Integrated Breath Alcohol Sensor System. (iBASS)

Purpose and goal

The main purpose with the iBASS project was to demonstrate that it will be possible to develop and manufacture new and user friendly alcohol sensors. The main objectives in the project have been reached which have resulted in three new projects, which will contribute to the long term goals; to introduce new innovative products on the global market, which will strengthen Swedish industry, but also to decrease the number of alcohol related fatalities on the roads.

Results and expected effects

We have shown that products based on the iBASS concept can be developed and manufactured. New products are being introduced on the market, and we will start to produce alcohol interlocks for the aftermarket 2017. This product has a mouthpiece but in all other aspects it will be very similar to the iBASSS concept. As a result from iBASS the DADSS program was extended. Finally, the results from iBASS was a prerequisite for the Vinnova project ´Facilitating sustainable production of alcohol sensors targeting global reduction of alcohol related fatalities´.

Approach and implementation

One of part of this project followed the project model in the KAIA projects. The project goals were described in detail and the activities were based on results from the investigations which were carried out. This was discussed and decisions were taken in our weekly Pulse meetings. The research related to the development of new prototypes was performed in a very different way. In this case we used a strict and formal approach which was necessary in order be adapt this project to the requirements in Autoliv´s pre-production development model. It worked well to combine these two approaches.