{"id":843,"date":"2009-08-10T09:53:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-10T07:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/space_technology_helps_find_space\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:32:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:32:54","slug":"space_technology_helps_find_space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/pt\/space_technology_helps_find_space\/","title":{"rendered":"A tecnologia espacial ajuda a explorar o espa\u00e7o"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>Hoje em dia, a maioria das nossas mercadorias \u00e9 transportada por cami\u00f5es carregados com contentores gigantes. No entanto, embora o setor do transporte de mercadorias moderno seja altamente automatizado, \u00e9 frequente que reste algum espa\u00e7o vazio nos cami\u00f5es. Agora, dois engenheiros alem\u00e3es descobriram uma excelente forma de utilizar a tecnologia de sat\u00e9lite para reduzir o desperd\u00edcio de espa\u00e7o.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1632\" data-credit=\"ubigrate GmbH \/ DHL\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2009\/07\/ubigrate_s_LoVoTrack_to_be_tested_by_DHL2\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2009\/07\/ubigrate_s_lovotrack_to_be_tested_by_dhl2\/17873298-2-eng-GB\/ubigrate_s_LoVoTrack_to_be_tested_by_DHL.jpg\" alt=\"ubigrate&#x27;s LoVoTrack to be tested by DHL\"><figcaption>O LoVoTrack da ubigrate vai ser testado pela DHL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No Concurso Europeu de Navega\u00e7\u00e3o por Sat\u00e9lite de 2008, apoiado pelo Programa de Transfer\u00eancia de Tecnologia da ESA, a T-Systems\/DHL da Alemanha ofereceu um pr\u00e9mio \u00e0 melhor ideia sobre como utilizar melhor a capacidade de transporte. A proposta vencedora foi apresentada pela empresa alem\u00e3 ubigrate GmbH, com um sistema \u2018inteligente\u2019 capaz de monitorizar constantemente a quantidade de espa\u00e7o livre dispon\u00edvel num cami\u00e3o.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-natural\" data-width=\"460\" data-credit=\"ubigrate GmbH\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2009\/07\/Find_empty_space_in_container2\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2009\/07\/find_empty_space_in_container2\/18247438-2-eng-GB\/Find_empty_space_in_container.png\" alt=\"Find empty space in container\"><figcaption>Encontrar espa\u00e7o livre no contentor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>O sistema de monitoriza\u00e7\u00e3o de carga e volume (LoVoTrack) utiliza sensores ultrass\u00f3nicos instalados no teto de cada contentor para medir o volume vazio dispon\u00edvel. Esta informa\u00e7\u00e3o, juntamente com os dados de navega\u00e7\u00e3o por sat\u00e9lite que indicam a localiza\u00e7\u00e3o exata do cami\u00e3o, \u00e9 transmitida atrav\u00e9s da rede de telem\u00f3veis para um computador central.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-natural\" data-width=\"506\" data-credit=\"ubigrate GmbH\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2009\/07\/Transportation_company_s_lorries_on_overview_map2\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2009\/07\/transportation_company_s_lorries_on_overview_map2\/17901309-2-eng-GB\/Transportation_company_s_lorries_on_overview_map.jpg\" alt=\"Transportation company&#x27;s lorries on overview map\"><figcaption>Cami\u00f5es da empresa de transportes no mapa geral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Desta forma, \u00e9 poss\u00edvel acompanhar o que se passa com toda uma frota de cami\u00f5es. Qualquer capacidade n\u00e3o utilizada pode ser rapidamente preenchida por encomendas de \u00faltima hora. \u2018\u00c9 f\u00e1cil atribuir novas encomendas aos locais onde h\u00e1 capacidade dispon\u00edvel\u2019, afirmou o Dr. Mario Neugebauer, um dos inventores do sistema. Desta forma, o LoVoTrack n\u00e3o s\u00f3 resultar\u00e1 num melhor servi\u00e7o para os clientes, como tamb\u00e9m reduzir\u00e1 os custos das empresas de transporte rodovi\u00e1rio. Igualmente importante, contribuir\u00e1 para diminuir a polui\u00e7\u00e3o, reduzindo a quantidade total de di\u00f3xido de carbono emitida pelos cami\u00f5es. A ideia premiada est\u00e1 agora pronta para ser introduzida nas estradas da Europa.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, most of our goods are carried by lorries loaded with giant containers. 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