TRANSFORMERS
Configurable and Adaptable Trucks and Trailers for Optimal Transport Efficiency
| Coordinatore | VOLVO TECHNOLOGY AB
Organization address
address: "GOTAVERKSGATAN 10, M1.7" contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Sweden [SE] |
| Totale costo | 7˙912˙936 € |
| EC contributo | 5˙199˙315 € |
| Programma | FP7-TRANSPORT
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) |
| Code Call | FP7-SST-2013-RTD-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP |
| Anno di inizio | 2013 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2013-09-01 - 2017-02-28 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VOLVO TECHNOLOGY AB
Organization address
address: "GOTAVERKSGATAN 10, M1.7" contact info |
SE (GOETEBORG) | coordinator | 644˙091.00 |
| 2 |
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V
Organization address
address: Hansastrasse 27C contact info |
DE (MUENCHEN) | participant | 1˙334˙879.00 |
| 3 |
SCHMITZ CARGOBULL AG
Organization address
address: BAHNHOFSTRASSE 22 contact info |
DE (HORSTMAR) | participant | 495˙493.00 |
| 4 |
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
Organization address
address: Schoemakerstraat 97 contact info |
NL (DEN HAAG) | participant | 437˙927.00 |
| 5 |
"Kompetenzzentrum - Das Virtuelle Fahrzeug, Forschungsgesellschaft mbH"
Organization address
address: Inffeldgasse 21 A contact info |
AT (Graz) | participant | 407˙725.00 |
| 6 |
VAN ECK BEESD BV
Organization address
address: OUDE WAAG 24 contact info |
NL (BEESD) | participant | 361˙400.00 |
| 7 |
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DES TRANSPORTS, DE L'AMENAGEMENT ET DES RESEAUX
Organization address
address: CITE DESCARTES - BOULEVARD ISAAC NEWTON - CHAMPS SUR MARNE 14 -20 contact info |
FR (MARNE LA VALLEE) | participant | 316˙278.00 |
| 8 |
UNIRESEARCH BV
Organization address
address: Elektronicaweg 16c contact info |
NL (DELFT) | participant | 281˙120.00 |
| 9 |
DAIMLER AG
Organization address
address: MERCEDESSTRASSE 137 contact info |
DE (STUTTGART) | participant | 256˙764.00 |
| 10 |
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Organization address
address: Robert-Bosch Platz 1 contact info |
DE (GERLINGEN-SCHILLERHOEHE) | participant | 225˙404.00 |
| 11 |
FORUM DES LABORATOIRES NATIONAUX EUROPEENS DE RECHERCHE ROUTIERE
Organization address
address: Boulevard de la Woluwe 42 contact info |
BE (Brussels) | participant | 144˙509.00 |
| 12 |
DAF Trucks NV
Organization address
address: Hugo van der Goeslaan 1 contact info |
NL (Eindhoven) | participant | 117˙875.00 |
| 13 |
PROCTER & GAMBLE SERVICES COMPANY NV
Organization address
address: TEMSELAAN 100 contact info |
BE (STROMBEEK BEVER) | participant | 96˙225.00 |
| 14 |
IRU PROJECTS ASBL
Organization address
address: AVENUE DE TERVUEREN 32-34 BOITE 37 contact info |
BE (BRUXELLES) | participant | 79˙625.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Today trucks are designed and optimised towards a limited variance set of usage and for maximum payload. Future trucks-trailers are easily adaptable for each freight, load and mission. And, in the operation phase, the vehicle combination automatically adjusts itself to the actual driving environment (i.e. traffic situation, topology, and payload). This option has large potential to contribute to the achievement of the EC’s targets for reducing the consumption of fossil energy resources, increasing transport - and fuel efficiency.
The objective of the project is to develop and demonstrate innovative and energy efficient trucks and load carriers for long distance transport assignments with an improved load efficiency leading to an overall 25% less energy consumption on a t.km basis and a lower impact on the road infrastructure.
This is achieved by the CONCEPT proposed that is based upon the following key innovations: 1. A distributed, modular, and mission adaptable Hybrid-on-Demand (HoD) driveline concept that is applicable to both, existing and future trucks, 2. A pre-standard electric Hybrid-on-Demand Framework that supports a broad market introduction of hybrid commercial vehicles and provides planning certainty for future RTD activities. 3. Mission-based configurable aerodynamic overall truck-trailer design (toolbox); 4. Loading efficiency optimised trailer interior design (toolbox);
TransFormers focus on achieving these key innovations within the existing European legal and regulatory framework in terms of dimensions, weight and loads.
The main results of the project will be: - Key performance indicators and use cases - Holistic simulation study results for the design of the Hybrid on demand driveline concepts and use for optimal component selection - HoD driveline concept defined, implemented and demonstrated in truck (semi) trailers - Tool box with a set of aerodynamic solutions and trailer concepts for optimised transport efficiency (loading)'