Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Sensor networks for safe and engaged mature drivers (SENSE-MD)
Agreement Number:
994736
Agreement Value:
$449,900.00
Agreement Date:
Sep 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Canada's size and weather causes many older Canadians Aging in Place to drive. Aging brings natural and illness-related health declines making mature drivers at risk for driving accidents. Furthermore, unplanned driving cessation causes isolation, leading to increased risk of dementia, poorer physical and mental health, and reduced ability to engage in social, physical activities. The SENSE-MD project aims to provide a solution for a key missing element in the current driver assessment regime: knowledge of changes in risk and driving capacity based on valuable data from onboard vehicle sensors. Clinical assessments are infrequent and only indirectly measure driving skills, increasing risks for premature driving cessation and isolation. The SENSE-MD project addresses the NRC Connection Pillar offering a technology-based solution that delivers information, based on a communication model, regarding changes in driver risk to the mature Canadian drivers, their family, and caregivers, while keeping the driver central to information sharing.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1S 5B6
Reference Number:
172-2022-2023-Q2-994736
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
118838937
Recipient Type:
Academia
Additional Information:
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreement has been modified by 212 days.
Amendment Date
Jul 11, 2025
Recipient's Legal Name:
Carleton University
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa Centre
Federal Riding Number:
35079
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
NAICS Code:
541710
Amendments: