SmartCone Technologies Inc.

$20,000.00 CAD

≈ 3 months of average Canadian pay
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2019-2020
Agreement period
November 25, 2019 – March 27, 2020
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2019-2020-Q3-939743

Published purpose

The advancement being sought is development of a modular unit that, through acoustic beamforming, advances safety by detecting people when they are around vehicles--such as a fire engine, for example--even in harsh conditions. The use of acoustics provides robustness against reduced visibility conditions. To be attractive as an add-on facility to vehicles, the sensor will be incorporated in a modified headlight unit that can be readily retro-fitted.

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