Innovation continuity of next generation voice communication and safety solution for the construction, transport and industrial sector.

适用于建筑、运输和工业领域的下一代语音通信和安全解决方案的创新连续性。

• 批准号: 830215
• 金额: $ 121.05万
• 依托单位: MOBILUS LABS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Innovation Loans
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=830215
• 关键词: Innovation; continuity; next; generation; voice

Noto Technologies (trading as Mobilus Labs) is dedicated to developing a new generation of hands-free voice communications systems that exploit the principle of bone conduction hearing. This well known method is based on sensors in contact with the skull just behind the ears. Crucially, bone conduction systems enable the user to hear and speak to communications systems while the ear remains unobstructed. Mobilus are exploiting this principle and are focused on developing communications systems that people can use while they are wearing personal protective equipment, such as hard-hats or breathing respirators. Mobilus is currently focused on developing a bone conduction communication module that clips onto the standard headband of a hard-hat. This clip-on module makes it possible for the wearer to have a normal phone conversation, while wearing ear defenders, regardless of the level of background noise in their vicinity.Mobilus has developed an advanced prototype of the communicator using investor and Innovate UK funds (Open project #9045, completed December 2019). The success of this project has led to a surge in demand with multiple requests for extended field trials in the industrial sector, specifically applications for Construction, Transport, and Energy. This also includes a signed supplier agreement with a US conglomerate to integrate the Mobilus audio technology into their "smart hard-hat" product which integrates augmented reality smart glasses (Microsoft Hololens 2) into a hard hat for remote expert applications.The outcome of the previous IUK funded project enabled the company to demonstrate its core bone conduction wearable technology to a TRL 5. Further R&D in multiple parts of the tech stack is required before the product is fully ready to be deployed in operational environments. These areas of further R&D include:Improvements to the bone conduction microphone for operation in environments with noise above +95dB.Embedded hands free and speech recognition interface.Software defined radio application developmentR&D to meet international standards, such as ATEX, for operation in Hazardous Locations.Prepare design for manufacture (DFM) of Mobilus wearable.The Covid-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the company's ability to raise sufficient investment from outside investors, as investor confidence has dissolved globally. The enclosed Innovate UK loan enables the business to resolve immediate cash flow challenges and provide vital match finance to complete the R&D to meet the expectations of commercial clients.

Noto Technologies（以Mobilus Labs的名义交易）致力于开发利用骨传导听力原理的新一代免提语音通信系统。这种众所周知的方法是基于与耳朵后面的头骨接触的传感器。至关重要的是，骨传导系统使使用者能够在耳朵不受阻碍的情况下听到并与通信系统交谈。Mobilus正在利用这一原理，并专注于开发人们可以在戴着个人防护设备（如安全帽或呼吸呼吸器）时使用的通信系统。Mobilus目前专注于开发一种骨传导通信模块，该模块可夹在安全帽的标准头带上。这种夹式模块使佩戴者在佩戴护耳器的情况下进行正常的电话交谈成为可能，而不管周围的背景噪音水平如何。Mobilus利用投资者和Innovate UK基金开发了一种先进的通信器原型（开放项目#9045,2019年12月完成）。该项目的成功导致了工业领域对扩展现场试验的需求激增，特别是建筑、运输和能源领域的应用。这还包括与一家美国企业集团签署的供应商协议，将Mobilus音频技术集成到他们的“智能安全帽”产品中，该产品将增强现实智能眼镜（微软Hololens 2）集成到远程专家应用的安全帽中。之前英国资助的项目成果使该公司能够向TRL 5展示其核心骨传导可穿戴技术。在产品完全准备好部署到操作环境之前，还需要对技术堆栈的多个部分进行进一步的研发。这些领域的进一步研发包括：改进骨传导麦克风，使其能够在噪音超过+95dB的环境中工作。嵌入式免提和语音识别界面。软件定义无线电应用开发研发，以满足国际标准，如ATEX，在危险场所操作。准备Mobilus可穿戴设备的制造设计。随着全球投资者信心的丧失，新冠肺炎疫情对该公司从外部投资者那里筹集足够投资的能力产生了负面影响。随附的Innovate UK贷款使企业能够立即解决现金流挑战，并提供重要的匹配资金，以完成研发，以满足商业客户的期望。