Ranging Mode Baltic Sea test bed evaluation (Q4301202)
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| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Ranging Mode Baltic Sea test bed evaluation |
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470,000.0 Euro
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699,400.0 Euro
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67.2 percent
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1 April 2021
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31 December 2021
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Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) e.V.
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53°20'35.84"N, 13°5'24.94"E
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The Baltic Sea is one of the most frequented waters worldwide and plays an important role in connecting countries and people by motorways of the sea. The development of transnational solutions for safe and secure shipping is an essential prerequisite to ensure the prosperity of the Baltic Sea states, to encourage their growth and to protect the Baltic Sea as an ecologically very sensitive area. Although, nowadays a lot of the vessels are equipped with sensors and supporting systems for position and navigation purposes, collisions and groundings caused by navigational reasons still happen every year. To reduce the threat of such events the R-Mode Baltic project implemented a test bed for a terrestrial positioning system called Ranging Mode (R-Mode) in the Baltic Sea. This new system allows positioning even in times when the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) fail. This enhancement of reliable Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) information is a key for safe navigation and new maritime applications. The main goal of the R-Mode Baltic 2 project is the long-term evaluation of the R-Mode Baltic test bed and the testing of new R-Mode concepts. For this purpose the project consortium will increase the monitoring capabilities of the R-Mode Baltic test bed and equip ships with R-Mode ready receivers and maritime applications from the R-Mode Baltic project. This broadened network of static and dynamic monitoring stations will be used for extensive study of the R-Mode system performance over the project life-time of nine month. The results are essential to further develop the system into a reliable and world-wide accepted backup system for coastal navigation. Furthermore, the R-Mode system will be adapted to support new R-Mode concepts which address main challenges of the system. - With a two-way time transfer approach, using the R-Mode signals, the R-Mode system time shall distribute the time in a subset of the system, to ensure the robustness and decrease the dependence on external time sources that in most cases rely on GNSS. - The concept of R-Mode transmitter real-time calibration will be implemented to improve the stability and quality of broadcasted R-Mode signals. - Correction terms for the wave propagation known as additional secondary factors will be estimated in real-time and will be used by the on-board equipment for increased positioning performance. The project will lead to: - an improved solution for safer shipping in case of intended or unintended interferences of GNSS; - dissemination of results by workshop, conferences or other medias within the whole maritime community; - appropriate inputs to relevant standardisation organisations; - the usage of the R-Mode at European and world-wide level; - an enhanced recognition of the Baltic Sea Region for innovative solutions suitable for the entire world. The project strongly follows the EU Strategy of Baltic Sea Region in the Policy Area Safety and Security. (English)
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