IDEA - Innovative Depot Automation
Project description
The project IDEA aims to research the automation of vehicle depots in transport companies by means of innovative, radio-based communication between autonomously moving vehicles and a depot management system via a 5G campus network, and to test and validate the solutions developed with real vehicles in a laboratory environment.
As a result of the project, it will be demonstrated how depot automation can be realized in a technically innovative way and with economically justifiable effort. Therefore, a combination of localization and communication functions of a 5G campus networks will be examined. In addition, two commercially available vehicles will be equipped with corresponding components for positioning and remote control. The implementation of the research results should lead to the vehicles being able to move autonomously and self-coordinating to the location intended by the depot management, such as parking space, car wash or charging station.
In addition to the reduction in personnel deployment, further consequential effects are expected, such as a higher effectiveness of operational processes and a reduction in infrastructure expenses. The intended standardization of the system architecture and interfaces will ensure interoperability and economic reuse in future commercial applications.
Tasks of ITVS:
- Optimization of 5G campus network configurations and antennas for both communication and positioning functionalities using radio network planning software
- Development of 5G positioning functionalities using multiple radio access technologies (Multi-RAT)
- Seamless indoor-outdoor navigation based on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), and the 5G Multi-RAT approach
Grantor: TÜV Rheinland Consulting GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV)
Funding call: Innovative Netztechnologien (InnoNT) of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV)
Project coordinator: MRK Management Consultants GmbH
Project partners:
- MRK Management Consultants GmbH
- PSI Transcom GmbH
- TU Dresden - Chair of Vehicle Mechatronics
Project duration: 01.04.2023 - 31.12.2024 (21 months)
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