CORDIS Archive : Transport: Projects: Waterborne RESEARCH: COMFORTABLE

Waterborne RESEARCH: COMFORTABLE

Project Acronym:	COMFORTABLE
Type of contract:	Shared Cost
Project title:	To COMFORT VTS - Management
Main contractor:	FACHHOCHSCHULE HAMBURG
Type organisation:	Education
Country:	DE
Start date & duration:	1996-01-01 - 36 months
Area:	Waterborne
Relevant tasks:	6.3.4.27
Total cost in kECUs:	2520
Total EU contribution in kECUs:	1616

Objectives of research

Main objectives:

Task 27/01: To develop tools for VTS operators for the recognition and assessment of traffic situations Task 27/02: To develop a support system that can assist a VTS-operator To combine different kinds of approaches in various VTS-areas To combine the VTS situation traffic display (Collission Risk Approach) To develop the algorithmus which will form the basis for the potential implementation of new or enhanced VTS To provide the theoretical background to support operators of VTS-systems Task 27/03 : To find out methods of mathematical representation of manoeuvering characteristics Task 27/04 : To investigate the integration of ECDIS/ENC into VTS Task 27/05 : (Traffic Displays) To deliver a report on operational requirements w.r.t. VTS traffic displays and its MMI leading to a support system for VTS-operators (Traffic Situation Display) To develop a traffic situation display for VTS (Dense Traffic, PORT & APPROACH) To fit modern maritime traffic control requirements with efficient MMI and advanced track recognition functions Task 27/06 : (Dense traffic offshore) To develop a concept and to design a Traffic Density Detector operator tool (Traffic situation display) To aid VTS operators to enhance safety and efficiency Task 27/07 (Traffic Situation Display) : To improve traffic situation assessment and/or tactical assistance Task 27/08 (MATIAS PROJECT) To develop, implement, assess and demonstrate processing methods to predict traffic image in a regional area Task 27/09 (DATA LINKS & DATA) To define means, interfaces and procedures to allow for standardized automatic data exchange between VT and main links Task 27/10 (Consortium Management) A joint coordination of INCARNATION, COMFORTABLE and MASSTER through the COMFORT consortium

Demo Sites:

None Testbeds at VTS stations

Links with other projects, tasks, areas, programmes, policy actions:
A close cooperation within the COMFORT consortium for Tasks 15, 27 and 46 is previewed. In addition liason with the POSEIDON and VASME consortia will be sought.

Participants

Organisation	Type	Country
FACHHOCHSCHULE HAMBURG	Education	DE
MARINE SAFETY INTERNATIONAL ROTTERDAM B.V.	Industry	NL
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO, UNIVERSIDADE TECHNICA DE LISBOA	Education	PT
STN ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GMBH	Industry	DE
GEMEENTELIJK HAVENBEDRIJF ROTTERDAM (ROTTERDAM PORT AUTHORITY)	Other	NL
HOCHSCHULE WISMAR	Education	DE
TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND	Research Organisation	FI
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SUR LES TRANSPORTS ET LEUR SÉCURITÉ	Research Organisation	FR
POLO TECNOLOGICO MARINO MARITTIMO S.C.R.L.	Industry	IT
INGENIA S.A.	Industry	FR
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT	Education	NL
OPEFORM	Industry	FR
HOLLAND INSTITUTE OF TRAFFIC TECHNOLOGY B.V.	Industry	NL
ALENIA -UN'AZIENDA FINMECCANICA S.P.A.	Industry	IT
DAIMLER-BENZ AEROSPACE AG	Industry	DE
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE	Education	GR
MARINE ANALYTICS B.V.	Other	NL
ERAAM S.A.R.L.	Industry	FR
SOUTHAMPTON INSTITUTE	Education	GB
ERAAM S.A.R.L.	Industry	FR

Coordinator's name: Prof. Jens FROESE
Address: FACHHOCHSCHULE HAMBURG
Rainvilleterrasse, 4
22765 Hamburg
DE
Tel: +49-40-38072991
Fax: +49-40-38073264/2688
E-mail: froese@issus.susan.fh-hamburg.de

European Commission Contact Point

Name: Mr. Jose Antonio ANSELMO LARANJEIRA
Tel: +32-2-2968667
Fax: +32 -2-2968350

Last Updated: 27-07-1999