Minimum Separation Distance

最小间隔距离

• 批准号: 76517
• 金额: $ 22.1万
• 依托单位: TENDED LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=76517
• 关键词: Minimum; Separation; Distance

As a safety technology company, Tended is committed to developing solutions to address some of the most pressing safety challenges that employers face with keeping their workforce safe. The safety of both employees and the wider public has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Employers have a responsibility to protect their workforce and provide a safe working environment, especially during the current climate. An outbreak in their workplace can trigger a complete shut down while the virus is contained, which can be damaging to company reputation and put both employee and the general public's lives at an unnecessary risk. However, it can be challenging for employers to ensure their workers are maintaining a safe distance, particularly if their workplace is not designed to keep people apart. Tended has developed an innovative social distancing wearable that alerts users if they come within a set distance of their colleagues. Using ultra-wideband technology, this solution ensures high precision, which is vital for an effective solution. Tended is also developing additional features, including collision avoidance, hazard reporting and evacuation alarms. By expanding the solution to address further critical safety issues, Tended can support the longevity and value of our safety solutions, both during and beyond the COVID outbreak. Tended's current social distancing solution is being trialled across different industries including utilities, logistics, manufacturing and construction, and requires connection to a smartphone. For this project, Tended will develop cellular functionality to remove any reliance on additional hardware. Not only will this improve the experience for the end user and support client needs, it will also increase uptake as social distancing can be maintained across working environments with different needs and challenges. By reducing the hardware required, Tended will also be able to help to reduce the environmental impact, as 1.5 million tonnes of electrical waste is thrown away in the UK each year alone. Incorporating cellular functionality into our safety solution will ensure that no unnecessary hardware is required on a short-term basis, reducing our impact on the annual wastage. Beyond reducing hardware waste, Tended has been able to re-shore our supply chain from China to the UK. This allows us to reduce the significant environmental impact associated with transportation, as well as giving greater visibility and control over safety standards and manufacturing wastage. Reshoring to the UK manufacturing industry also allows Tended to contribute to an industry that has struggled since the beginning of the outbreak due to a 26% to 50% fall in orders.

作为一家安全技术公司，倾向于开发解决方案，以应对雇主在确保员工安全方面面临的一些最紧迫的安全挑战。员工和更广泛的公众的安全受到19日大流行的严重影响。雇主有责任保护其劳动力并提供安全的工作环境，尤其是在当前气候下。在他们的工作场所爆发会引发完全关闭病毒时，这可能会损害公司的声誉，并使员工和公众的生命均处于不必要的风险。但是，对于雇主来说，确保其工人保持安全的距离可能是一个挑战，尤其是如果他们的工作场所并非旨在使人们分开。倾向于开发了一种创新的社会距离可穿戴设备，如果用户距离同事设定距离，则会提醒他们。使用超宽带技术，该解决方案可确保高精度，这对于有效的解决方案至关重要。倾向也正在开发其他功能，包括避免碰撞，危害报告和疏散警报。通过扩展解决方案以解决进一步的关键安全问题，趋势可以支持我们在爆发期间和之后的安全解决方案的寿命和价值。当前的社会距离解决方案正在跨不同行业进行试验，包括公用事业，物流，制造和建设，并需要与智能手机的连接。对于此项目，倾向于开发蜂窝功能，以消除对其他硬件的任何依赖。这不仅可以改善最终用户的体验和满足客户需求，还会增加吸收，因为可以在有不同需求和挑战的工作环境中保持社交距离。通过减少所需的硬件，倾向于减少环境影响，因为仅英国仅在英国就扔掉了150万吨的电气废物。将细胞功能纳入我们的安全解决方案将确保在短期内不需要不必要的硬件，从而减少我们对年度浪费的影响。除了减少硬件浪费之外，倾向于从中国重新往返英国。这使我们能够减少与运输相关的重大环境影响，并为安全标准和制造业浪费提供更大的知名度和控制。重新培养到英国制造业还允许自爆发以来一直在挣扎的行业，因为订单下降了26％至50％。