R&D System
1. R&D system｜2. R&D roles
　　　
　1. RIMS R&D system
　The R&D system for researching and developing the Road Infrastructure Monitoring System (RIMS) is as follows.
　The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has commissioned the NMEMS Technology Research Organization (hereinafter referred to as “NMEMS”) and others to form a road infrastructure monitoring research consortium in order to conduct R&D while cooperating mutually under the direction of NEDO (through joint research and re-commissioning). NMEMS will establish the Road Infrastructure Research Center under the Infrastructure Monitoring Laboratory, and the R&D system will comprise industry-academia-government collaboration and user participation (expressway companies).
[Diagram of R&D system]




　　　
　2. Division of R&D roles amongst participating institutions/companies
　The roles of each of the institutions/companies participating in the road infrastructure monitoring research consortium are as follows.

[Road Infrastructure Research Center, NMEMS Technology Research Organization]
Joint development of Road Infrastructure Monitoring System (RIMS)
Toshiba Corporation, The University of Tokyo, and Kyoto University
Development of a bridge sensing system utilizing super acoustic sensors
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., The University of Tokyo
Development of a bridge sensing system utilizing 2D-strain-pattern sensor sheets
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
Development of a tilt sensing system for road equipment
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Development of a slope displacement sensing system
NTT DATA Corporation
Development of a common platform for wireless communication networks
Micromachine Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), NGK Insulators, Ltd., and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Development of a highly durable packaging technology
All participating institutions
Demonstration and evaluation study on sensor systems for road infrastructure monitoring

［Other］
Hitachi, Ltd., and Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Joint research with the Road Infrastructure Research Center of the NMEMS Technology Research Organization and other institutions
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Contract research outsourcing, project management (consortium operation)


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