Transportation and Logistics

Transportation and Logistics

Tyre Safety Innovations: Meet the TYRESENSE Project

The EUREKA E! 2375 TYRESENSE project is developing sensors that can be embedded in tyres to detect critical driving conditions, helping to reduce maintenance…

Transportation and Logistics

Smart Inventory Control Cuts Spare Parts Costs by 50%

This way both the number of parts in stock and the waiting time for spare parts can be reduced, with theoretical savings of up to 50%. This is possible thanks…

Transportation and Logistics

New Car Pillar Design Enhances Passenger Safety

As a result of research presented at AutoPolymers2005, a new internal pillar design, the triplet rib, is being patented. This novel ribbed design will maximise…

Transportation and Logistics

Manage Produce Transport Fleets with Innovative Software Solution

An innovative software system that allows transport managers to track the status of their haulage fleet at all times has recently been implemented by three…

Transportation and Logistics

Unique Travel Planner for Baltic Sea Passenger Ships

VTT has in collaboration with institutes from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany developed a Travel Planner, which helps to plan combined passenger ship and…

Transportation and Logistics

Innovative RFID Solutions Transforming Logistics in Finland

The aim of the ELO technology programme was to develop logistics in order to improve the competitiveness and profitability of Finnish business and industry. The ELO programme increased the use of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology in logistics solutions. For example, the programme facilitated the development of the world’s first RFID-based antenna identification solution around paper reels. …

Transportation and Logistics

EUREKA Project Develops Fast Portable Explosive Detection System

A Czech-led EUREKA Umbrella project, E! 3109 EULASNET EXPLOSIVES ANALYSER has created a portable system to detect explosive agents in areas susceptible to bomb…

Transportation and Logistics

Drivers — have your say!

Their research, supported by the Department for Transport, will give them a unique insight into current road safety and identify areas where further studies or…

Transportation and Logistics

Jet Engine Display Celebrates Queen’s Birthday at Science Day

The University of Manchester display is one of only a select handful to appear at a special Science Day in London as part of the Queen’s 80th birthday…

Transportation and Logistics

EUREKA Project Enhances Child Safety Seat Usage

Research shows a staggering 60% of current child safety seats are not used as intended, but the problem is not that parents are lazy or careless. Conventional…

Transportation and Logistics

Bright Clothing and Lights: Do They Improve Safety for Cyclists?

There is, however, no evidence that this necessarily makes cyclists or pedestrians any safer. The problem is that no one has done the research needed to test…

Transportation and Logistics

Net-WMS – Virtual reality and optimisation techniques for Warehouse Management Systems

Warehouse Management System (WMS) mission is evolving from controlling goods movement and storage to light manufacturing, transportation and order management….

Transportation and Logistics

Maths Solves Airport Security Challenge with 3D X-Ray Tech

The two parties are joining forces for a £750,000 research project to provide fast, accurate 3D x-ray images of suitcases and baggage. The project is being…

Transportation and Logistics

Nation's air-transportation system must become more 'agile'

The simulation was created as part of research with NASA to develop “a robust, scalable transportation system concept” that would be more resilient and better…

Transportation and Logistics

AEROMART Toulouse: Key Deals to Watch in Aviation Innovation

All the major contractors are returning to the event, including Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Thalès, Safran, CNES, Alcatel Alenia Space, EADS Astrium,…

Transportation and Logistics

MIT's intelligent aircraft fly, cooperate autonomously

While some of these UAVs can be easily carried in a backpack and launched by hand, they typically require a team of trained operators on the ground, and they…

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