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eMobility – Strategic Applications AgendaAnnex BRoke Manor Research LtdRoke Manor, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 0ZN+44 (0) 1794 833 525Contract detailsCost to the Department: £30,000.00Actual start date: 09 November 2004Actual completion date: 31 March 2005Publication(s)Cell Phone Radar Investigation for the DfT - Final ReportAuthor: Faber MaunsellPublication date: 01/03/2005Source: Faber Maunsell websiteMore information: http://www.fabermaunsell.com/newsmedia/44/17/index.jspDepartmental Assessment Status: The study is likely to help deliver transport policy and how emerging CPRconcept could assist the needs of UK transportation and transport policy optionsTechnical issuesIn some cases there are gaps in the data currently available to support these developing needs or thesensors are vulnerable to road maintenance.Performance in very congested conditions, as with other sensors, may be a challenge for accuracy andso represents a risk. This needs to be explored in a real world test.Research is needed to address the risks of whether CPR will be able to track individual vehicles across anetwork in this way. Whilst CPR cannot identify individual traffic for evidential purposes it could be usedto cue a camera and this could be explored furtherIn order for CPR to be a viable commercial option, the following must be addressed:stakeholders need to be able to relate to CPR output in transport terms, i.e. as maps not as radaroutput. This is a relatively straightforward task reflecting previous radar systems and is alreadyunderway to some extent;more work is needed to fully examine sensor timing for traffic control and volume of vehicles able to betracked, but indications are that these can be at least addressed by increasing processor power;short-term roadside tests are needed to prove some of the outstanding technical questions on coverage,accuracy and classification issues, especially in congestion and for stationary traffic;on-road pilots are needed to explore implementation issues such as mounting and power and to examinethe potential for CPR in real world sites.56. Smart Roads – TrialsStart-End Date: 12/1998 -03/2002Project status: CompletedPublication Status: Not PublishedProject value: £118,000Project Contractor: Scott Wilson Pavement Engineering LtdHA Project Sponsor: Lloyd, WBackgroundIn 1995, the Agency set up a research project to examine the feasibility of monitoring roads using devicesembedded in the pavement structure. Although measurement devices have been used for many years ininstrumented roads for research purposes, it was felt that the technology had reached a stage where instrumentsare available (or could be developed) that may be sufficiently reliable, cheap, accurate and robust.171