DR42 Speed Sensor

Speed measurements not affected by slip and slide!

Diversity of speed sensors to include a multiplicity of speed detection techniques has

long been known to be the optimal way to mitigate challenges associated with rotational
detection such as wheel slippage and wheel slide which negatively impact precision and
reliability of speed determination. While doppler radar is proven as the optimal solution
for this problem, up until now doppler radar was often perceived as an expensive and
unreliable solution on trains leading the industry to utilize less robust methods such as
accelerometers and complicated algorithms to attempt to detect and mitigate such
slip/slide issues.

Now Deuta America Corporation introduces the DR42, a low cost direct replacement for
conventional rotational sensors. Utilizing a standard pulse output compatible with
existing sensor types, and incorporating Deuta’s decades of experience and tens of
thousands of radar installations around the globe, the DR42 finally brings a mature,
reliable, and cost-effective means to mitigate wheel slip and slide allowing for more
precise and reliable speed determination than previously possible. Optionally combined
with Deuta’s sensor fusion “SDU” algorithm unreliable and imprecise speed
determinations can be a thing of the past.

Deuta America Corp. Phone: 904 429 7910

Suite 111, A1A South info@deuta-america.com
St. Augustine, FL 32080 USA www.deuta-america.com
DR42 Speed Sensor

Working principle Doppler radar

Speed range Minimum 0.2 – 600 kph
Dynamic error <1 mph
Path measurement reproducibility <0.1% from 3200 ft distance
Power supply DC 24 V to DC 110 V
Power consumption Max. 10 W
Standard interface pulse output standard 50 pulses per second
at 1 mph (open collector)
Inverse polarity protection/short- Yes / yes
circuit-proof
Operating temperature -40° C to +70° C
Dimensions approx. 9.45 inch x 5.28 inch x 5.51 inch
(LxWxH)
Distance to the reflection surface 20 in to 40 in
Housing material Die-cast aluminum, anodized, cover PEEK
Protection class IP67 (with plug and cable)
Weight approx. 5.7 lbs
Design antenna Intermediate transmission frequency
24.125 GHz, transmission power 5 mW
PLL-stabilized transceiver in planar
technology frequency within the K-band
freely programmable

EN 50155:2007 EN 61000-4-2 Buy America

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EN 61373 EN 50124-1:2001 + A1:2003 +
EN 60529:2014 A2:2005 + Cor:2010
EN 60529:2014 EN 45545-2:2013 + A1:2015
EN 50155: 2008 FCC Part 15.245 47 CFR Part 15
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Deuta America Corp. Phone: 904 429 7910

Suite 111, A1A South info@deuta-america.com
St. Augustine, FL 32080 USA www.deuta-america.com