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Safe road trains for the environment; Developing strategies and technologies to allow vehicle platoons to operate on normal public highways with significant environmental, safety and comfort benefits
Start date:2009-09-01
End date:2012-10-31
Project Acronym:SARTRE
Project status:Completed
Coordinator
| Organization name:RICARDO UK LIMITED | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Richard |
Shoreham Technical Centre SHOREHAM-BY-SEA UNITED KINGDOM Region:SOUTH EAST (UK) SURREY, EAST-WEST SUSSEX West Sussex |
| Tel:+44-122-3223264 | |
| Fax:+44-122-3223300 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.ricardo.com | Organization Type: |
Description
Objective:
The project aims to encourage a step change in personal transport usage through the development of environmental road trains (platoons). Systems will be developed that will facilitate the safe adoption of road trains on un-modified public highways with full interaction with non-platoon vehicles. These systems will be developed as prototype systems. A scheme will be developed whereby a lead vehicle (initially a commercial truck) with a professional driver will take responsibility for a platoon. Following vehicles will enter a semi-autonomous control mode that allows the driver of the following vehicle to undertake other activities that would normally be prohibited for reasons of safety; for example, operate a phone. The programme will address the 3 cornerstones of transportation issues, environment, safety and congestion while at the same time encouraging driver acceptance through the increased driver comfort. The programme is addressing a concept that as a whole will facilitate a step change in the use of private transportation. The consideration of how platoons interact with other non-platoon users is a critical facet of the programme. This programme has a significant element of research that is looking into this aspect and this will provide clear strategies that will be implemented in the prototype system. A further unique element of the programme is the interaction between the lead vehicle and the following vehicles and how this can lead to a new business model for road use. I.e. following vehicles may be charged to join a platoon. The introduction of platooning on normal roads with private vehicles will achieve environmental benefits (with an estimated 20% emissions reduction), safety benefits (reduction of accidents caused by driver action) and a reduction on congestion (smoother traffic flow with potential consequential increase in throughput).
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General information:
Project Details
Start date:2009-09-01
End date:2012-10-31
Duration:38 months
Project Reference:233683
Project cost:6933054 EURO
Project Funding:3837129 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-TRANSPORT
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Encouraging step changes / radical technology changes
Contract type:Small or medium-scale focused research project
URL:
Subject index:Social Aspects, Scientific Research
Results for this Project
| Periodic Report Summary - SARTRE (Safe road trains for the environment; developing strategies and technologies to allow vehicle platoons to operate on normal public highways ) | 18/01/2013 |
Other participants
| Organization name:RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Ernst |
Templergraben 55 AACHEN DEUTSCHLAND Region:NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN KÖLN Aachen, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Tel:+49-2418090490 | |
| Fax:+49-2418092490 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.rwth-aachen.de | Organization Type:Research,Education |
| Organization name:IDIADA AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY SA | |
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Name:Victoria |
L ALBORNAR SANTA OLIVA ESPAÑA Region:ESTE CATALUÑA Tarragona |
| Tel:+34-977166000 | |
| Fax:+34-977166007 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.idiada.com | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:VOLVO PERSONVAGNAR AB | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Jonas |
AVD 50090 HB3S GOTEBORG SVERIGE Region: |
| Tel:+46-313253518 | |
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| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL: | Organization Type:Industry |
| Organization name:VOLVO TECHNOLOGY AB | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Kjell |
GOTAVERKSGATAN 10, M1.7 GOETEBORG SVERIGE Region:SVERIGE VÄSTSVERIGE Göteborgs och Bohus län |
| Tel:+46-313225402 | |
| Fax:+46-31666415 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.volvo.com | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:SP SVERIGES TEKNISKA FORSKNINGSINSTITUT AB | |
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Name:Jonny |
BRINELLGATAN 4 857 BORAS SVERIGE Region: |
| Tel:+46-105165359 | |
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| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.sp.se | Organization Type:Research |
| Organization name:FUNDACION ROBOTIKER | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Txomin |
Parque Tecnologico, Edificio 202 ZAMUDIO ESPAÑA Region:NORESTE PAIS VASCO Vizcaya |
| Tel:+34-946430850 | |
| Fax:+34-946469900 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.robotiker.com | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION | |
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Name:Txomin |
PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE BIZKAIA - CALLE GELDO - EDIFICIO 700 DERIO ESPAÑA Region:NORESTE PAIS VASCO Vizcaya |
| Tel:+34-946430850 | |
| Fax:+34-946469900 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.tecnalia.com | Organization Type: |
Record control number:92577
