Special Vehicles.
Individual and reliable.
Special vehicles need to be regularly modernised and customised. At the same time, as a vehicle manufacturer you are subject to ever-increasing requirements. EAO offers flexible HMI Solutions to support you in this area.
What we can do in connection with special vehicles.
Design, individuality and quality.
Your partner for unique operating systems: EAO’s HMI Components and Systems for special vehicles are renowned for their design, individuality and high quality. As a manufacturer, you benefit from measurable advantages for various switching, control and monitoring tasks.
Special vehicles
- Fire department
- Ambulances
- Police
- Military
- Street cleaning
- Waste collection
- Snow ploughs
- Airport
- And many more
Expertise in special vehicles.
So everything works in an emergency.
HMIs for light or siren control in the driver’s cabs of fire engines, ambulances, and rescue and police vehicles require intuitive operation and a long service life. Bright LED illumination and clear symbols from EAO ensure the required button can be found quickly. New labelling technology guarantees optimum legibility so that you can clearly recognise characters and symbols.
HMIs for outdoor applications
Outdoor control systems, such as those used for rotating ladders on fire engines, must be able to withstand any weather. Rescue vehicles are often exposed to soiling or even toxic substances. EAO offers safety-tested products and solutions in line with the EN ISO 13849 PL d and ISO 26262 ASIL B standards, while CAN bus integration allows the devices to be intelligently and easily integrated into your CAN system.
Centre of excellence for HMIs
In our centre of excellence, we develop and produce tailored HMI Solutions for special vehicles. For maximum safety, we analyse the technical requirements, as well as environmental, ergonomic and economic factors, so that the user is in perfect harmony with the technology, functionality and design. The result is premium interactive products and solutions, with quality certificates from our in-house testing laboratory.
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Satisfied customers worldwide.
Reference reports.
Applications with special vehicles.
Rescue vehicles.
Rescue vehicles have to be regularly renewed or customised. EAO offers you flexible HMI Products and Solutions in this area, so that you are guaranteed to be able to do the best job in serious situations.
Fire-fighting vehicles.
Fire-fighting vehicles must be able to withstand the toughest conditions – particularly when it comes to outdoor operating systems for aerial ladders. EAO offers proven HMI Products and Solutions in this area.
Garbage trucks.
Proven in practice: EAO offers sophisticated HMI Solutions for garbage trucks – not just for outdoor use, but also for maximum ergonomics and safety in the driver’s cab.
Autonomous vehicles.
Autonomous vehicles often require very special and innovative HMI Solutions. EAO offers you the requisite know-how and ideal HMI Components.
Electric vehicles.
Electric vehicles often require very special and innovative HMI Solutions. EAO offers you the requisite know-how and ideal HMI Components.
Special transport.
Special transport often requires very individual adaptations. EAO offers flexible HMI Solutions in this area that meet all safety requirements.
Lifting and moving systems.
Lifting and moving systems often require very individual adaptations. EAO offers you flexible professional HMI Solutions for this purpose when work is to be carried out in construction, trade and industry.HMI Functions in Special Vehicles.
Various tools full of individuality.
Universal switch.
Ideal for vehicle interiors – including for safety-relevant areas.
Universal switches meet your requirements for all E1-required applications, and are also available with an integrated connector recess. Universal switches are ideal for use inside vehicles, particularly for your switch controls in cars, electric vehicles, buses, trucks, and special vehicles.
Advantages
- Ideal for safety-relevant applications
- Wide range of designs and application-specific configuration options
- Ergonomic, modular design with IP5K4 protection rating according to DIN ISO 20653
- ISO 7000 or custom symbols
- Developed and manufactured in accordance with IATF 16949
Push button.
Reliable with premium haptics.
Universally applicable actuators and indicators: push buttons from EAO are the right choice if reliability and first-class haptics are what counts for you.
Push buttons are ideal for mechanical engineering, control engineering, public and private passenger transport, lifting and conveying systems, heavy duty and special vehicles, and the automotive industry.
Advantages
- Intuitive to use
- Excellent haptic feedback
- Large selection of operation areas
- Wide range of colours for lenses
- Wide variety of symbols and markings, including customer-specific options
- Very long service life for mechanical and electrical components
- Wide range of minimum and maximum switching ratings
Call for aid push button.
Intuitive. Safe in hazardous situations.
Always on the safe side: Call for aid push button with raised bell symbol is used to activate emergency or assistance systems on public transport and on call for aid terminals.
