Robust and wireless infrastructure for remote timber management
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Mittuniversitetet - Mittuniversitetet Inst f informationssyst & teknologi |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 2 950 335 |
| Project duration | January 2023 - August 2025 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Advanced digitalization - Enabling technologies |
| Call | Advanced and innovative digitalization 2022 |
Purpose and goal
The project is a continuation of Remote Timber, who during the period 2019-2022 developed a remote-controlled timber loader at Torsboda timber terminal. A business case showed great opportunities for increased profitability, but also communication challenges. The purpose of this project is to develop a functioning 5G communication solution for timber loaders that ensures continuous connection with low delay and high delivery quality.
Expected effects and result
The project has three result targets: 1. Build a RAN architecture in a demonstrator environment where the data flow can be guaranteed to 100% over the surface through seamless simultaneous connection. 2. Create 95% coverage over a demonstrator environment modeled after a timber terminal through drone-mounted base stations. 3. Produce a demonstrator that can achieve SLA requirements with a 50% reduction in resource usage compared to Remote Timber.
Planned approach and implementation
The project is initiated with a needs analysis with experiences from Remote Timber as well as expanded eligibility requirements for an updated communication solution. Based on the needs analysis, the work packages are implemented: RAN architecture, Reduced resource use through data slicing, MEC-based automation and Drone-mounted 5G base stations. Based on these results, a demonstrator will be produced for remote control in the new 5G network. The project consists of a consortium with Telia, Ericsson, Volvo CE, SCA, Biometria, Skogforsk and the coordinator Mittuniversitetet.