New Delhi:Union Minister for Communications and IT Kapil Sibal today handed over a Wireless Traffic Control (WiTraC) System developed by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) to Indian companies as part of its Research and Development (R&D) efforts.
The DeitY has developed the technology to address concerns in the area of traffic control system in corridors in medium and large cities. The Department in October 2009 took up a collaborative research program through the Centre for Development for Advanced Computing (CDAC) to develop indigenous intelligent transport system technology suitable for Indian conditions, with an outlay of Rs 14.75 crores.
Through a systematic development phase, CDAC developed the vehicle actuated Wireless Traffic Control System powered by solar panels.
This state-of-the-art technology in the area of Traffic Control System meets IEC 60068 standard and is certified by Electronic Regional Testing Laboratory.
WiTraC supports 868MHz (licensed), 5.8 GHz (unlicensed) wireless and wired Control Area Network (CAN) communication protocol for signal time switching apart from 2.4 GHz (unlicensed) ISM Band. It is power efficient and the installations run on solar panel designed with 72 hrs power backup.
WiTraC has been designed for pole mounting and does not require digging or ducting of roads.
Technology partners identified for the ToT are - Shakti Enterprise, Jaipur; Onnyx Electronics, Delhi; Envoys Electronics, Gurgaon; Electro-Ads, Indore; DIMTS, Delhi; and Metro Infrasys, Delhi.
The DeitY has come out with a number of policies and initiatives to boost the electronic hardware manufacturing in the country. It has been a sustained endeavour of the department to take up (R&D) through its own societies as also academic institutions and R&D laboratories to develop technologies, which could be transferred to domestic companies at affordable cost for commercialisation.
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