Autonomous emergency manoeuvring and movement monitoring for road transport security

Objective

The TransSec project addresses a new danger in European countries, the increasing number of terror attacks. Recent terror attacks with trucks in Nice and Berlin have shown drastically the damage a heavy truck can cause, how easy it is to misuse a truck for attacks and that newest safety systems cannot prevent these attacks. As a consequence road transport safety has to be supplemented by road transport security. TransSec aims to initiate the development of this Security Truck.
The project objective is:
Development and evaluation of systems built-in or to be used by trucks for secure road transport of (dangerous) goods.
Preventing trucks and transport of goods to be misused for other purposes such as terror attacks.
Specific objectives are:
• Precise vehicle positioning and navigation on road (lane) and off road
• Vehicle movement monitoring for dangerous goods with critical area alarm/eCall
• Vehicle communication security for critical information exchange
• Onboard precrash environment detection of vulnerable objects on/ off road
• Non-defeatable autonomous emergency manoeuvring for crash prevention on/off road
The implementation is done in an explorative and incremental development cycle with early prototypes adding functionality step by step. Demonstrations with a truck on and off road will show solutions after 12, 24 and 36 months. Testing and pilots on public roads and public areas will prove a higher level of security.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › computer security › data protection
• social sciences › social and economic geography › transport › navigation systems › satellite navigation system › global navigation satellite system
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software › software development
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors
• social sciences › social and economic geography › transport › navigation systems › inertial navigation system

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.4.2.2. - Substantial improvements in the mobility of people and freight
• H2020-EU.3.4.1.2. - Developing smart equipment, infrastructures and services
• H2020-EU.2.1.6.3. - Enabling exploitation of space data
• H2020-EU.2.1.6.1.2. - Boost innovation between space and non-space sectors

Topic(s)

• GALILEO-1-2017 - EGNSS Transport applications

Call for proposal

H2020-GALILEO-GSA-2017-1
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Funding Scheme

IA - Innovation action

Coordinator

DAIMLER AG

Address

Mercedesstrasse 137
70327 Stuttgart
Germany

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

EU contribution

€ 776 846,88

Participants (4)

OHB DIGITAL SOLUTIONS GMBH

Austria

EU contribution

€ 344 050

Address

Rettenbacher Strasse 22
8044 Graz

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

FUNDACION CENTRO DE TECNOLOGIAS DE INTERACCION VISUAL Y COMUNICACIONES VICOMTECH

Spain

EU contribution

€ 435 600

Address

Paseo Mikeletegi Parque Tecnologico De Miramon 57
20009 Donostia San Sebastian

Activity type

Research Organisations

WATERFORD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Ireland

EU contribution

€ 540 625

Address

Cork Road
X91 Waterford

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART

Germany

EU contribution

€ 430 107,50

Address

Keplerstrasse 7
70174 Stuttgart

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments