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Development of a long term creep monitoring image based technique (CREEPIMAGE)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Romania,Germany,Greece,Spain,Türkiye
Call:  (FP7-SME-2011, 2011)
Start date: 2011-09-01
End date: 2013-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1292764.6
EU funding (EUR): 1006300.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

The CreepImage project will develop a digital image technique for long term measurement and monitoring of creep deformation of an engineering structure/component under harsh conditions (high temperature, irradiation etc) where direct sensor attachment and human access are difficult or dangerous. A high definition digital camera equipped with a suitable lens (macro, telescopic or telecentric lens) will be used to capture images of a grid on the component surface at various stages, and digital image correlation (DIC) will be used to calculate the deformation associated with creep behaviour of the component. The procedure is expected to be as follows: (1) Physically produce a grid on the surface of the structure. It serves as the information carrier from which deformation can be calculated by DIC. (2) Capture digital images of the grid at different stages. A reference plate with a stable known coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) will be placed adjacent to the grid such that it can be imaged simultaneously. This permits automatic calibration without the need to keep the camera on site all the time. (3) DIC software will be used to calculate the overall deformation. Creep strain is obtained by subtracting the thermal deformation. The project work will be a laboratory based demonstration to validate the proposed techniques and to investigate the measurement capability (accuracy, repeatability etc). In addition to nuclear plants, other potential application areas include evaporators in a power plant.

Keywords: creep deformation,digital camera,macro,telescopic,telecentric lens,digital image correlation,coefficient of thermal expension,creep strain,thermal deformation
Advanced Video Surveillance archives search Engine for security applications (ADVISE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Improving Security systems integration, interconnectivity and interoperability
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Italy,Greece,United Kingdom,Belgium,Spain
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2011-1, 2011)
Start date: 2012-03-01
End date: 2015-02-28
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4218328.93
EU funding (EUR): 2989761.6
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

ADVISE aims to design and develop a unification framework for surveillance-footage archive systems, in an effort to deal with the increasingly critical need to provide automated and smart surveillance solutions. This need arises due to the continuous growth of surveillance systems in scale, heterogeneity and utility. There are two major obstacles: the variety on the technical components of the surveillance systems, producing video repositories with different compression formats, indexing systems, data storage formats sources, and the fact that such a system should take into careful consideration the legal, ethical and privacy rules that govern surveillance and the produced content. Towards both, ADVISE has been formed by experts on both technological and legal, ethical, privacy aspects, with valuable experiences in the Security field. To further ensure the applicability of the proposed system, ADVISE’s consortium includes some major European security agencies, while will be in collaboration with plenty other through its Advisory Boards. In terms of implementation, the ADVISE system will be split into two major components. The first will be performing the semantically enriched, event based video analysis, which will offer efficient search capabilities into video archives and sophisticated result visualisation. The second will enforce the legal, ethical and privacy constraints that apply to the exchange and processing of the surveillance data. Towards interoperability, the exchanged content and the associated metadata will be transformed into a common format. A Dedicated ADVISE Engine will be develop per peer authority in order to efficiently deal with each peer authority’s technical and Legal/Ethical/Privacy specificities. The components of ADVISE, after negotiating all relevant legal, ethical and privacy constraints, will be able to help the law enforcement authorities fight against crime and terrorism via efficient evidence mining into heterogeneous video archives

Keywords: heterogeneous surveillance video repositories unification,interoperable,event based video archive search engine,surveillance ontology,legal ethical compliance,content negotiating and filtering
Provisioning of urban/regional smart services and business models enabled by the Future Internet (OUTSMART)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: France,Spain,Serbia,Italy,France,Spain,Luxembourg,Denmark,United Kingdom,Spain,Spain,Germany,United Kingdom,Germany
Call:  (FP7-2011-ICT-FI, 2011)
Start date: 2011-04-01
End date: 2013-04-30
Duration (months): 25.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7563409.0
EU funding (EUR): 4996000.0
Participants: 29
Project status: CLOSED

