, customized Caution, Shutdown and Operator Zones around all mobile equipment that precisely detects workers in low-visibility or obscured line-of-sight locations.
When the Caution zone is breached, the mobile equipment automatically slows. If the Shutdown zone is breached, the unit shuts down until the zone is cleared. IntelliZone also allows the creation of special zones so a continuous miner operator can stand closer to the machine without triggering an alert.
Zones automatically extend or contract based on mobile equipment speed.
Unlike bubble-zone systems, IntelliZone’s patented shaped zone technology minimizes nuisance alerts without impacting production. All components of the Matrix IntelliZone system are extremely durable, simple to operate and easy to maintain.
The IntelliZone system ships with the following components. Older systems do not include the Machine-Mounted Locator (MML) and Enhanced Status Screen which provide advanced system diagnostics. These are easy to add to existing systems.
Matrix’s leading-edge SharpZone technology creates equipment-specific straight line and angled safety areas for the most effective Caution and Shutdown zones. These zones help protect miners from mobile equipment injuries and minimize nuisance warningsor shutdown. For example:
As shuttle car or loader speed increases, the forward zones increase in length to
accommodate the longer required stopping time. The zones can “see”
through barrier curtains which helps protect workers.