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A UMU research team has patented a telematic system to improve the road safety of two-wheeled vehicles.
The new development consists of a device that prevents potential ranges between conventional vehicles and two-wheelers, mainly bicycles and mopeds, which circulate in the same way.
In the field of two-wheeled vehicles there is a lack of communication solutions, both with other vehicles and road infrastructures.
Therefore, the objective set by the UMU research team was precisely to achieve this connectivity by developing a device that allows two-wheelers to communicate with both the Internet and the rest of the elements on the roads.
José Santa, one of the researchers responsible for the project states that "the interface of the device, which can be placed on the handlebar of the bike or motorcycle, will flash a warning light and emit a shrill sound when there is a car approaching from behind ", something that will help to take preventive measures to avoid a collision.
The device is protected by patent, which is also co-owner, along with the UMU, the University Center of Defense of San Javier
On the other hand, José Santa has been a beneficiary of one of the 64 Leonardo scholarships granted by the BBVA Foundation this year to support the work of researchers and cultural creators.
In particular, the project for which the UMU researcher has benefited is called `SCOOTER: Cooperative Systems of Two Wheels', with which he intends to move forward with respect to the research results obtained in the previous project.
One of the objectives of the new project is that any mobile device of daily use, for example the mobile phone, can serve as an interface to access this type of services without having to resort to a device designed specifically to put it on the handlebar of a bicycle or motorcycle, but directly these mobile devices, through the use of an app, can serve as a visual and sound interface of the embedded communication device.
Another purpose of SCOOTER is related to the so-called "smart cities", so that the data collected from light vehicles are sent to a server and can be analyzed through the application of `Big Data '.
The purpose is that these data can be transformed into useful information for citizens or for municipal officials.
"A cyclist could receive information in real time about which routes have less traffic or less pollution, as well as a driver of an electric skate can learn about the density of pedestrians of certain routes," exemplifies José Santa.
In this way, the results obtained from the SCOOTER project will improve not only road safety, but also urban mobility.
Source: Universidad de Murcia
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