| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/Y036476/1 |
| Title: |
NWTF+ Full Proposal: Experimental Database and Wheel Spray Facility |
| Principal Investigator: |
Page, Professor GJ |
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| Department: |
Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Loughborough University |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research |
| Starts: |
01 July 2024 |
Ends: |
31 December 2028 |
Value (£): |
2,386,174
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| Panel History: |
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16 Nov 2023
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NWTF plus Panel 2023
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Announced
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
This research comprises two strands: the creation of a unique tire spray rig and a world leading experimental database of NWTF aerodynamic research data.
The first strand will allow real sensors from road vehicle Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) to be tested in water sprays from rotating car wheels. In wet conditions there can be a significant reduction in visibility caused by the spray from other vehicles. Whilst this is dangerous to the human driver, it can become critical for ADAS systems and could constrain the future operational use of full Autonomous Driving Systems. It is not only obscuration that is problematic, an ADAS sensor that 'imagines' a vehicle due to the density of spray and initiates emergency breaking could also cause unnecessary accidents. Understanding the limits of such systems in adverse weather conditions is vital in the development process so that appropriate mitigation actions can be taken.
The Experimental Database strand creates a digital infrastructure to ensure that expensive and time-consuming aerodynamic tests can be fully exploited by the user community. It builds upon and complements the existing EPSRC NWTF network grant with the ambition of creating a world leading portal to access high quality aerodynamics data. It will also create two reference models and test across a number of UK low speed wind tunnels to assess their strengths and weaknesses.
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| Organisation Website: |
http://www.lboro.ac.uk |