Co-operative Systems for Road Safety "Smart Vehicles on Smart Roads"

SAFESPOT DIT-PRJ-05-114

Status NOT active project
DISI role Partner
Project type Research Project
Dimension International
Acquisition date 2005-11-29
Start date 2006-01-01
End date 2008-12-31

Project details

Project astract The key to avoiding road accidents is to extend drivers' time/space horizon in their perception of<br/>safety-relevant information, and to improve the precision, reliability and quality of this information.<br/>The extent of 'perception' of autonomous vehicle-based systems cannot obviously go beyond the<br/>operative range of the sensors. Although effective real time awareness of the vehicle's surrounding<br/>environment can be achieved, this clearly has limits. Extended coverage is possible only through<br/>collaboration between the infrastructure's and the vehicles' sensing abilities. By combining data<br/>from roadside sensors and data made available by vehicles in the vicinity, advance knowledge can<br/>be gained of potential safety risks, e.g. an icy patch, fog bank, obstacle or accident on the road<br/>ahead (but out of sight). The communication of warnings and advice to approaching vehicles (both<br/>directly to onboard units and via roadside signals) will provide the extra reaction time necessary to<br/>prevent an accident occurring.<br/>One of the main aims of SAFESPOT is to develop a Safety Margin Assistant which will extend<br/>in space and time the safety information available to drivers by:<br/>- using both the infrastructure and vehicles as sources (and destinations) of safety-related<br/>information, and definition of an open, flexible and modular communications architecture;<br/>- developing the key enabling technologies: accurate relative localisation, ad-hoc dynamic<br/>networking, dynamic local traffic maps;<br/>- developing a new generation of infrastructure-based sensing techniques;<br/>- testing scenario-based applications to evaluate the impacts and end-user acceptability;<br/>- defining the practical implementation of such systems, especially in the interim period when<br/>not all vehicles will be equipped;<br/>- evaluating the liability aspects, regulations and standardisation issues which can affect<br/>implementation: involvement of public authorities from the early stages will be a key factor<br/>for future deployment.<br/>
Keywords eSafety
Fundings 4459730 €
Partners
  • Centro Ricerche Fiat
  • DaimlerChrysler AG
  • DIT - UniTN
  • Renault FRANCE, REGIENOV
  • Renault FRANCE, REGIENOV
  • Renault FRANCE, REGIENOV
  • Volvo Technology Corporation
  • Robert BOSCH GmbH
  • SIEMENS AG
  • ANAS S.p.A.
  • Compagnie Financiere et Industrielle des Autoroutes
  • NETHERLANDS ORG. for APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RES.
  • MIZAR Automazione S.p.A.
  • Piaggio & C. S.p.A.
  • Continental Teves AG & Co OHG
  • IBEO Automobile Sensor GmbH
  • Kapsh TrafficCom AB
  • LACROIX TRAFIC
  • NAVTEQ Europe B. V.
  • Planung Transport Verkehr AG
  • Q-Free ASA
  • Siemens VDO Automotive AG
  • Tele Atlas NV
  • VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND
  • Autostrada Brescia Verona Vicenza Padova S.p.A.
  • CG Cotes d'Amor
  • Swedish Road Administration
  • CIDAUT: Fundacion para la Investigacion y Desarollo en Autom.
  • CENTRO STUDIO SUI SISTEMI DI TRASPORTO
  • Dip. di Ing. Biofisica ed Elettronica - Univers. degli Studi di Genova
  • CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY - HELLAS
  • Institute of Communication and Computer Systems
  • Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussees
  • Istituto Superiore Mario Boella
  • MIRA Limited
  • Societe pour le Developpement de l'Innovation dans les Transports
  • Rijkswaterstaat
  • Technische Universitat Chemnitz
  • Technische Universitaet Muenchen
  • University of Stuttgart
  • German aerospace center
  • European Road Transport Telematics Impl. coordination Org. Scrl
  • Politechnika Warzawska
  • Budapest University of Technology and Economics
  • CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
  • Bundesanstalt fuer Strassenwesen
  • THOMAS MILLER & CO. LTD
  • Procinvie Noord-Brabant
  • RENAULT SPAINrns
  • Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
  • Telefonica Investigacion y Desarrollo Sociedad Anonima Unipers.
  • Renault FRANCE

DISI Sub-project details

Project astract The main contribution will consist in the design, development and testing of different intelligent antenna systems adapted to different network nodes characteristics (vehicle, infrastructure). The objectives are mainly related to: improving the performance of physical layer while maintaining the compliance with standards, fully exploiting the available network resources (bandwidth, power, connectivity), ease the upper network layers in performing routing and collision avoidance, enhancing the reliability of the communication in safety-critical situation through hierarchical prioritization of links directly at the physical layer.<br/>For the detailed description of smart antenna functionalities, please refer to the attached function template document.<br/><br/>This activity will require the following tasks to be performed:<br/><br/>Within the workpackage on Requirements and Specifications<br/>- Analysis of requirements of the smart antenna systems (environmental constraints, integration with physical layer, interfacing with system intelligence)<br/><br/>- Definition of specification of the antenna systems (land nodes, vehicle nodes)<br/><br/>Within the workpackage on Ad-hoc Dynamic V-V-I Network<br/>- Implementation of the smart antenna systems<br/>- In-lab testing<br/>- System integration and interfacing<br/>- Testing and assessment of prototype integrated system<br/><br/>Within the workpackage on Relative Vehicle Localization via ad-hoc Networks<br/>- Potential improvement of localization capabilities through the use of smart antennas<br/><br/>Workpackage: Training Activities<br/>- Development of multimedia tools for training of infrastructure operators and drivers<br/>- Dissemination of SAFESPOT technological achievements through educational programs
Keywords Multimedia Communications, Smart antennas
Fundings 61500 €
Manager Francesco De Natale