How RoadDefender Works

How the RoadDefender Platform protects active work zones

RoadDefender processes safety intelligence at the edge to deliver low-latency awareness across perimeter, work zone, and proximity risk.

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  1. Edge Detection at the Perimeter

    Detect and classify incoming traffic threats before they enter the active zone.

  2. Live Work Zone Awareness

    Share live safety context across crews, supervisors, and connected devices.

  3. Inside-Zone Proximity Protection

    Monitor worker–equipment interactions in real time to reduce close calls.

RoadDefender Platform flow

How the RoadDefender Platform works

Perimeter → Work Zone → Proximity

RoadDefender processes safety intelligence at the edge to deliver low-latency awareness across perimeter, work zone, and proximity risk.

Diagram of the Sense, Decide, and Alert pipeline processed locally at the edge, with optional cloud connectivity

Sense

Radar and camera sensors continuously monitor approaching vehicles and movement around the work zone. Detection stays local and uninterrupted.

Decide on-site (edge processing)

Critical decisions are made locally in real time. Edge logic evaluates intrusion risk and urgency without waiting on remote services.

Alert

When thresholds are crossed, workers receive immediate wearable worker alerts designed to cut through noise and visual distraction.

Optional cloud visibility

Aggregated events can sync to cloud for multi-site visibility and traceability. Cloud services are optional and never delay alert delivery.

Key takeaway: Alerts always follow Sense → Decide → Alert; cloud visibility is optional and never delays alerts.

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Response reliability

Why Edge-first work zone safety matters

Built for time‑critical decision making

By processing on-site first, RoadDefender reduces latency and keeps protection available even with limited connectivity.

Faster Hazard Recognition

Perimeter and work zone signals are processed locally so crews get immediate awareness before risk enters active operations.

Improved Crew Coordination

Live context is shared across workers, supervisors, and connected devices without waiting on remote services.

Reduced Operational Disruption

Inside-zone proximity protection continues on-site in real time, helping reduce close calls and keep work moving in changing field conditions.

Key takeaway: The RoadDefender Platform keeps perimeter, work zone, and proximity protection active at the edge for low-latency response.

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Role-based delivery

Who Gets What: Outputs at Every Level

The RoadDefender Platform delivers role-based visibility across perimeter coverage, work zone awareness, and proximity protection.

Diagram showing outputs distributed across workers, supervisors, and operations teams

Workers — Immediate awareness

Outcome: Workers get direct, personal alerts the moment risk thresholds are crossed.

  • Immediate multi‑sensory alerts on Samsung wearables.
  • Direct individual alerting inside the active work zone.
  • Local delivery path with no cloud dependency.

Supervisors — Local visibility

Outcome: Supervisors get live local context to make immediate work-zone decisions.

  • Current site status and active alert visibility.
  • Decision support to pause, adjust, or resume work quickly.
  • Real-time view focused on what is happening now.

Operations teams — Optional program‑level visibility

Outcome: Operations teams get optional cross-site visibility for oversight and review.

  • Optional cloud aggregation across crews and sites.
  • Traceability for event review and program oversight.
  • On-demand visibility rather than scheduled reporting.

Key takeaway: Workers, supervisors, and operations teams stay aligned on perimeter, work zone, and proximity risk from one edge-first platform.

Watch Field Validation

Operational visibility — on demand

From the RoadDefender Platform to a Live Safety Dashboard

The RoadDefender Platform issues perimeter, work zone, and proximity alerts locally first, while event data can optionally flow to the Safety Dashboard for operational visibility.

By processing on-site first, RoadDefender reduces latency and keeps protection available even with limited connectivity.

Conceptual illustration of the live Safety Dashboard showing operational visibility across deployed units

Edge units execute local alerts independently of dashboard connectivity. The dashboard provides centralized visibility into outcomes—not control over how alerts are issued.

What the Safety Dashboard Provides

Operational Activity View

  • Live view of deployed units, active alerts, and recent events.
  • Supports deployment decisions without affecting edge alert execution.

Event Traceability

  • Structured, time‑stamped records of alerts and zone events.
  • Supports post-incident review and operational accountability.

System Health Monitoring

  • Unit-level connectivity and health status across deployments.
  • Supports readiness planning without interfering with edge logic.

Program‑Level Capability

Multi‑Site Program Visibility

  • Consolidated program view across multiple crews and sites.
  • Fleet-level oversight while each unit keeps autonomous alerting.

Key takeaway: The Safety Dashboard is a visibility layer only; local edge alerting remains authoritative for time‑critical outputs.

Dashboard data reflects events as recorded at the edge. Visibility is available on demand; RoadDefender does not rely on scheduled or regulatory reporting.

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