Sensor Grid Tile

The Sensor Grid Tile is the under-vehicle detection cell. One cell sits beneath each parked vehicle on an instrumented deck. The cell observes the bay continuously — there is no scheduled scan, no rotating element, and no contact with the vehicle, the battery, or the OEM warranty envelope.

What it senses

• Infrared thermal field across the underbody at a resolution sufficient to resolve a per-cell hot-spot before it propagates.
• Electrochemical gas detection tuned for the specific volatile signatures of lithium-ion electrolyte venting (characteristic VOC families).
• Vehicle presence and absence, so the system distinguishes an empty bay from a parked vehicle without operator input.

Why multi-modal

Single-modality detection — thermal-only or gas-only — is fragile under the dilution conditions of an enclosed cargo deck. Multi-modal fusion is what allows a tier-2 alert to be raised with high confidence minutes ahead of any visible smoke. Modality fusion runs on the segment master rather than in the cell, which keeps the cell simple and low-power.

Environmental envelope

Installation

Cells install non-invasively — no drilling of the deck, no modification to the vehicle, no impact to the OEM warranty. A single deck installs alongside the berth in approximately three working days, without drydock. Installation methodology is subject to a pending Indian patent; specifics are documented for pilot customers under NDA.

What we do not publish here

Mechanical mounting geometry, sensor coordinates relative to deck features, and the internal modality-fusion thresholds are IP-sensitive and patent-pending. These are available to pilot counterparties under signed NDA.