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ESA Grand Challenge – Enhanced positioning 4 Smart Road
Participants are expected to deliver high-precision positioning solutions that integrate seamlessly with future smart road systems. The challenge promises to accelerate the adoption of autonomous and connected vehicle technologies, bringing us closer to a future where roads and vehicles work together to create safe and more efficient travel for everyone.
The Enhanced positioning 4 Smart Road ESA Grand Challenge invites participants to develop solutions based on two main objectives:
– Increase the accuracy of GNSS positioning in smartphones through advanced techniques such as real-time kinematic correction, the use of multiple satellite constellations and artificial intelligence-based data integration;
– Expand and refine the use cases of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) services to enhance driver assistance systems, reduce false positives and negatives, and improve road safety.
C-ITS (Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems), Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solutions, satellite navigation (satnav) performance, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), inertial sensors, RTK software, 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The expected deliverables are:
i. a full technical report about the developed solution, with in-depth detail to allow a full understanding of the functionality and processing, in line with the requirements and objectives
of the ANAS – ESA Grand Challenge;
ii. the Tested Application Solution for avoidance of doubt, the Tested Application Solution may be provided in a prototype version, that can be easily integrated into the Smart Road App after the Challenge.
iii. a Test Summary Report resuming all the test details which includes information about the test environment, who performed the tests, the results obtained , and the corrective actions.
Applicants compete in this new ESA Grand Challenge to get their chance to win up to € 100,000.
The Challenge is open only to SMEs registered in one of the
ESA Member States, Associate Member States or Cooperating States.