Good Route
GOOD ROUTE aimed to develop a special routing system for transporting hazardous goods. This included vehicle monitoring, re-routing a vehicle (if necessary), enforcement of legislation and driver support. The system is based upon dynamic, real-time data, in order to minimise risks to the public, whereas still generating the most cost-efficient solution for all parties involved in the logistics process. For this purpose, a new classification scheme of dangerous goods (according to the ADR agreement) was introduced which takes safety measures into account for the infrastructure, transport (loading) and vehicle properties. The dynamic data collection and fusion were realised with the help of I2V/V2V solutions and a series of on-board sensors and risk calculation algorithms. This enabled a new type of route guidance function, the so-called “minimum risk route guidance”. The system was tested in three pilot projects in Europe (Finland, Switzerland and Italy). The focus was on densely populated areas, tunnels and bridges. Rerouting information and estimated delays are communicated to the vehicles within the logistics chain. This ensures that the aspects safety and transport efficiency can be optimally combined with each other. PTV was responsible for the development of the navigation system for the transportation of hazardous goods and for the project management of WP2 "Minimum Risk Route Guidance System". | ||
Client | Commission of the European Communities Research and Development (EU) | |
Duration | 12/2005-12/2008 | |
Contact person | Florian Krietsch | |
Role | Project partner | |
