Drive Recorder
Overview
HORIBA has a new in-vehicle data recorder intended to capture the moments before and after a vehicle accident. The device has a small camera that starts recording after detecting an impact to the car and records video for up to 25 seconds before and five seconds after the impact. The device also records the position of vehicle via GPS, speed, acceleration and brake data, turn signals, and allows the data to be downloaded to a PC for analysis.
Features
Image Recording
All the incident information obtained from a certain amount of jolt are written to a compact flash card inserted in the drive recorder. There is an adjustable acceleration sensor to set the threshold that triggers a recoreded event.
Data is recorded when a jolt is detected in any axis and records associated data. This record of incidents or accidents can speed the investigation process but can also be used as a source of driver education.
The unit is housed in a magnesium alloy case making it compact, light-weight and sturdy. A back-up battery is supported, that enables data to be stored even if the event causes the loss of vehicle power.
Power consumption is less than 2.4 W in operational mode and in standby mode this drops to 0.5W. This gives minimal battery load.
In addition a manual record switch or an external switch can also cause images to be saved for up to 30 seconds.
Manufactured by HORIBA
Specifications
Model | Functions / Installed Sensors |
|---|---|
DR-3031 | GPS / Acceleration sensor / vehicle speed / brake / indicator / other sensors (2) |
DR-3033 | Acceleration sensor / vehicle speed / brake / indicator / other sensors (2) |
DR-3033E | Acceleration sensor / vehicle speed / brake / indicator / other sensors (2) |
DR-3034E | Acceleration sensor / vehicle speed |
DR-3015 | Acceleration sensor only (with image viewer software in CF card) |