Advantages
- Extra-large operating area for easy and safe use
- Robust, raised front bezel made of anodised aluminium prevents unintended activation
- Two individually controlled feedback rings
- High IP69K front protection
- Ideal for outdoor use
Illuminated push button.
Worldwide standard from the pioneer.
The unrivalled original: EAO is the pioneer of illuminated push buttons. Since their development in 1958, these modular actuators and indicators are found in many applications and have been in rigorous use all over the world, thanks to their reliable visual feedback.
Advantages
- Intuitive to use
- Excellent haptic feedback
- Large selection of operation areas
- Wide range of colours for lenses and illumination
- Wide variety of symbols and markings, including customer-specific options
- Full-face, uniform, and glare-free illumination
- Very long service life for mechanical and electrical components
- Wide range of minimum and maximum switching ratings
Emergency stop switch.
Protecting people and machines.
EAO's emergency stop switches are designed to reliably protect people from injury and prevent damage to machines, systems or vehicles, even in harsh environments and in tight installation conditions. Emergency stop switches with positive opening function (in accordance with DIN EN ISO 13850 and EN 60204-1) primarily serve to protect people. Emergency stop switches are always foolproof. They are easily recognisable by the red lens with yellow actuator or yellow protective shroud.
Advantages
- 100% switching reliability and foolproof, even in harsh environments
- Low back panel depth
- Large range of minimum and maximum switch ratings
- Illuminated
- Resistant to impact, vibration and shock
- Usable down to – 40 °C
- Very long service life for mechanical and electrical components
- Available with standards-compliant protective shroud
Keypad.
Durable, functional and safe.
The modules are designed for E1 applications and are suitable for safety-relevant applications in accordance with DIN EN ISO 13849. The CAN bus connection ensures an intelligent and free programmability. The robust, modular design with sealing levels of up to IP6K9K according to DIN ISO 20653 and the ability to customize and individually select and arrange the keypad legends make these high-quality devices ideally suited for harsh use in heavy duty and special vehicles.
Advantages
- Robust, ergonomic and innovative design sealed up to IP6K9K protection
- Suitable for functional safety applications according to DIN EN ISO 13849
- Intelligent HMIs with CAN bus integration
- Programmable 4-segment RGB halo ring illumination for function feedback
- High flexibility due to interchangeable ISO 7000 or customised symbols
Series 09 Protective Shroud
The robust and shock-resistant Series 09 Protective Shroud not only provides reliable protection against unintentional actuation and operating errors, but also serves to comply with specific standards in various areas of application. For example, the EN1501-1:2021 standard requires all control and monitoring units on the outside of garbage trucks to be secured against accidental actuation or contact. The new Protective Shroud of Series 09 separates the individual push buttons. The additional guidance of the fingers makes it easy to operate the desired function even when wearing work gloves.
- Prevention of unintentional actuation
- Finger guidance and separation of the individual push buttons
- Reduced risk of operating errors
Joystick.
Powerful. Robust and individual.
EAO offers you numerous joysticks for rugged use in a wide variety of applications. Suitable for vehicles, machines, medical technology or radio remote controls. The joysticks are available in standard and individually configurable versions for HMI Solutions.
Typical applications
- Commercial vehicles
- Special vehicles
- Marine, rail and electric vehicles
- Machinery
- Medical technology
- Numerous other applications
LIN switch panel.
For all your buttons.
Intelligent and reliable inside the vehicle: the LIN switch panel is ideal for all your E1 applications. It consists of nine buttons with freely selectable symbols in accordance with ISO 7000 or based on your individual wishes.
Advantages
- Flexible application due to configurable switch assignment
- Intelligent HMI with LIN bus integration developed according to IATF 16949
- Ergonomic and innovative design
- Illuminated ISO 7000 or customised symbols
- Quick and easy installation by clip-in or screw-in mounting
HMI Solutions in Special Vehicles.
Your expert for mixed solutions.
HMI Solutions.
Reliable and efficient.
EAO can develop custom-tailored HMI Solutions for you. These solutions impress through innovative technology, intuitive operation, and reliable functions. You can gain from our expertise in mixed technological solutions of this type, as we deliver benefits from our innovative design concepts through to efficient production and logistics.
Your measurable benefit
- Combinable system-based solutions and expertise
- Global expert knowledge and global service
- Flexible and modular design
- Advantages in terms of cost and time
- Sustainability – including through retrofitting and modernisation
Online product configurator.
Quick and easy to your HMI device.
Select the desired HMI function as well as the product features. Fast, intuitive, and exactly the way you want it.
Special Vehicles certificates.
International standards included.
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Contact us.
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