Objective ARTRAC aims to develop an active safety system to protect vulnerable road users (VRUs) from vehicles in motion, that is economically viable in the volume vehicle market. The safety system will consist of both actuators for controlling vehicle driving dynamics and the perception component for the vehicle’s surroundings. It will be tested on two types of vehicle that pose the biggest hazard to VRUs in urban settings, namely cars and light delivery goods vehicles.The environmental sensing is to be based on a single automotive 24 GHz narrowband radar sensor. This sensor offers the potential to overcome the hitherto price barrier that has prevented VRU protection systems from entering widespread use. To meet the challenging technical requirements for extremely short measurement time, reliable target detection, ego motion and road condition estimation that have to be met, a new transmit/receive antenna and multi-channel receiver will be developed. Existing microwave technology in the 24 GHz band is utilised as much as possible to facilitate low-cost mass production applications.The ARTRAC development promises to deliver a significant technological breakthrough that can contribute to achieving the objectives laid out in the Commission’s Road Safety Programme 2011-2020 and which will open up new possibilities for Advanced Driver Assistance functions.The consortium comprises 7 partners well experienced in this sector and worldwide leaders in automotive industry and research: 2 car manufacturers (Volkswagen, Fiat through C.R.F.) 2 research organisations (VTT, CTAG), 2 universities (TUHH, UPT) and one SME specialised in car sensors (SMS). Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologymicrowave technologyengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringautomotive engineeringengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologyradarengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Programme(s) FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) Topic(s) SST.2011.4.1-1. - Design of vehicle safety systems for a better protection of vulnerable road users and other under-protected and less safe user groups Call for proposal FP7-SST-2011-RTD-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT HAMBURG Address Am schwarzenberg campus 1 21073 Hamburg Germany See on map Region Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Stefanie Bollwitt (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT Participation ended Finland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Tekniikantie 4 a 02044 VTT Espoo See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Tarja Tuominen (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Germany EU contribution € 434 991,00 Address Berliner ring 2 38440 Wolfsburg See on map Region Niedersachsen Braunschweig Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Marc-Michael Meinecke (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA Italy EU contribution € 445 380,00 Address Strada torino 50 10043 Orbassano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Massimo Casali (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data S.M.S, SMART MICROWAVE SENSORS GMBH Germany EU contribution € 661 054,00 Address In de waashainen 1 38108 Braunschweig See on map Region Niedersachsen Braunschweig Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ralph Mende (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data FUNDACION PARA LA PROMOCION DE LA INNOVACION INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO TECNOLOGICO EN LA INDUSTRIA DE AUTOMOCION DE GALICIA Spain EU contribution € 317 567,00 Address Poligono industrial a granxa calle a parcelas 249-250 36400 Porrino pontevedra See on map Region Noroeste Galicia Pontevedra Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact David Sánchez (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY Finland EU contribution € 365 814,00 Address Tekniikantie 21 02150 Espoo See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Tarja Tuominen (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMISOARA Romania EU contribution € 126 030,00 Address Piata victoriei 2 300006 Timisoara See on map Region Macroregiunea Patru Vest Timiş Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ioan Nafornita (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data TUTECH INNOVATION GMBH Germany EU contribution € 134 379,00 Address Harburger schlossstrasse 6-12 21079 Hamburg See on map Region Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Roland Winterstein (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
