Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants

This proposal aims to develop an integrated testing and verification platform for Connected Autonomous Vehicle and Transportation Electrification (CAVTE) at Automotive Center of Excellence (ACE) facility at UOIT in collaboration with industrial partner the CSA Group. The project duration will be for one year.The primary aim of CAVTE will be to support the Research and Innovation relating to the Development of Canadian Standards and Certification process on the basis of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as - safety, reliability, cost, human interactions, and environmental impacts. This facility will enable Canadian Standards Association (CSA) to evaluate different technologies and systems and conduct different tests accordingly. The test setup will be connected via wireless sensor network and IoT with layers of cybersecurity so that CSA team can monitor and control via remote access. The proposed objectives can be summarized as follow:[1] Survey the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) technology, Standards and Performance metrics[2] Define modular design architecture of CAVTE test facility, with layers of IoT, cybersecurity, and communication protocols[3] Develop integrated modeling and simulation framework for CAVTE to evaluate features and functionalities of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles[4] Define operation scenarios in normal and abnormal conditions, including disaster and extreme weather conditions[5] Define control strategies, control and protection architecture, and systems with resiliency for integration with infrastructures, human, and transportation systems[6] Define standard features, aspects, and evaluation in view of number of test technologies, and layers of CAVTEThe research team at UOIT will be led by the principal investigator, Dr. Hossam A. Gabbar and will have multiple co-applicants from different research fields from the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences (FEAS) and the Faculty of Business and IT (FBIT) at UOIT. CSA will provide specialized representatives in the following areas: Transportation electrification, cybersecurity, communications, and control, energy storage, and electricity distribution network devices and wiring devices. The system will be used by multiple users, ESCL team which consists of 2 Post-doctoral, 3 Ph.D. Student, 3 M.Sc. students will be the primary users of the equipment. In addition, international scholar visitors will visit for research and development. Expected outcome of this collaborative projects can be listed below:[1] KPI -based Integrated Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) Functional Modeling, Simulation and Analysis framework[2] Knowledge-base on CAV Subsystems and Associated Electronic Control Units (ECUs), Intra-vehicular Communication Technology, V2X communication, Cybersecurity Testing of CAVs, IoT standards for Intelligent Transportation Systems[3] Knowledge-base on CAV Surroundings mapping technology, Autonomous Driving Algorithms, CAV Control Architecture Testing[4] Knowledge-base on Automotive Industry Standards for CAV Functional Safety and Risk Assessments [5] Design novel Functional Safety Analysis Framework for CAVs[6] Knowledge-base on the standards of CAV Subsystems and Associated Electronic Control Units (ECUs), Intra-vehicular Communication Technology, V2X communication, Cybersecurity Testing of CAVs, IoT standards for Intelligent Transportation System[7] Single integrated testbed for CAV charging, V2X communication, Control Architecture, IoT, Cybersecurity & Functional SafetyThis project will enable CSA to utilize the proposed test environment and to engage with industries, such as GM, OEM, buses, railways, etc. This project will enable UOIT to establish more advanced integrated test facility (CAVTE) at ACE with more support from funding organizations (such as NSERC, OCE, Transport Canada, MRI, CFI, SDTC, etc.), as well as industries (such as GM, OEM, buses, etc.), which will support CSA international testing and certification pr