Wind early alarm system for terrestrial transport handling evaluation of risks

Project Information

WEATHER

Grant agreement ID: 512862

Project closed

Start date 1 October 2004

End date 30 September 2006

Funded under

• Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 1 374 878,00

EU contribution € 906 045,00

Coordinated by

METEODYN
France

Objective

Over the years the effects of high winds on road and rail vehicles have become of increasing concern to transportation system operators. Cars, high-sided lorries and trains can be at risk of a wind-induced accident on exposed sites such as embankments or long span bridges. The objective of the proposed Craft "WEATHER" is to develop an innovative wind alarm system for terrestrial transportation, which will enable risk evaluation. The WEATHER system will predict both the wind and the risk for a road transportation vehicle, taking into account the real ground configuration.

The aim of the project is to improve the safety of ground vehicles, specifically rail and road vehicles when exposed to strong high winds: WEATHER expected innovative achievements are the following: - To elaborate spatial-time wind models (including prediction models) in compliance with the needs of wind alarm systems (Workpackage 1).

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › aircraft
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors

Programme(s)

• FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

Call for proposal

FP6-2002-SME-1
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Funding Scheme

Cooperative - SMEs-Co-operative research contracts

Coordinator

METEODYN

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 75, Bd Alexandre Oyon ; LE MANS ; France
• Total cost: No data

Participants (10)

AUTOMATIC & TELEMETRIC METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 9 RUE LUCIEN CHASERANT ; SAINT SATURNIN
• Total cost: No data

ETUDES ET MAINTENANCE INDUSTRIELLE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 41, rue de la Chalonnière Saint-Avetin ; CHAMBRAY LES TOURS
• Total cost: No data

NUBILA S.A.S. DI ANNA PRODI E C.

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Zago, 2 ; BOLOGNA
• Total cost: No data

GEONICA S.A.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Alejandro Rodriguez 22-24 ; MADRID
• Total cost: No data

CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 80 Hathern Road, Shepshed ; LEICESTERSHIRE
• Total cost: No data

ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 25, Avenue KLEBER ; PARIS
• Total cost: No data

LECINENA S.A.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Autovia de Logrono, Km.12,200 ; UTEBO (ZARAGOZA)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Edgbaston ; BIRMINGHAM
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: University Park ; NOTTINGHAM
• Total cost: No data

POLITECNICO DI MILANO

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32 ; MILANO
• Total cost: No data