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Project: LandMark

Acronym: LandMark
Main Objective:
A key technology for autonomous driving is the real-time high-definition (HD) map of the car's surroundings. The usual approach to fulfil those requirements is to use on-board sensors inside the vehicle, such as LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), RADAR (Radio Detection and Ranging) and vision based systems. Due to its accuracy and fast scanning speed LiDAR systems have been adopted by the major car makers. An autonomous vehicle operates in isolation from other vehicles by using its internal sensors. However, better performance can be achieved if connected and cooperative vehicles can exchange sensor information and real-time ultra-high definition (UHD) maps with other vehicles or with the infrastructure, to overcome limitations of their onboard ranging sensors regarding their detection range, angle of view and blockage areas. However, collaborative UHD mapping places high requirements on computing power and data transmission on V2X. Ultra-fast data transmission can be provided by free-space optical wireless communication (OWC). Furthermore, OWC provides small size and light weight transceivers and is highly immune to electromagnetic interference and interception, making itself a secure communication technology. LANDmaRk ambition is to make a giant step forward in autonomous driving, by a revolutionary concept that integrates into high bandwidth OWC systems optical reflectometry concepts. This hybrid technology will increase the available wireless bandwidth by several orders of magnitude, enabling real time cloud based high definition map generation.

Região de intervenção - Centro
Entidade beneficiária - Instituto de Telecomunicações

Data da decisão final - 24/4/2018
Custo total elegível - 239.798,77
Apoio Financeiro da União Europeia, FEDER - 203.828,95
Apoio Financeiro Nacional, OE (FCT) - 35.969,82

Instituto de Telecomunicações:
Apoio Financeiro da União Europeia, FEDER - 182.897,70
Apoio Financeiro Nacional, OE (FCT) - 32.276,07

Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica (ISR):
Apoio Financeiro da União Europeia, FEDER - 20.931,25
Apoio Financeiro Nacional, OE (FCT) - 3.693,75


Reference: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031527
Funding: FCT/POCI
Start Date: 26-07-2018
End Date: 25-07-2022
Team: Maria do Carmo Raposo de Medeiros, Paulo Miguel Nepomuceno Pereira Monteiro, Luís Alberto da Silva Cruz, Bruno Miguel Simão Rolo Rosmaninho, Abel Lorences Riesgo, Vinícius Nunes Henrique Silva, Atilio Manuel da Silva Gameiro, Ana Maria Sousa da Rocha
Groups: Optical Communication Systems and Networking – Co, Optical Communication Systems and Networking – Co, Multimedia Signal Processing – Co
Partners: INSTITUTO DE SISTEMAS E ROBOTICA-I.S.R.-Coimbra
Local Coordinator: Maria do Carmo Raposo de Medeiros
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Associated Publications
  • 13Theses
  • Software Defined FMCW Lidar, Universidade de Coimbra, MSc Student, João Miguel Brito Cortez dos Santos, Supervisor: M. C. R. Medeiros, jan-2021 - dez-2021
  • Visible Light for Communications and Sensing Towards 6G Applications, Universidade de Coimbra, PhD Student, Bruno Miguel Simão Rolo Rosmaninho, Supervisor: M. C. R. Medeiros, Co-supervisor: P. Monteiro, dez-2021 - jul-2026
  • Implementation of an LTE Software Defined Radio for the ORCIP Testbed, Universidade de Aveiro, MSc Student, SIMÃO PEDRO VEIGA DE MATOS, Supervisor: P. Monteiro, Co-supervisor: F. P. Guiomar, set-2018 - dez-2019
  • Region-of-interest LIDAR, Universidade de Aveiro, MSc Student, TIAGO JOÃO ALMEIDA GOMES, Supervisor: P. Monteiro, Co-supervisor: M. V. Drummond, set-2018 - out-2019
  • Spatial-domain LIDAR, Universidade de Aveiro, MSc Student, Renato Miguel Afonso, Supervisor: P. Monteiro, Co-supervisor: M. V. Drummond, set-2018 - out-2019
  • Development of a Remote Radio Unit and Optical Access Link for the ORCIP C-RAN Testbed, Universidade de Aveiro, MSc Student, Bruno Tavares Brandão, Supervisor: P. Monteiro, Co-supervisor: A. Lorences-Riesgo, set-2018 - dez-2019
  • Free-Space Optics for Ultra-High-Speed Wireless Communications, Universidade de Aveiro, MSc Student, DANIEL RANZAL ALBERGARIA, Supervisor: P. Monteiro, Co-supervisor: F. P. Guiomar, set-2018 - dez-2019
  • PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF PHOTONIC SUPPORTED BEAM STEERING TECHNIQUES, Universidade de Coimbra, MSc Student, André Eduardo Rosado Cupido dos Santos, Supervisor: M. C. R. Medeiros, jan-2019 - set-2019
  • Performance Evaluation of Photonic Generation of RF Signals, Universidade de Coimbra, MSc Student, João Pedro Carvalho Nunes, Supervisor: M. C. R. Medeiros, fev-2019 - jan-2020
  • Geração de Sinais FM para Lidar por Modulação Direta de Lasers Semicondutores, Universidade de Coimbra, MSc Student, Gonçalo André Rodrigues Monteiro, Supervisor: M. C. R. Medeiros, jan-2020 - dez-2020
  • Software Defined Joint Optical Wireless Communication and Sensing System Using the OFDM Waveform, Universidade de Coimbra, MSc Student, Eduardo Bezzi Muller, Supervisor: M. C. R. Medeiros, Co-supervisor: V. Silva, jan-2021 - dez-2021
  • Digitally-Enhanced Unamplified Coherent Optical Systems, Universidade de Coimbra, PhD Student, Beatriz Manata de Oliveira, Supervisor: P. Monteiro, Co-supervisor: M. C. R. Medeiros, out-2018 - mai-2024
  • Optimization of Mobile Fronthaul for Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN), Universidade de Aveiro, PhD Student, Isiaka Ajewale Alimi, Supervisor: A. Teixeira, Co-supervisor: P. Monteiro, nov-2013 - jan-2018
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