PloughStars – Space based services for winter road maintenance AHORN 2014 Der Alpenraum und seine Herausforderungen im Bereich Orientierung, Navigation und Informationsaustausch 21. November 2014, Graz 20.11.2014 | R. Grimm An activity within the Integrated Applications Program (IAP) Funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) in partnership with AGENDA • Quick Company Overview • Project Overview • Requirements • State of the Art • Integrated Solution • Next Steps 2 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 PloughStars Company Overview AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 BERNER & MATTNER Assystem Group 4 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 BERNER & MATTNER Locations & Outreach ASSYSTEM BERNER & MATTNER Founded: 1966 Founded: 1979 Employees: 11.045 Employees: 470 Headquarters: Paris, France Headquarters: Munich, Germany 5 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 BERNER & MATTNER Berner & Mattner Systemtechnik • Key Data • Foundation: 1979 • Employees: 470 in 8 Locations • Portfolio • SW/System Engineering • Test Systems & Automation • User Friendly HMI’s for Critical Applications • Sectors • Space & Defence • Machinery • Transportation, Automotive • Customers MBDA, EADS, MAN, MTU, G&D, Siemens, DB, ÖBB, Bombardier, Audi, BMW, Daimler, VW, ESA, DLR, Astrium, Tesat 6 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 PloughStars Project Overview AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 PROJECT OVERVIEW Objectives Space Based Services for improved Winter Road Maintenance • Enhanced guidance, also in worse weather conditions • Reduce damages of road surrounding • Optimized spreading of salt / abrasives • Reduce total cost of winter road maintenance Requirements • Flexible system, usable for • Public organisations (using e.g. large trucks) • Private road companies • Local contractor companies / individuals (e.g. tractor with snow plough) • Low cost system • Supporting all winter road maintenance activities • Planning • Operation • Reporting 8 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 PROJECT OVERVIEW Project Partners Berner & Mattner Systemtechnik (Lead, Germany) • Space Applications, Software & Systems Engineering • Telematics, Driver Assistance, Automation • Project Management & ESA IAP experience Brimatech Services (Austria) • Market research and consulting focused on technology markets • Technology Viability Analysis / Stakeholder Involvement TeleConsult Austria • Precise positioning, reliable navigation & information technologies • Related ESA IAP activities and commercial products VISTA (Germany) • Remote Sensing and Modelling for Hydrology, Agriculture and Environment • Snow coverage and enhanced local weather forecast 9 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 PROJECT OVERVIEW Project Logic 10 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 PloughStars Requirements AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 REQUIREMENTS Approach 12 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 REQUIREMENTS Requirements Process Workshops / Scenarios Phone Interviews Users / Stakeholders Results f. Workshop / Interviews from DE, AT, CH, SE, NO Spreading/ Ploughing Support Public Authorities Vehicle Guidance Contractors Convoy Navigation Manufacturers Road Management Service Provider Road User Support Owner of private roads Road Users 13 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 REQUIREMENTS Results Examples for User Needs • Vehicle Guidance • The accuracy of the positions should be as good as possible • The navigation device should be accurate enough to differ between roads or sidewalks that are close to each other • < 1 m accuracy for location of tubes or other objects • … • Weather awareness improvement • The contractors need a 24 hours forecast, especially for slippery roads in autumn or spring • … • Usability • In-vehicle support services should be very easy to use • Visualization of data in front of the driver • Available for a wide range of vehicles • … 14 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 PloughStars State of the Art Analysis & Technology Identification AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 STATE OF THE ART & TECHNOLOGY IDENTIFICATION Interaction between Task 1 and Task 2 16 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 STATE OF THE ART & TECHNOLOGY IDENTIFICATION Analysis of current methods / services Winter road maintenance operations and procedures • Current relevant aspects and basic methods applied • Organisation of road maintenance • Levels of service • Personnel and vehicle disposition • Regulations and legal aspects Winter service vehicle technology • Snow removal techniques • Spreading abrasives and salt • Current on-board technology • Temperature/position dependent spreading 17 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 STATE OF THE ART & TECHNOLOGY IDENTIFICATION Analysis of current methods / services Winter Service Management Systems (WSMS) • Vehicle tracking • Fleet management and vehicle guidance • Electronic activity reporting and documentation • Recording of events • Improved invoicing Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) • National and commercial services • Services tailored to winter road maintenance applications • Weather information and weather forecast • Decision Support Systems (DSS) 18 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 STATE OF THE ART & TECHNOLOGY IDENTIFICATION Technology analysis Identification of space based and non space based technologies • Technologies that might be valuable for the proposed integrated solution Technologies considered viable Main parameters for winter road maintenance Satellite Navigation Availability Earth Observation Accuracy Environmental Information Reliability Vehicle Technology Resolution Communication Technology Costs Information Systems Access / data format Limitations Trends 19 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 PloughStars Integrated Solution & Associated Services AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 INTEGRATED SOLUTION & ASSOCIATED SERVICES Plough Stars Product Features Integrated • Integrate requirred support for winter road maintenance in one system • Vehicle guidance • Local weather situation • Traffic information • Tasking of drivers, reporting, … Flexible • Mobile system • No fixed vehicle installation (except antenna) • No vehicle interface • Integrated Mobile / SatCom network interface Expandable • Service level concept • Base service for low cost applications • Higher level service with increased data preprocessing and higher data update rate 21 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 INTEGRATED SOLUTION & ASSOCIATED SERVICES Preliminary Architeture 22 INTEGRATED SOLUTION & ASSOCIATED SERVICES First sketch of target system Precise Navigation DRIVER COMMUNICATION Acoustic / Visual Road Database Object Database Road & Section Weather Salt Spreading Advice R -15° 150 cm Section Info -10° 40 cm C Road Character Data Pool Data N Plough Stars Plough Obstacles + Environment Section Snow Info Emergency Internal Public Info Communication Traffic Condition Documentation End User Functions Route Planning 23 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 INTEGRATED SOLUTION & ASSOCIATED SERVICES Plough Stars Potential Users • Road operators and road administrations • Road maintenance or construction agencies • Manufacturers of winter maintenance vehicles and equipment • Telematics systems providers • Logistics industry • Governmental authorities Resulting Benefits • Extended navigation services based on high positioning accuracy • Collision avoidance through driver assistance • Optimized and intelligent location-based equipment control • Automatic documentation of snow clearing and salt spreading • Reduced maintenance costs and minimized environmental impacts • Improved weather and snow prediction for optimized planning • Better road conditions and safety, minimizing traffic delays 24 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 PloughStars Next Steps AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 PLOUGH STARS Next Steps Proof of Concept Awareness Event Roadmap and Recommendations Preparation of Demo Phase 26 AHORN 2014 • 20. - 21.11.2014 http://artes-apps.esa.int/projects/ploughstars in partnership with .