Overview

Current projects look into design and analysis of mission-critical wireless networks, connected and autonomous vehicles, and cyberphysical security.  Everyday work also involves interacting with our parent company's business units (OT&IT), universities, solution providers as well as goverment agencies to identify needs & opportunities, and communicate insights.

A family of projects with a common goal: dependable broadband connectivity (with a sensible price tag) supporting unmanned mining operations. Working with Aalborg University, INDT, Ektrum and RESEIWE.

• Scientific Goal: Radio propagation in iron-ore surface mines (known unknown).
• Tech Goal: System architecture integrating Mine & RF planning to deliver deterministic broadband wireless communications.
• Economic Goal: Technology roadmap to meet requirements but keeping costs low and predictable.

Having a technician inspect a single idler is straightforward, but how do you effectively inspect hundreds of thousands? Cooperation with UFOP to develop:

• UAVs and Telerobotics
• Infrared Thermography
• Computer Vision and Machine Learning
• Information Systems
• UX and Augmented Reality

A partnership with the University of Brasília to research and develop novel mining applications based on near-field magneto inductive communications. The  interdisciplinary TTE project runs from TRL 1 to TRL 7.

An collaboration with MIT researchers cofunded by the Brazilian Ministry of Education (CAPES) pioneering the application of STAMP (Systems-Theoretic Accident Model and Processes) to unmanned mining operations.

Good old trunked radio and narrowband data systems don't cut it anymore and no telecom carrier covers the remote locations. A partnership with INDT that evaluated existing and future wireless technologies to help the railway replace its legacy systems.

• Interaction with railway experts and solution providers.
• Definition and execution of lab tests.
• Conceptual RF network planning
• Training and recommendations.