Vehicle inter-communication

Objective

Project VIC will examine a set of realistic applications of inter-vehicle communications, propose an integrated system architecture (ISA) and assess protocols to support these applications within the ISA. A set of methods and tools will be selected for evaluation of the protocols in pursuit of the final result, which will be an ISA with an associated set of proposals for standardised protocols.
The main aims of the research, entitled project VIC, were to examine a set of realistic applications of intervehicle communications, propose an integrated system architecture (ISA) and assess protocols to support these applications within the ISA.

The research project has defined the system requirements in terms of supported applications, nature and volume of data to be transmitted and type of communication (namely broadcast).

The global communication requirements have been identified and a communication architecture is being defined, taking into account real time constraints, which is suitable for integration in the integrated road transport environment (IRTE) and public networks.
The top-down approach, starting from a realistic set of applications, will be used primarily to establish global communication requirements. Network connection via the standard ISO/OSI-7 layer model format will be proposed and protocols corresponding to each layer will be defined; network exceptions, specific to VIC applications, will be detailed. In particular the issue of variable network topology will be studied on the basis of available radio channel characteristics.

Methods and tools for formal validation and simulation of protocols will be defined, and further field tests, as well as pilot projects, will be prepared. Ultimately a set of proposals for communications standardisation will be established by means of these techniques and through close inter-project relations.

Key Issues

Report on application scenarios;
Global communication requirements.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › mathematics › pure mathematics › topology
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › information engineering › telecommunications › telecommunications networks
• social sciences › social geography › transport
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › information engineering › telecommunications › radio technology

Programme(s)

• FP2-DRIVE 1 - Community programme (EEC) in the field of road transport informatics and telecommunications (DRIVE), 1988-1991

Topic(s)

• T504 - Protocols for inter-vehicle communication

Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

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Coordinator

Dassault Électronique

Address

55 Quai Marcel Dassault
92214 Saint-cloud
France

Participants (6)

AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Germany

Address

Templergraben 55
52056 Aachen

Fernuniversität Gesamthochschule Hagen

Germany

Address

Feithstraße 140
58097 Hagen

Intracom

Greece

ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

Germany

Address

Robert Bosch Strasse 200
31139 Hildesheim

Renault

France

University of Portsmouth

United Kingdom

Address

Anglesea Road
PO1 3DJ Portsmouth