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Introduction to Transport iNet John Frodsham January 12 th 2011

Introduction to Transport iNet John Frodsham January 12 th 2011. About the iNet. Primary aim to sustain Innovation & Growth by focusing on SMEs across sector supply chains, and collaboration with and between Universities Covers Aerospace Automotive Marine Motorsport and Rail.

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Introduction to Transport iNet John Frodsham January 12 th 2011

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  1. Introduction to Transport iNet John Frodsham January 12th 2011

  2. About the iNet • Primary aim to sustain Innovation & Growth by focusing on SMEs across sector supply chains, and collaboration with and between Universities • Covers • Aerospace • Automotive • Marine • Motorsport • and Rail • Brings together • Businesses • Sector organisations • Universities

  3. What does it offer? • Free services to help transport sector businesses who want to innovate, including: • Specialist advice to assist SMEs with Innovation • Help with transfer of knowledge between sub sectors • Advice and links to wider business support • Impartial and confidential

  4. Electrical and Mechanical development and commercialisation of Dual Fuel (diesel:CNG) system for range of CV applications. Reduction of CO2 emissions by 20% plus bio-methane opportunity

  5. Real Route – a real time location & navigation application integrating the entire public transport network and pedestrian provision

  6. Collaborative R & D • Next Generation Composite Structures from Multi-Architecture Pre-Form Systems • Collaboration between • Driven by: • aim to reduce hand labour & automate process • interest in out-of-autoclave materials & methods • Materials and processes assessed • Feasibility demonstrators moulded using vacuum infusion (VAP) & breathable tooling • Flexible manufacturing cell established • Cost modelling study concluded

  7. Collaborative R & D Dynamic Traffic Management and Passenger Guidance to Meet the Carbon Challenge Car/bus positioning data Real-time Position Congestion Mapping Near Real-time Pollution Measurements GNSS Intelligent Routing System GMES Pollution Forecast CityScan Meteorology Satellite Data Local Model

  8. Thank you Web: www.eminnovation.org.uk/transport Contact: John Frodsham (j.s.frodsham@lboro.ac.uk) Mobile: +44 (0)7807 996 824

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