DELTA website
Objective
The objective of DELTA is to integrate the DSRC communication link as a basic equipment in any vehicle. The project will establish a standardised interface between CEN-compliant DSRC units and the in-vehicle electronics (DELTA will fully comply with the current DSRC ENVs as well as with future ENs).
In addition, DELTA will provide standardisation proposals on the overall architecture and common interface specifications and produce recommendations on related issues such as antenna position and design. This will allow a range of DSRC applications such as EFC and TTI to be combined with a view to be offered on the mass market whilst ensuring the correct functioning of transponders operating behind metallic or heated windscreens.
Approach
The 30-month long DELTA project has been organised in six Work Packages (WPs) including project management (WP 1).
WP2 will compile an overview of user needs and high-level system requirements. It will take advantage of the user needs material already collected by on going and past initiatives. It foresees close cooperation between the ten representatives (ASFA, Thales, Autostrade, Bosch, Cofiroute, Fiat, Mannesmann, Q-Free, Opel and Renault) of the four sectors (car manufacturers, DSRC equipment manufacturers, road operators and automotive electronics suppliers) involved in the project and will finetune its results through a DELTA Forum that is open to all European developers.
WP3 will develop the on-board system architecture including the common specifications for the interface between the DSRC communication link and the in-car electronics. It will also produce recommendations on related issues such as antenna design and location (also ensuring the correct functioning of transponders with new generations of windscreens) and type approval for integrated DSRC equipment. The proposed mechanisms will be the subject of a DELTA Forum and will be submitted to the relevant standardisation bodies at an early stage.
WP4 covers technical developments and will start with the production of the detailed technical specifications that are the basis for the development of the different prototypes. Bosch and Renault will develop working prototypes of the in-car electronics and Thales and Q-Free will develop working prototypes of the DSRC communication link based on the common specifications. The WP will also investigate what modifications to the roadside infrastructure provided by Cofiroute are necessary, although it is generally expected that these modifications will be minimal.
In WP5, field trials will be conducted testing all relevant combinations of prototypes in several Renault and Opel test cars. The tests will cover different applications (EFC and TTI) and will be conducted in normal operating conditions on the Cofiroute network.
WP6 Assessment and Evaluation covers both the technical assessment of the deployed common specifications and recommendations at the test site as well as the evaluation of their impact on ITS services. To support the work, project assessment and evaluation guidelines will be provided at an early stage in the project. The results of the WP will also be discussed in the DELTA Forum.
Finally, through WP7 Dissemination and Implementation, the project intends to involve interested European actors that are not directly associated in the project through a website, newsletters and a brochure. The WP will also produce a technology implementation plan.
All the core development and test Work Packages are led by industrial actors. ERTICO will be responsible for project management and dissemination and the Technical University of Aachen will be responsible for validation.
Project Consortium
Calendar
DELTA is a 30-month project starting on 20 January 2000 and ending 20 July 2002. Its key milestones include:
| May 2002 |
validation of recommendations on related issues |
| May 2002 |
validation of architecture definition and interface specifications to CEN, in the form of a proposed prENV
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| April 2002 |
DELTA Forum workshop on validation results |
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November 2001
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prototypes of in car equipment (including Thales and Q-Free prototypes of DSRC communication link and Bosch and Renault prototypes of on board electronics) and roadside equipment implemented in 1-5 test cars of Renault and Opel
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| April 2001 |
validation plan (assessment and evaluation guidelines) agreed |
| January 2001 |
draft recommendations on related issues supporting the rapid implementation of the proposed solutions |
| January 2001 |
new work item proposal including technical report sent to CEN |
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December 2000
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DELTA Forum workshop on architecture and interface specifications as well as proposed recommendations on related issues (antenna design and position, type approval)
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| April 2000 |
agreed set of user needs and high-level system requirements |
| 16 March 2000 |
DELTA Forum to validate user needs analysis |
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Public Documents
DELTA Forum
The DELTA Forum was created to encourage the widest possible participation in the project and gain consensus on proposed solutions. Its members:
- receive regular progress reports
- have access to all important documents
- are encouraged to provide comments and reactions
- are invited to participate in future workshops (Validation Results workshop to disseminate the results of the assessment and validation work in April 2002).
Membership of the Forum is open to all interested organisations, especially manufacturers, DSRC manufacturers, in-car electronics suppliers, road operators and related industry such as windscreen manufacturers. Membership is free, including attendance to the workshops, but Forum Members will be responsible for their own travel, accommodation and other costs for attending the workshops.
DELTA Forum User Needs Workshop - 16 March 2000
This workshop allowed the finalisation of the draft user needs proposed by the project. See the public documents section for the final user needs results as well as a newsletter describing the workshop results.
DELTA Forum System Architecture and Interface Specifications - 19 December 2000
The workshop enabled the finalisation of the draft architecture and interface specifications that will be used for the DELTA prototypes. Afterwards, DELTA received several comments that have been integrated in the specifications. See the public documents section for full copies of the draft specifications and a newsletter describing the workshop results.
DELTA Forum members
AAU
Adam Opel
Alpine Electronics Research of Europe
ASCOM
ASECAP
ASFA
ATMB
Autoroutes du Sud de la France (ASF)
ASF
Autostrade Telecommunicazione
Robert Bosch GmbH
Bundesministerium für Verkehr (BMV)
Centro Ricerche Fiat
CMG
Cofiroute
Combitech
CSSI
DEKRA
DTLR
Diputacion Foral de Bizkaia
Direccion General de Carreteras – Ministerio de Fomento
Directorate General of Swiss Customs
EFKON
EMFORE BV (previously coming from CMG)
ERTICO
European Commission - DG INFSO
European Commission - DG TREN Unit B4
Fiat Auto S.P.A.
Fjellinjen AS
Glaverbel
Guangdong Electronic Toll Collection Co., Ltd
Hansung University
Highways Agency
ISIS
The Intelligent Highway
IVECO
Kapsch Telecom GmbH
LISITT/University of Valencia
Mannesmann Pilotentwicklung
Marconi Communications Ltd
MET -D454
National Chiao Tung University
Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA)
Orchidnote Ltd
PSA Peugeot Citroen
Philips Semiconductors
Q-Free
RAPP Ltd. Engineers & Planners
Renault
Rijkswaterstaat
Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales
SANEF
Société des Autoroutes Paris Normandie
State Secretariat for Infr. &Transports
Swedish National Road Administration
Thales e-Transactions
TRAFICON
TRL
T-Systems Nova GmbH
University of Ljubljana
University of Murcia
VDO Car Communication France (Mannesmann VDO)
Volkswagen AG
Welsh Office, Highways Directorate
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