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which is now at the end of the production line and has a Doppler generator on each side of the vehicle in order to calibrate the radar on each side simultaneously. The equipment localises the lorry and correctly positions the generators in relation to this. “We have built two different machines for Scania. At our factory in Södertälje, the lorry drives up onto a ramp. The machine then uses an arm to localise the lorry and thereby determine its position. At their factory in the Netherlands, we have produced a somewhat more advanced solution. The lorry travels on a continuous track where it is the floor that moves, not the lorry. The equipment then needs to find the lorry’s position using cameras,” says Henrik Grahn, going on to say: “When the lorry reaches the station, its positioned is measured using Consat’s vision system, CQV, the Doppler generator is then automatically moved and placed correctly relative to the lorry.” Following a preliminary study in 2018, the first prototype was sold to Scania’s Swe-
dish factory in 2019 and the company then went on to purchase two further machines the next year. In addition, Consat has also sold two machines to Scania’s French factory and four to its factory in the Netherlands. Scania has long since been the biggest customer for Consat’s Stockholm office and their already solid partnership has been further strengthened through the ASLA project. This applies not just to their relationship with the plant in Södertälje, but internationally as well. “Thus far, our dealings with Scania have mostly been in connection with their Swedish factory, but I believe we have also built up a solid level of trust and confidence in France and the Netherlands as a result of ASLA. This may well lead to even more and even bigger projects in these countries as well. Moreover, we are currently in negotiations with Scania’s Brazilian factory. We don’t currently have any links with them but that may change in 2021,” concludes Henrik Grahn.
“When the lorry reaches the station, its positioned is measured using Consat’s vision system, CQV, the Doppler generator is then automatically moved and placed correctly relative to the lorry.”
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