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Enhanced (EGNOS/EDAS) Accuracy SYstem with GNSS Outage Bridging Unit

PROJECTS
Funding
European
European Union
Duration
-
Status
Complete
Geo-spatial type
Other
Total project cost
€1 015 058
EU Contribution
€556 995
Project Acronym
Easy-OBU
STRIA Roadmaps
Connected and automated transport (CAT)
Network and traffic management systems (NTM)
Transport mode
Road icon
Transport policies
Safety/Security,
Digitalisation
Transport sectors
Freight transport

Overview

Call for proposal
FP7-GALILEO-2011-GSA-1-a
Link to CORDIS
Objectives

GPS based systems have shortcomings for the freight and logistics sector in specific situations (limited spatial accuracy and availability in difficult environments, no information on integrity). The use with EGNOS improves spatial accuracy and furnishes integrity information, which can be further improved when used with information provided by EDAS.

What still has not been tackled is the position solution when visibility of GNSS satellites is limited (e.g. in urban canyons) or completely obstructed (e.g. in tunnels). By use of dead reckoning and linking in vehicle OBU to the CAN-bus and calculate positional information, equipment and the OBU installation costs increased considerably.

However, not all GNSS applications need real-time availability of positional information. In many cases it is sufficient to have this information with a time lag of a couple of minutes. Examples are: Insurance (pay per use), documentation for winter service, route controlling (e.g. for hazardous goods), cost determination for Car-Pool, car sharing, and control of usage behaviour, or calculation of CO2 Footprint.

Easy-OBU steps in exactly here if the application can tolerate the position determination with a short delay for scenarios of GNSS outage, and applies an innovative filtering approach to cover blind spots and provides the necessary data for the accurate computation. In the presence of GNSS, Easy-OBU provides real time data for in car applications, in the absence this approach delivers robust navigation under very economic conditions. This saves considerable costs for the Easy-OBU hard- and software, as well as for the necessary installation of the Easy-OBU installation of the Easy-OBU into the vehicle.

The use is independent of vehicle type and the open interface can be used to integrate different applications. Galileo will enhance the system by improved availability, integrity and accuracy.

Easy-OBU enables the most economical solution for demanding GNSS applications.

Funding

Parent Programmes
Institution Type
Public institution
Institution Name
The European Commission
Type of funding
Public (EU)
Specific funding programme
FP7-TRANSPORT

Partners

Lead Organisation
Organisation
Efkon Ag
Address
Andritzer Reichsstrasse 66, 8045 Graz, Austria
EU Contribution
€116 767
Partner Organisations
Organisation
Austriatech - Gesellschaft D. Bundes F. Technologiepolit. Massnahmen
Address
Donau-City-Stra?e 1, 1220 VIENNA, Austria
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€101 462
Organisation
Sdruzeni Pro Dopravni Telematiku
Address
Namesti Franze Kafky 7, 110 00 Praha, Czechia
EU Contribution
€96 155
Organisation
Ceske Vysoke Uceni Technicke V Praze
Address
Zicova 4, 16636 PRAHA 6, Czechia
EU Contribution
€64 242
Organisation
Pwp - Systems Gmbh
Address
OTTO-HAHN-STRASSE 20 A, 65520 BAD CAMBERG, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€178 369

Technologies

Technology Theme
Satellite navigation
Technology
GNSS/EGNOS GSM module
Development phase
Implementation

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