ISOBUS and Windows CE based Machinery Controller

RDS开发和制造用于监控和控制越野移动机械的电子产品。该公司主要经营农业和建筑机械行业。近年来，电子设备在这类机械上的应用迅速加速。超过80%的RDS产品出口。为了在全球市场保持竞争力，RDS寻求开发创新仪器的帮助，并显著提高其产品的技术基础。拟议项目将开发一个Windows平台，为未来产品提供先进的新基础。该项目的一个主要目标是使用移动的Windows平台提供英国来源的解决方案，以符合ISO标准11783，更常见的是ISOBUS。这是一个高度复杂的标准，扩展到14个部分和940多页。在非技术术语中，ISOBUS是拖拉机和机具之间的通信系统。这使得任何拖拉机都可以适当地配备“虚拟终端”（VT）无缝地与任何装备有“作业计算机”（JC）的工具进行通信。一旦两个机械部件连接在一起，拖拉机和机具将和谐地工作。为了保持和谐，VT和JC必须符合ISOBUS标准的细节。应当强调（据了解）没有其他英国电子公司提供ISOBUS解决方案，也没有其他英国公司开发这种解决方案。在上述系统的发展过程中，RDS将期望为其他非ISOBUS应用开发其他“衍生”产品。技术领域：电子/机电一体化金融。公司贡献：476，396英镑申请资助：250，000英镑总额：726，396英镑请求百分比：34%日期：尽快，例如从2011年5月或6月开始的两年。地点：工作将主要在格洛斯斯特劳德的RDS办公室进行。有些测试工作将基于实地。

RDS develops and manufactures electronics for monitoring and control of off-road mobilemachinery. The company operates primarily in the agricultural and construction machinerysector. The use of electronics on such machinery has rapidly accelerated over recent years.Over 80% of RDS production is exported.To remain competitive in a global market, RDS seeks assistance in developing an innovativerange of instruments and significantly raise the technological base of its products.The proposed project will develop a Windows platform to provide an advanced new basis forfuture products.A major objective for the project is to use the mobile Windows platform to provide a UKsourced solution to comply with ISO Standard 11783, more commonly known as ISOBUS.This is a highly complex standard extending to 14 sections and over 940 pages.In non-technical terms, ISOBUS is a communication system between tractor and implement.This enables any tractor suitably equipped with a 'Virtual Terminal' (VT) to communicateseamlessly to any implement suitably equipped with a 'Job Computer' (JC). Once the twopieces of machinery are attached together, the tractor and implement will work in harmony.For harmony to prevail, both the VT and the JC must conform to the details of the ISOBUSstandard. It should be stressed that (as far as aware) no other UK electronics company isoffering an ISOBUS solution, nor is any other UK company developing such a solution.During the evolution of the system described above, RDS will expect to have other 'spin-off'developments for other, non-ISOBUS applications.Technology Area: Electronics/MechatronicsFinance.Company Contribution: £476,396Grant Applied for: £250,000Sum: £726,396Percentage Requested: 34%Dates: As soon as possible, e.g. two years commencing May or June 2011.Location: The work will predominantly be undertaken at RDS offices, in Stroud, Glos. Sometest work will be field based.