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[RESULT IN BRIEF] A step forward in ice simulation
Researchers with the EU-funded STORM project have created an extensive database on ice mechanical properties for aircraft engine designers. Not only will this reduce the lead time for testing engine designs, it will also result in safer air travel.
Programme: FP7-TRANSPORT
Record Number: 198862
Last updated on: 2017-06-07
[RESULT IN BRIEF] New cockpit concept targets human-machine cooperation
A new cockpit concept has been developed by EU-funded researchers, designed to help pilots select the perfect level of automation for specific flying conditions.
Programme: FP7-TRANSPORT
Record Number: 198860
Last updated on: 2017-06-07
[RESULT IN BRIEF] Assessing the effectiveness of Europe’s aviation safety research
Is Europe funding the type of safety research that will successfully bring it closer to achieving its Flightpath 2050 goals? This is the question that researchers from the EU-funded OPTICS project aimed to answer.
Programme: FP7-TRANSPORT
Record Number: 198859
Last updated on: 2017-06-07
[RESULT IN BRIEF] Designing the next generation of safe fuel systems
EU-funded researchers from the SAFUEL project have been developing, testing and validating a new, safer fuel system designed to meet the evolving challenges of air transportation.
Programme: FP7-TRANSPORT
Record Number: 159677
Last updated on: 2017-06-07
[RESULT IN BRIEF] Wing de-icing technologies promise safer flying
European and Japanese researchers have developed and tested new de-icing technologies to protect aircraft wings. Achieved through the JEDI ACE project, the results have helped to strengthen aircraft safety and highlight new avenues for future research.
Programme: FP7-TRANSPORT
Record Number: 158520
Last updated on: 2017-06-07
[RESULT IN BRIEF] UDRIVE while we watch
EU-funded researchers have conducted a large-scale naturalistic driving study to better understand road user behaviour and help make European roads safer.
Programme: FP7-TRANSPORT
Record Number: 159703
Last updated on: 2017-05-16
[RESULT IN BRIEF] Removing obstacles in automated transport’s road
By focusing on legal and technical aspects concerning the entire road transport infrastructure, EU-funded researchers have been able to demonstrate the viability of automated transport as a safe and convenient solution to urban mobility.
Programme: FP7-TRANSPORT
Record Number: 159734
Last updated on: 2017-05-15
After assessing 10 road safety innovations, the EU-funded VRUITS project identified what works best to increase the safety, mobility and comfort of vulnerable road users.
Programme: FP7-TRANSPORT
Record Number: 198035
Last updated on: 2017-05-15
[RESULT IN BRIEF] Boost maritime transport resilience by learning from aeronautics
EU-funded researchers have shown that methods used to address human factors and ensure high levels of safety within one form of transport can be effectively transferred to another. This breakthrough could lead to stronger cooperation between different modes of transport and the sharing of best practices across sectors, including, water, air, road and rail.
Programme: FP7-TRANSPORT
Record Number: 198034
Last updated on: 2017-05-15
[RESULT IN BRIEF] A smarter alternative to the crash test dummy
EU-funded researchers have developed user-friendly tools to position and personalise advanced Human Body Models for use in designing safer vehicles.
Programme: FP7-TRANSPORT
Record Number: 198033
Last updated on: 2017-05-15
List retrieved on: 2017-07-11
