WP1 is project management and work required for this work package included general project planning, risk and project management and early identification and resolution of potential issues.
WP2 involves market analysis & the generation of commercial reports and plans. This involved attending many trade shows, analysing market reports, communicating with potential customers and presenting RetroTek products and soliciting feedback from influencers in the target markets. . The final part of this work package was to secure sales/distribution partners in Europe & USA markets, which was completed.
WP3 is product development and certification for the European system. Work for the European Product consisted of completion of the product, Product quality, significant testing and finally product test and certification by a 3rd party certification organisation. For product completion work including optics design, electronics design, software design, User Interface design and development, mechanical design quality planning & testing, vehicle mounting design, EN1436 Geometry compliance, calibration processes and prototype building was all completed.
RetroTek-M was subjected to all required accuracy, repeatability and reproducibility tests which were passed by this certification organisation.
WP4 is product development and certification for the USA system. A new Illumination engine was developed and enhanced electronics control and software algorithms and systems. Product performance and road testing, 3rd party product performance testing and safety standard EN60950 testing was also completed. Additional camera and optical hardware and integrations software was added to the system combined with algorithms to provide colour information and colour video.
WP5 Product documentation and customer support was required for this work package. Comprehensive product manuals were created for both European and American products, User instruction manuals, maintenance manuals, and other necessary support documentation. A complete product support infrastructure was developed, consisting of support plans, support department, Support software management tools and spare parts management and field replacement planning.
WP6 is exploitation and dissemination. Work in the area of exploitation and dissemination is closely linked with work completed in WP2. A website was created early in the project and has been maintained throughout. An exploitation and dissemination plan was created and worked on during the project which included attending several conferences and trade shows/exhibitions in the capacity as a visitor and as an exhibitor/presenter.
Overview of the results.
The Results of Project Dualine are in line with and have exceeded planned outcomes for the project. Reflective Measurement Systems have successfully completed products for the European market (RetroTek-M) and for the American Market (RetroTek-MU). Both products have been subjected to rigorous testing and have been independently tested and certified by leaders in the retro-reflection measurement industry. Reflective Measurement systems have successfully sold two systems in Europe, are in the process of a sales evaluation in America and have active enquiries in several other countries at present. A commercial partner has been signed up in Europe and in America and there is a robust support process in place for any products in the field. Road maintenance companies can now purchase RetroTek products and reap the benefit of reducing the survey time required to measure road lines enabling a much speedier process transforming road surfaces from poor road lines to repaired lines ultimately improving road safety for driver.
