Grant: Research Tools and Instruments
University of Victoria
$150,000.00
Ultra-Reliable and Scalable Wireless Network Testbed Powering Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X)
FY 2019-20
Summary
The proposed list of equipment will be used to support PI's NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship research program on ""Ultra-Reliable and Scalable Wireless Networks for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X)"". ******Vehicles can exchange information using low-cost wireless technologies. With abundant information from other vehicles, pedestrians, road-side infrastructure and clouds, each connected vehicle (new or even old one) can see and sense much better than any individual driver or car, and make intelligent decisions to ensure road safety, improve transportation and energy efficiency, reduce emission, and provide infotainment services. However, reliable and scalable wireless transmissions for V2X is technically challenging. Each vehicle, from driver assisted to autonomous one, will generate a flood of information, up to thousands of times of that by a person. Vehicle density may change drastically over time (off vs. peak hours) and location (main vs. side streets). In a congested road during rush hour or due to accident, thousands of vehicles need to exchange information badly, only to find that service is limited or unavailable due to the scarcity of wireless spectrum, a grand challenge not solvable using traditional wireless technologies. We propose to address the challenge by exploiting the spatial capacity of wireless systems with non-traditional hardware and software designs. Furthermore, considering the vehicle beaconing traffic characteristics, we propose to investigate the opportunities of applying wireless sensing technology to enhance the communication reliability and scalability. The proposed research program will leverage the latest wireless signal processing, communications, and sensing technologies. There is no up-to-date infrastructure dedicated to supporting the V2X research program in the local region. The proposed equipment acquisition will be used to create a state-of-the-art wireless testbed for the development, test, and enhancement of ultra-reliable and scalable V2X technologies.
Program
Research Tools and Instruments
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
RTI-2020-00162
Name nom
Cai, Lin
Department département
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Organization id
7
Institution établissement
University of Victoria
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2019
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
150000
Program id
RTI
Program name en
Research Tools and Instruments
Program name fr
Outils et instruments de recherche
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
1610
Committee name en
Electrical and Computer Engineering (RTI)
Committee name fr
Génie électrique et infomatique (OIR)
Area of application code
1207
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Information, computer and communication technologies
Area of application fr
Technologie de l'information, des ordinateurs et des réseaux de communications
Research subject code
2525
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject en
Wireless communication systems
Research subject fr
Systèmes de télécommunications sans fil
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Ultra-Reliable and Scalable Wireless Network Testbed Powering Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X)
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The proposed list of equipment will be used to support PI's NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship research program on ""Ultra-Reliable and Scalable Wireless Networks for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X)"". ******Vehicles can exchange information using low-cost wireless technologies. With abundant information from other vehicles, pedestrians, road-side infrastructure and clouds, each connected vehicle (new or even old one) can see and sense much better than any individual driver or car, and make intelligent decisions to ensure road safety, improve transportation and energy efficiency, reduce emission, and provide infotainment services. However, reliable and scalable wireless transmissions for V2X is technically challenging. Each vehicle, from driver assisted to autonomous one, will generate a flood of information, up to thousands of times of that by a person. Vehicle density may change drastically over time (off vs. peak hours) and location (main vs. side streets). In a congested road during rush hour or due to accident, thousands of vehicles need to exchange information badly, only to find that service is limited or unavailable due to the scarcity of wireless spectrum, a grand challenge not solvable using traditional wireless technologies. We propose to address the challenge by exploiting the spatial capacity of wireless systems with non-traditional hardware and software designs. Furthermore, considering the vehicle beaconing traffic characteristics, we propose to investigate the opportunities of applying wireless sensing technology to enhance the communication reliability and scalability. The proposed research program will leverage the latest wireless signal processing, communications, and sensing technologies. There is no up-to-date infrastructure dedicated to supporting the V2X research program in the local region. The proposed equipment acquisition will be used to create a state-of-the-art wireless testbed for the development, test, and enhancement of ultra-reliable and scalable V2X technologies.
