MIZAR

 MIZAR , the project co-ordinator for FLUIDS , undertakes research, design and production of systems and software for the automation of traffic and transportation. The company consists of about twenty highly qualified researchers and engineers who have built up considerable knowledge in the field through their active participation in advanced research programmes and in practical technological applications. Specialisation include mathematical modelling, control and information system applications and large-scale system design. MIZAR Automazione S.p.A. was founded in 1981 by a team of university level researchers and control engineers. MIZAR has been active in the PROMETHEUS (PRO-GEN) programme (since 1986) and in several projects in the EU's (DG XIII ) Transport and Telematics programme DRIVE (Dedicated Road Infrastructure for Vehicle safety inEurope).  Within DRIVE I MIZAR was involved in SECFO, VAMOS, DOMINC and CAR-GOES. Within DRIVE II MIZAR has been involved in QUARTET (as responsible for the management and co-ordination), GEMINI (as co-ordinator of the Italian activities), LLAMD/MARGOT (as project manager of the LLAMD sub-project MARGOT), PROMPT, PRIMAVERA, EAVES, and TESCO. In the framework of the DRIVE II programme, the company was also active in Topic Groups and Area work. Besides direct participation in Area 3, Topic Groups 8 and 10, MIZAR provided the chairman and rapporteur of Topic Group 10. MIZAR has also been represented in the following DRIVE Task Forces: IVIS, PLATO and SATIN. Furthermore MIZAR provides members on the IVHS America panel of experts.