Case Study: Specialist Vehicle Solutions

The i3 Intelligent Controller is already being used in a wide range of specialist vehicles including, Custodial, Fire, and Cash-In-Transit. Another example of how the i3 can be used, is in state of the art Police Vehicles that contain a range of high tech equipment and software systems. These systems are often produced by several suppliers, therefore having several different user interfaces which the vehicles crew need to operate.

A single user interface running on a touch screen PC would bring all of these systems together in one place. IMO has identified this requirement and produced just that! Operating a number of electrical components installed on the vehicle, including the light bar, the siren and the matrix sign at the rear of the vehicle. It also provides a graphical front end for the stolen vehicle ‘Tracker’ system. The software will also interface with a third party in-car ANPR system (automatic number plate recognition) and the CCTV camera system for the vehicle-mounted cameras. Physical control is provided via IMO’s powerful i3 controller.

The user interface uses IMO’s Panel-Point SCADAlite software platform.

Main Menu	Tracker Screen	Lights Screen	Matrix Menu

Full screen application Large buttons allow easy option selection on a touch screen Buttons on right for easy access by the driver Provides an interface to the third party software on the PC such as ANPR and camera systems Alerts from third party systems are displayed Return straight to menu via a "white button" feature in the vehicle	Replaces the dash mounted Tracker LCD display Displays signal strength and direction signal is coming from Allows switching between two vehicles which are in range Displays the "reply code" for up to two vehicles detected Signal strength is translated to a continuous audible tone Main menu alert when signal is detected	Large buttons allow quick selection of "at scene" or "999" pre-programmed modes Displays current status of each individual light Manual selection of individual light components Quick "cancel all" feature Ignition and handbrake indicators	Control rear matrix sign from the touch screen Quick selection of the top ten messages Selection of 255 messages CSV file message configuration Texts can scroll left, scroll right, flash, and can be left/right justified Quick "cancel" button clears sign Dot matrix display mimics what is shown on sign at all times