Highly Accurate and Autonomous Programmable Platform for Providing Air Pollution Data Services to Drivers and Public

About this project

<p style="text-align: justify">HAPADS is an ambitious project that will custom design and build a novel air mobile monitoring system (devices, data acquisition, analysis and user interface) which, will enable end-users (drivers, transport companies, municipalities and the at-large public) to make information-driven decisions to mitigate air pollution exposure for personnel and to the public. HAPADS will be a solution to overcome the significant problems of the use moveable and portable air quality MPs in mobile air quality monitoring. HAPADS will have special features: HAPADS be based on a mobile programmable platform for data collecting, processing, modeling and transmitting wirelessly. The proposed platform will integrate the sensors and transmitting devices, it will also extensively collect and process data.<br> To monitor gas such as NO2, HAPADS method is based on the dedicated nitrogen dioxide gas sensors developed with the utilization of metal oxides that serves as gas-sensitive materials. The measurement method will be based on the novel microwave circuits and conventionally resistive measurements to cover the full range of possible target gases concentration in comparison with commercially available NO2 detectors.<br> To monitor PMs, HAPADS methods are using direct particle counting of certain sizes allow precise and unambiguous measurements. The proposed sensor uses this principle to accurately measure PM.<br> Currently there are no portable sensors available on the market that use this measurement principle. The innovativeness of the proposed solution lies in the development of the first prototype using the principle of direct PM counting, which is small, cheap and can be used as a portable device.<br> HAPADS will devise and implement specialized embedded software for energy-efficient cognitive mobile MPs that are automatically self-calibrated for a new deployment location, enabling mobile deployment.<br> &nbsp;</p>

Bilateral cooperation results

The cooperation between the project partners was excellent during the whole project. Each of the partners thoroughly addressed the project goals, fully contributing to the HAPADS project. The Norwegian parents brought their huge expertise in managing large projects, as well as excellence in air quality monitoring, resulting in improved understanding of the project material for all project partners. Norwegian work culture had a positive impact on other partners as well. All the research conducted in the project was coordinated by the Norwegian partners, which was very helpful in maintaining results-oriented focus. The benefits of the bilateral cooperation resulted in the extension of cooperation in new projects. For example, a joint application to the Horizon program was submitted, but was unfortunately rejected. However, there are plans to submit proposals to future funding programs in order to continue the works started in HAPADS project.

Project partners

• Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) Donor project partner· Norway
• University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway Donor project partner· Norway
• AGH University of Science and Technology Project partner· Poland
• Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Project partner· Poland
• Logistics Enhancement Systems and Services Sp. z o.o. Project partner· Poland