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MONITO

Informational graphic for the MONITO project co-financed by European Funds

Project Title

Development of the MONITO system aimed at automating communication about hazards at railway-road crossings and increasing crossing safety.

Project Objective

In Poland, around 200 accidents and collisions occur every year at railway-road crossings. As a result, several dozen people lose their lives annually. 99% of these incidents are caused by recklessness and non-compliance with regulations by drivers.

This project aims to significantly improve safety by developing the MONITO solution, which assumes the AUTOMATION of key processes:

* HAZARD DETECTION (through monitoring of the railway-road crossing using computer vision technology, radar or lidar, and a decision-making system)

* INFORMATION TRANSMISSION (through communication between system components and the central system)

* HAZARD RESPONSE (through a system that delivers hazard information directly to the train driver's dashboard in near real-time).

Project Results

MONITO – a system for automating communication about hazards at railway-road crossings

Key features of the MONITO system:

  • DIRECT COMMUNICATION TO THE TRAIN DRIVER
  • SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF THE TIME NEEDED TO TRANSMIT OBSTACLE INFORMATION TO THE TRAIN DRIVER
  • POSSIBILITY OF INSTALLATION AT CROSSINGS OF ANY CATEGORY
  • ABILITY TO OPERATE FULLY AUTONOMOUSLY, INCLUDING POWER SUPPLY
  • REDUCTION OF UNCERTAIN SITUATIONS THROUGH THE USE OF MULTIPLE TYPES OF SENSORS DETECTING OBSTACLES AT THE CROSSING
  • RESOLUTION OF UNCERTAIN SITUATIONS BY CALLING A DISPATCHER “ON DEMAND”.

Target Groups

Railway infrastructure managers – both from the public and private sectors.

Project Tasks (R&D stages)

  1. Research aimed at developing laboratory versions of three prototypes of system components, i.e., obstacle detection devices.
  2. Testing the detection devices in conditions similar to real-life scenarios and determining the parameters of the hybrid solution.
  3. Developing the laboratory technical and communication infrastructure.
  4. Construction and testing of the prototype.
  5. Indirect costs.

The following categories of costs will be incurred as part of the tasks:

  • salaries of R&D personnel
  • supplies of materials, small laboratory equipment, etc. necessary for conducting R&D work
  • depreciation costs of laboratory equipment used for research and testing
  • purchase of external services related to the execution of tests and prototypes
  • costs of renting laboratory space, cars for testing, cloud services
  • purchase of necessary software
  • indirect costs

Total project value

2,427,339.79 PLN

Eligible costs

2,399,974.85 PLN

Grant value

1,736,266.28 PLN

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GEMINI

Informational graphic for the GEMINI project co-financed by European Funds

Project Title

REDS S.A. implemented a project co-financed by European Funds titled "Development of a Dynamic Recommendations System for Optimal Train Operation Using Big Data Technology and Machine Learning."

Project Objective

The aim of the project was to develop a prototype system supporting train engineers. Despite the railway infrastructure being insufficiently computerized, the system generates real-time dynamically adjusted recommendations to optimize energy consumption and improve punctuality.

Funding

Project Value: PLN 1,561,611.26

EU Funding: PLN 1,150,100.13