Automotive Visible Light Communication System with Environment - Adaptive capabilities - AutoVLC

Research Grant: UEFISCSU
Nr. contract: 36PED/2017
Period:  03.01.2017 – 02.07.2018


Grant Director: Dr. Mihai Dimian, Associate Professor

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Stefan cel Mare University, Suceava, Romania

E-mail: dimian@eed.usv.ro




   Objectives

    In order to achieve the scope of the project, 5 specific objectives were established:

The first objective is to fully demonstrate the viability and the benefits that could be provided with the usage of environment-adaptive VLC system in automotive applications and to identify the benefits that could be delivered by each adaptive function (analytically and by simulations)

The second objective is to develop and implement an enhanced VLC emitter, able to evaluate the external conditions and the specific requirements, and auto-adapt its broadcasting parameters in order to maximize the communication performances, while still maintaining a robust link.

The third objective is to develop and implement an environment-adaptive VLC receiver, capable of self-adapting to the changing outdoor conditions. The receiver will be able to receive, identify and properly decode messages transmitted using different configurations and in diverse environments.

The forth objective towards the development of the autoVLC system consists in its testing, optimization and experimental validation.

This step will allow us to provide a general perspective on the system performances to make further enhancements.The fifth objective of the project is to improve the research capability at the host institution and provide interested regional companies with adequate solutions of the above-mentioned problems, to develop human resources for advanced research and to gain international visibility for our research.