UBX Performance

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Effective security systems must provide:

Impenetrable protection against intruders
Protection against sabotage when disarmed
Immunity from false alarms.

The table below provides a comparison between the UBX system and off-the-shelf systems for the performance in the above criteria (see also the comparison images)

UBX is better:

UBX delivers superior performance over standard microwave and infra-red technologies,
The UBX system was specifically designed to detect a human intruder climbing an external scaffold structure and
Most other companies use off-the-shelf technology which is not suited to the rugged environments.

Performance Criteria

Off-The-Shelf Detectors

Impenetrable detection shield	Standard Microwave	Active and Passive Infra-red in combination
U shaped detection field following line of the scaffold- protecting end and front face (see image)
Field a minimum of 1 meter high, 1 meter wide, positioned to detect intruders climbing the outer face of the scaffold
Layered detection covering all possibe access areas (e.g. under boards/gaps between scaffold and building).

Sabotage alert	Standard Microwave	Active Infra-red	Passive Infra-red
Removal of cover/tampering			Varies
Mechanical Misalignment (turning detector to look other way)
Masking (object placed in front of detector)

Immunity to false alarms	Standard Microwave	Active Infra-red	Passive Infra-red
NOT Activated by birds, small animals
NOT activated by leaves
NOT activated by vehicle headlights or flood lights
NOT activated by pedestrians/traffic
NOT activated by plastic sheeting
NOT activated by debris netting
NOT activated by scaffold structure
NOT activated by flying debris	Varies
NOT activated by vibrations on large working scaffold
NOT activated by direct sunlight
NOT activated by reflected sunlight
NOT activated by hail and heavy rain
NOT activated by fog
NOT activated by snow and ice
NOT activated by frost
NOT activated by wind-chill
NOT activated by rapid changes in temperature

See the comparison images for a visual demonstration of the benefits of the UBX system