Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
College of New Caledonia
$75,000.00
Developing a Vehicle Impact Avoidance System to improve logging truck safety in British Columbia
FY 2016-17
Summary
The College of New Caledonia (CNC) and Splash Media Group Ltd. (SPLASH) are collaborating on anapplied research and development project to develop the Vehicle Impact Avoidance System (VIAS), aninnovative technology that will help prevent collisions between logging and other industrial trucks travelling onresource roads. CNC and SPLASH have worked on the VIAS project since November 2014; as of spring 2015,the team had developed a second-generation version of the technology that has been validated in a laboratoryenvironment.The VIAS technology allows logging and other industrial trucks to transmit their geographic location, speedand direction of travel to other trucks travelling on the same road network. The technology combined globalposition satellites (GPS), very high frequency (VHF) radio communications and on-board computers into anintegrated system that enhances driver awareness of road traffic conditions. In order to commercialize thesystem, CNC and SPLASH will address remaining applied research and development challenges that includehardware and software configurations to ensure that the units can communicate effectively even inmountainous environments, and technology adoption activities with forest companies and governmentagencies.Four College students per year will be involved in computer coding, prototype assembly, VIAS testing and datacollection. Students will also be given opportunities to work directly with SPLASH employees on marketingand commercialization initiatives, and will be exposed to broader innovation concepts including technologydesign and development, intellectual property management, and commercialization.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
493594-2015
Name nom
Griesbauer, Hardy
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
22211
Institution établissement
College of New Caledonia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2015
Award amount
75000
Program id
CARD2
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 2
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
803
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Computer communications
Area of application fr
Téléinformatique
Research subject code
2507
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject en
Communications systems
Research subject fr
Systèmes de télécommunications
Partie
1
Nb partie
3
Application title
Developing a Vehicle Impact Avoidance System to improve logging truck safety in British Columbia
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The College of New Caledonia (CNC) and Splash Media Group Ltd. (SPLASH) are collaborating on anapplied research and development project to develop the Vehicle Impact Avoidance System (VIAS), aninnovative technology that will help prevent collisions between logging and other industrial trucks travelling onresource roads. CNC and SPLASH have worked on the VIAS project since November 2014; as of spring 2015,the team had developed a second-generation version of the technology that has been validated in a laboratoryenvironment.The VIAS technology allows logging and other industrial trucks to transmit their geographic location, speedand direction of travel to other trucks travelling on the same road network. The technology combined globalposition satellites (GPS), very high frequency (VHF) radio communications and on-board computers into anintegrated system that enhances driver awareness of road traffic conditions. In order to commercialize thesystem, CNC and SPLASH will address remaining applied research and development challenges that includehardware and software configurations to ensure that the units can communicate effectively even inmountainous environments, and technology adoption activities with forest companies and governmentagencies.Four College students per year will be involved in computer coding, prototype assembly, VIAS testing and datacollection. Students will also be given opportunities to work directly with SPLASH employees on marketingand commercialization initiatives, and will be exposed to broader innovation concepts including technologydesign and development, intellectual property management, and commercialization.
