Objectif This project addresses the requirement for advanced technologies for locating; maintaining and rehabilitating buried infrastructures (area II.3.3). Specifically it fulfils the requirement for locating buried assets. Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is the only known non-invasive technique that can detect metallic and non-metallic buried objects, but conventional pulse time-domain technology has reached the limit of its development potential. This project will use innovative techniques to provide a clear advance in the state of the art.The project has three major objectives:-To provide a step change in the depth penetration and spatial resolution of GPR used for surveys carried out from the ground surface. This will be achieved by increasing the frequency and dynamic range of the radar by researching and developing Stepped Frequency Continuous Wave techniques and ultra wide-band antennas whose performance is independent of ground characteristics.-To prototype an innovative GPR-based real-time obstacle detection system for steerable bore- heads of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) pipe and cable laying systems so that they can operate more safely below ground. This will require new antenna designs to be developed to provide a look-ahead capability and robust systems to be designed to protect against the hostile mechanical environment-To increase knowledge of the electrical behaviour of the ground, by means of in-situ measurements to enhance understanding of the sub-soil electrical environment, and to provide information for scientifically based antenna design.The project will lead to practical solutions that can be implemented cost-effectively to provide a capability to locate buried infrastructure with accuracy and reliability. This will reduce the need for excavations in the highway, thus minimising direct and indirect costs, reducing the incidence of pollution and enhancing safety. Champ scientifique ingénierie et technologiegénie électrique, génie électronique, génie de l’informationingénierie de l’informationtélécommunicationtechnologie radioradarsciences naturellessciences de la Terre et sciences connexes de l'environnementsciences de l'environnementpollution Mots‑clés Antennas Stepped Applications Continuous Directional Drilling Water Frequency Ground Infrastrucure Location Adaptive Maintenance Microwave Probing Radar Buried System Wave Horizontal Programme(s) FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Thème(s) SUSTDEV-2005-3.II.3.3 - Advanced technologies for locating, maintaining and rehabilitating buried infrastructures Appel à propositions FP6-2005-GLOBAL-4 Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinateur OSYS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Adresse 391 benton road, four lane ends Newcastle upon tyne Royaume-Uni Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Participants (8) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire IDS INGEGNERIA DEI SISTEMI SPA Italie Contribution de l’UE € 0,00 Adresse Via livornese 1019 Pisa Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Autres sources de financement Aucune donnée GDF SUEZ S.A. France Contribution de l’UE € 0,00 Adresse Rue du docteur lancereaux, 16-26 Paris cedex 17 Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Autres sources de financement Aucune donnée TRACTO-TECHNIK GMBH Allemagne Contribution de l’UE € 0,00 Adresse Reiherstrasse 2 Lennestadt Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Autres sources de financement Aucune donnée UK WATER INDUSTRY RESEARCH LIMITED Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 0,00 Adresse Queen anne's gate 1 London Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Autres sources de financement Aucune donnée EUROPEAN UNION OF THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY Belgique Contribution de l’UE € 0,00 Adresse Avenue palmerston 4 Bruxelles Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Autres sources de financement Aucune donnée TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT Pays-Bas Contribution de l’UE € 0,00 Adresse Julianalaan 134 Delft Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Autres sources de financement Aucune donnée UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE Italie Contribution de l’UE € 0,00 Adresse Piazza san marco 4 50121 Firenze Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Autres sources de financement Aucune donnée VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V BRNE Tchéquie Contribution de l’UE € 0,00 Adresse Antoninska 548/1 Brno Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Autres sources de financement Aucune donnée
