Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-04380, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Dumont, Guy (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The field of unmanned robotic systems is rapidly growing and a multitude of applications are being enabled_x000D_
and/or are benefiting from such systems. For example, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), unmanned ground_x000D_
vehicles (UGVs), and marine and hybrid autonomous robots are being used in civilian, surveillance, logistics,_x000D_
environmental monitoring, patrolling, and rescue missions. Many of such missions require a long operation_x000D_
time and therefore it is mission critical that the robot, UAV, and UGV has enough power to reliably operate_x000D_
during the mission. Many such robotic systems include various sensors to sense their surrounding. Therefore,_x000D_
reliable data communication between the robot and the control centre, particularly in environmental_x000D_
monitoring, surveillance and rescue missions is of paramount importance. In this context, RIC Electronics, Ltd._x000D_
(RIC), is interested in developing a mobile robot which carries multiple sensors and will be used to gather_x000D_
sensory data in hazardous environments such as pipelines, high-voltage plants, and toxic environments. This_x000D_
device requires power as well as sensory data to be transferred reliably and simultaneously to and from the_x000D_
robot to the control centre over a distance of up to 100 meters. Given the relatively long duration of operation,_x000D_
using batteries is not a viable option as the required battery would be excessively large and heavy for the robot_x000D_
to carry, in particular, when the robot is a UAV. Also, given the metallic enclosures and obstacles in such_x000D_
environment wireless data communication to and from the robot is not a reliable option. Therefore, the goal of_x000D_
this project is to use a coaxial cable to simultaneously transfer power and data to and from the robot in a_x000D_
reliable manner._x000D_
In this project, we plan to design a robust on-board sensor management system to read sensors and transfer the_x000D_
measurements over a long coaxial cable (up to 100 meters and beyond). In the coaxial cable, the data_x000D_
transmission line is coupled to the power line. This can potentially affect the reliability of the transmitted data., program purpose french : The field of unmanned robotic systems is rapidly growing and a multitude of applications are being enabled_x000D_
and/or are benefiting from such systems. For example, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), unmanned ground_x000D_
vehicles (UGVs), and marine and hybrid autonomous robots are being used in civilian, surveillance, logistics,_x000D_
environmental monitoring, patrolling, and rescue missions. Many of such missions require a long operation_x000D_
time and therefore it is mission critical that the robot, UAV, and UGV has enough power to reliably operate_x000D_
during the mission. Many such robotic systems include various sensors to sense their surrounding. Therefore,_x000D_
reliable data communication between the robot and the control centre, particularly in environmental_x000D_
monitoring, surveillance and rescue missions is of paramount importance. In this context, RIC Electronics, Ltd._x000D_
(RIC), is interested in developing a mobile robot which carries multiple sensors and will be used to gather_x000D_
sensory data in hazardous environments such as pipelines, high-voltage plants, and toxic environments. This_x000D_
device requires power as well as sensory data to be transferred reliably and simultaneously to and from the_x000D_
robot to the control centre over a distance of up to 100 meters. Given the relatively long duration of operation,_x000D_
using batteries is not a viable option as the required battery would be excessively large and heavy for the robot_x000D_
to carry, in particular, when the robot is a UAV. Also, given the metallic enclosures and obstacles in such_x000D_
environment wireless data communication to and from the robot is not a reliable option. Therefore, the goal of_x000D_
this project is to use a coaxial cable to simultaneously transfer power and data to and from the robot in a_x000D_
reliable manner._x000D_
In this project, we plan to design a robust on-board sensor management system to read sensors and transfer the_x000D_
measurements over a long coaxial cable (up to 100 meters and beyond). In the coaxial cable, the data_x000D_
transmission line is coupled to the power line. This can potentially affect the reliability of the transmitted data., agreement title english : Designing a sensor management system for UAVs, agreement title french : Designing a sensor management system for UAVs, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-09-20, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada