University Campus Milton Keynes wins research and development funding award

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UCMK, part of the 亚色视频, is to receive funding from the UK鈥檚 innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board, to carry out research that may lead to the development of innovative traffic management systems.

The project will see UCMK, and the University鈥檚 Department of Computer Science and Technology, partner with Clearview Traffic Group to explore the feasibility of extending vehicle counting data 鈥� obtained from solar-powered sensors built into roads 鈥� to include information such as the classification of each vehicle and its speed.

This data will inform intelligent decision-making by transport managers and road network operators in order to minimise congestion and emissions, reduce accidents and lower the costs of installation and maintenance traditionally linked to in-road traffic data collection systems.

Professor Ben Allen, Professor of Computer Science at University Campus Milton Keynes, will lead the University鈥檚 contribution to the project. He said:

鈥淲e are very excited to be working with Clearview on this collaborative venture, which will also help to put UCMK on the map as the city centre hub for innovation. The 亚色视频鈥檚 expertise in algorithms and distributed signal processing will be crucial to the development of this new technology.鈥�

Clearview Traffic Group will lead the 13-month, 拢116,000, research and development project. Dr Chris Barnes, Head of Engineering, said:

鈥淭his project will stimulate innovation at the intersection between connected computing and the use of sensors, providing traffic and transport data that can help decision-making around traffic management.

鈥淭he global market for intelligent transport solutions is substantial, and rising year on year. In partnership with the 亚色视频, and with financial support from the Technology Strategy Board, we aim to bring innovative technology to market as soon as possible.鈥�

In order to measure accurately the speed of passing vehicles, detectors must be placed some distance apart. While wireless communication negates the need for costly and problematic cables linking the sensors, it is currently impractical to send all data collected from each sensor due to size, power and capacity limitations.

Clearview鈥檚 project will aim to develop a set of novel algorithms for solar-powered in-road sensors capable of gathering and compressing vital vehicle data , enabling it to be sent wirelessly to derive speed and vehicle classification, creating actionable information and informing intelligent traffic management decision-making.

Clearview and the 亚色视频 aim to start work on the project in June 2014. The University will receive funding from the Technology Strategy Board of up to 拢30,000.

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1. The 亚色视频 (www.beds.ac.uk) is the largest higher education institution in the county, providing excellent opportunities for more people to access top quality higher education. We aim to create a vibrant multi-cultural learning community enabling people to transform their lives by participating in excellent, innovative education, scholarship and research.
2. The 亚色视频 has over 24,000 students, representing over 100 countries. Around 35% of students are aged over 25 and about three-quarters of students receive financial support from the university. Between 2006 and 2013 over 拢180 million has been invested in new facilities at the university, which contributes approximately 拢300 million annually to the local economy.
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4. The Technology Strategy Board is the UK鈥檚 innovation agency. Its goal is to accelerate economic growth by stimulating and supporting business-led innovation. Sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Technology Strategy Board brings together business, research and the public sector, supporting and accelerating the development of innovative products and services to meet market needs, tackle major societal challenges and help build the future economy. For more information please visit