DEWI: Dependable Embedded Wireless Infrastructure

Project Description

DEWI (Dependable Embedded Wireless Infrastructure) envisions to significantly foster Europe’s leading position in embedded wireless systems and smart (mobile) environments such as vehicles, railway cars, airplanes and buildings. These environments comprise wireless sensor networks and wireless applications for citizens and professional users. Therefore the project introduces the concept of a “sensor & communication bubble” featuring:

- locally confined wireless internal and external access

- secure and dependable wireless communication and safe operation

- fast, easy and stress-free access to smart environments

- flexible self-organization, re-configuration, resiliency and adaptability

- open solutions and standards for cross-domain reusability and interoperability

DEWI identifies and implements an integrated dependable communication architecture using wireless technology capable of replacing the traditional heavy wiring between computers / devices / sensors, and therefore makes possible less expensive and more flexible maintenance and re-configuration. Citizens will gain easier, more comfortable, more transparent and safer access to information provided by the “sensor &communication bubble”.

Collaborating Companies or Organisations

Indra's Role

Indra works as Spanish National Coordinator, to ensure integration and coordination of national partners inside global project, and to manage properly interfaces between project partners

INDRA will play a key role inside RAIL domain, acting as leader and coordinator of the whole industrial domain. Within this domain INDRA To encourage inclusion of WSN technologies into rail environment, for both safety and general purpose systems (train protection systems, operational and tracking systems, diagnostics and maintenance, etc.), providing common tools and platforms for an easier WSN integration inside train, and using mostly standard solutions and approaches (architectures, platforms, protocols, etc.) for an optimum life-cycle management, allowing to create new value-added services for both passengers and professional users (train staff, train operator companies, etc.) based on wireless services.

Universities and Technological Centres

Technologies used

Platform design technologies

• Design following CENELEC EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, EN 50155 standards

• Easily certifiable with the maximum security level (SIL4)

• 2oo2 or 2oo3 Voting systems

• Hot swap

• Extended temperatura range

• Safe SO VxWorks/WindRiver

• Communication interface 10/100/1000M Gigabite Ethernet, serial interface, Profibus interface, USB interface, etc

• Non-intrusive design with existing infrastructure.

Sensor network technologies:

• Design following CENELEC EN 50129 standard

• Communication protocols based in IEEE 802.15.4

More information

DEWI project, under reference nº ART-010000-2014-3, is partially financed by the Artemis Joint Undertaking through the call ARTEMIS-JU Call 2013 and by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism