Project description Cognitive Systems and RoboticsSmart car system for optimal combination of public and individual transportationThe V-Charge project is based on the vision that, due to required drastic decrease of CO2 production and energy consumption, mobility will undergo important changes in the years to come. This includes new concept for an optimal combination of public and individual transportation as well as the introduction of electrical cars that need coordinated recharging. A typical scenario of such a concept might be automatic drop-off and recovery of a car without taking care of parking or re-charging. The objective of this project is to develop a smart car system that allows for autonomous driving in designated areas and can offer advanced driver support in urban environments. The final goal is the demonstration and implementation of a fully operational future car system including autonomous local transportation, valet parking and battery charging on the campus of ETH Zurich and TU Braunschweig. Show the project objective Hide the project objective The project V-Charge is based on the vision that, due to required drastic decrease of CO2 production and energy consumption, mobility will undergo important changes in the years to come. This includes new concept for an optimal combination of public and individual transportation as well as the introduction of electrical cars that need coordinated recharging. A typical scenario of such a concept might be automatic drop-off and recovery of a car in front of a train station without taking care of parking or re-charging. Such new mobility concepts require among other technologies autonomous driving in designated areas. The objective of this project is to develop a smart car system that allows for autonomous driving in designated areas (e.g. valet parking, park and ride) and can offer advanced driver support in urban environments. The final goal in four years is the demonstration and implementation of a fully operational future car system including autonomous local transportation, valet parking and battery charging on the campus of ETH Zurich and TU Braunschweig. The envisioned key contribution is the development safe and fully autonomous driving in city-like environments using only low-cost GPS, camera images, ultrasonic sensors and radar. Within the proposed project, the focus will therefore be set on the following main topics: Development of machine vision systems based upon close-to-market sensor systems (such as stereo vision, radar, ultrasonic etc.) as well as the integration and fusion of each sensors data into a detailed world model describing static and dynamic world contents by means of online mapping and obstacle detection and tracking.\tComputer-base situation assessment within the world model as well as describing dependencies and interactions between separate model components (e.g. separate dynamic objects). For this purpose, the integration of market-ready map-material (i.e. originating from navigation systems) as well as the use of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication shall be explored. Precise low-cost localization in urban environments through the integration of standard satellite-based technologies with visual map-matching approaches combining both the onboard-perception system and available map material. Highly adaptive global and local planning considering dynamic obstacles (cars, pedestrians) and their potential trajectory. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringautomotive engineeringautonomous vehiclesengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensorsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencecomputer visionengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologyradarsocial sciencessocial geographytransportnavigation systems Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2009.2.1 - Cognitive Systems and Robotics Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2009-6 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH EU contribution € 1 592 112,00 Address Raemistrasse 101 8092 Zuerich Switzerland See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Roland Siegwart (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Germany EU contribution € 1 405 907,00 Address BERLINER RING 2 38440 Wolfsburg See on map Region Niedersachsen Braunschweig Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jan Effertz (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BRAUNSCHWEIG Germany EU contribution € 713 800,00 Address UNIVERSITAETSPLATZ 2 38106 Braunschweig See on map Region Niedersachsen Braunschweig Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Mareike Schmidt (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ROBERT BOSCH GMBH Germany EU contribution € 702 461,00 Address ROBERT-BOSCH-PLATZ 1 70839 Gerlingen-Schillerhoehe See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Ludwigsburg Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Christina Kolbe (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PARMA Italy EU contribution € 611 360,00 Address VIA UNIVERSITA 12 43121 PARMA See on map Region Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Parma Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Alberto Broggi (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD United Kingdom EU contribution € 604 360,00 Address WELLINGTON SQUARE UNIVERSITY OFFICES OX1 2JD Oxford See on map Region South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Linda Polik (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
