A New Era in Passenger
Mobility: The Calgary
Airport Compact Transit
System
Frédéric Faulconnier, Eng., MBA
Content
About PIT a group of FPInnovations
2 Calgary Airport Authority - YYC LINK
Conclusion3
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About PIT a group of FPInnovations
FPInnovations
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100 M$ Turnover
525 Employees
100 PhD
120Patents
30Licence Agreements
70Research collaborations
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About PIT a group of FPInnovations
Description of the PIT group
Private and public transport fleets
Shippers, clients and suppliers
Federal and provincial governments
Universities, sector-based associations and R&D centres
Private partners (e.g., OEM, consultants) PITIndustries
Universities
R&D Agencies
Technology suppliers
Governments
Solutions
for fleets
Intelligent vehicle…since 1985
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About PIT a group of FPInnovations
1985 – Device for measuring the trajectory of an articulated vehicle (pre-GPS!)
1988 – Tire pressure monitoring system to adapt truck’s traction according to the
road conditions
1990 – Embedded scale to respect rules on vehicle weights and dimensions
1999 – Emdedded computer to follow driver behaviour
2003 – Real time driver feedback
2009 – Operational test of delivery hybrid truck (class 7)
2012 – Platooning truck test
2014 – Electric shuttle
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Calgary Airport Authority – YYC LINK
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FP Innovations selected in 2013 by the Calgary Airport Authority to build a
shuttle vehicle for use in the new International Terminal at Calgary International
Airport.
Prototype delivered in 2015
Fleet vehicles now under construction
Electric-powered
10 passenger capacity
Calgary Airport Authority – YYC LINK
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Cross functional team
Project management
Mechanical engineering
Automotive industrial design
Electrical engineering
Manufacturing
Calgary Airport Authority – YYC LINK
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What it is ?
VIDEO (ref :Youtube)
Calgary Airport Authority – YYC LINK
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From design to production
VIDEO: (Ref: YYC website)
Conclusion
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Increasing use of vehicle to infrastructure communications
Operator to passengers communication
Innovative way to move people
Proud to be a partner of YYC International’s New Terminal infrastructure
Take into account of authorities and stakeholder’s concerns
The right design and built team for the right product
Prototype vehicle vs Production mode
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Others applications can be address with this kind of vehicle: Cities; Parks; Etc.
PIT group is developing 2 product line: iconic and generic EV shuttle
Iconic vehicle for iconic playground Generic vehicle…on going
Pictures: Paul Deutschman
EZ10 by EasyMile
YYC LINK