Boom barrier is a bar or a pole rotated to allow
the boom to block vehicular access through a controlled point. Boom Gates are generally
found at level crossing, parking facilities, checkpoints and entrances to
restricted areas. Boom barriers are generally used for maintaining security. Boom
barriers are also used for controlling traffic.
Boom barriers offers a usual method for
controlling traffic through toll booths, and can also be found on some freeway
entrance to control traffic in the event of road closures. Some boom barriers
are automatic and powered, others are manually operated. Manual gates are
sometimes hung in the manner of a normal gate. In some places, boom barriers
are installed across residential streets as a traffic calming measure, while
allowing authorized vehicles such as emergency services and buses to take
advantage of the shorter and more direct route.
The tip of a boom gate rises in a vertical arc to
a near vertical position. Boom gates are often counterweighted, so the pole is
easily bend. Boom barriers are generally paired either end to end, or offset
appropriately to block traffic in both the directions.
Boom arms are of different length which allow
barriers to meet any specified requirement of any private areas or industrial
companies. Boom gates are the perfect equipment for powerful parking management
system. These barriers can be used in the entry and exit points of parking
places factories, stations, malls, toll plazas and so many other places where a
possibility of medium to heavy traffic has to be controlled to get convenient
security system.
There are various
technologies used by boom barriers. One of them is RFID (Radio-frequency
identification), which is widely used because of its reliability.
RFID consists of a reader, antenna and a
minuscule tag. These are widely used to control parking in large, medium &
small parking lots. The major benefit of RFID system is to allow rapid passage
of the authorized vehicles which helps to handle higher volume of vehicle
during peak traffic hours.
RFID solutions are also made to measure various
personalized applications such as - tolling, railway, handling municipal
garbage trucks, trolley management in Airports, IT Parks, instant people
passage, Sea Ports & Terminal management's solutions for handling cargo trucks
etc.
RFID system includes Long range, Short range, Active and Passive variants. Most importantly, RFID readers are barcode compatible that are able to track passing objects.