The goal of OUTSMART is to contribute to the Future Internet (FI) by aiming at the development of five innovation eco-systems. These eco-systems facilitate the creation of a large variety of pilot services and technologies that contribute to optimised supply and access to services and resources in urban areas. This will contribute to more sustainable utility provision and, through increased efficiency, lower strain on resources and on the environment. Reaching this goal requires the whole value chain, namely city authorities, utilities operators, ICT companies as well as knowledge institutions in order to have an industry driven approach when developing advanced services and technologies. OUTSMART services and technologies will be based on an open and standardised infrastructure as envisioned by the FI Private Public Partnership (FI PPP) and provided by a service framework designed to facilitate provisioning, development and access. To this extend, OUTSMART will (1) deliver a set of detailed functional and non-functional requirements for an FI enabler platform and corresponding business framework able to support the above described eco-systems; (2) provide a specification of the domain specific enabler functionality with corresponding service interfaces compatible and aligned with Core Platform components to be specified alongside this project effort; (3) provide a realisation of prototypes of domain specific functionality for the envisioned eco-system and a validation thereof in early field trials in the envisioned use cases; (4) deliver a business framework specification which serves as blue print for the foreseen local eco-systems able to provide their sustainability beyond the PPP funding lifetime by creating favourable conditions for local investment and innovation; and (5) deliver a detailed plan for pilot services in the envisioned local eco-systems, which act as initial light house show cases for Europe in the utility and environment applications domain.

Keywords: internet of things,utilities,environnement,ecosystems
Weather hazards for aeronautics (WEZARD)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Aeronautics and air transport
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: France,France,Spain,United Kingdom,France,Germany,Germany,Italy,Belgium,France
Call:  (FP7-AAT-2011-RTD-1, 2011)
Start date: 2011-07-01
End date: 2013-06-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 747439.8
EU funding (EUR): 498306.0
Participants: 13
Project status: CLOSED

On April 14th, 2010, the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano and the accompanying cloud of volcanic ash forced most countries in northern Europe to shut their airspace, grounding more than 100,000 flights, affected an estimated 10 million travellers and had a financial impact of 5 bn US$ over a seven day period. This event revealed to what extent our society and economy rely on the availability of a safe and efficient air transport system and how fragile it remains when faced with the complexity of atmospheric conditions. WEZARD aims to support and contribute to the preparation of future community research in air transport system robustness when faced with weather hazards. It will focus on hazards which can be spread over large areas such as volcanic ash clouds or severe atmospheric conditions including icing. The WEZARD consortium will 1/ take stock of the current knowledge of weather hazards affecting airframes, engines and systems and identify the needed technology and capability developments pathways, 2/ compile knowledge on the collection, processing and communication of meteorological data and investigate what research is needed on observation, forecasting tools, data assimilation and broadcasting, 3/ investigate the existing and needed safety standards and procedures, 4/ model the capacity of the scientific community to better understand, observe and simulate hazardous particles. These activities will result in a R&D roadmap identifying research gaps and priorities and providing recommendations to the main stakeholders of the aeronautical community. The WEZARD consortium will consist of 3 airframers, 2 engine manufacturers, 1 system supplier, 1 network of meteorological offices, 4 research centres, 1 provider of test facilities and 1 civil aviation authority over 2 years. An Advisory Board gathering a panel of international experts in relevant domains will be set up to provide advice on the vision, priorities and directions proposed by the project.

Keywords: air transport,natural hazards,weather hazards,unusual atmospheric conditions,r&d roadmap,volcanic ash,icing
Composites repairs and monitoring and validation - Dissemination of innovations and latest achievements to key players of the aeronautical industry (AEROPLAN)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Aeronautics and air transport
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Greece,Germany,Spain,France,Germany
Call:  (FP7-AAT-2011-RTD-1, 2011)
Start date: 2011-09-01
End date: 2014-02-28
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 398005.13
EU funding (EUR): 300000.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

During the last ten years, the EU has funded an important number of research projects aiming at satisfying the need for innovative repair solutions for aircraft airframes, through the development of innovative elements that could assist in performing safer and more efficient repairs, in a faster and more economical way. However, as these innovations have been developed as the main or the secondary target of a large number of upstream research projects, their combination and adaptation to the actual aeronautical composite repair requirements is needed, together with their organised and systematic promotion towards the key players in the aeronautical industry, in order to maximize the results of this investment for the EC. Moreover, it should be stressed that, as the time from the generation of an innovation until its inclusion into a Structural Repair Manual (SRM) - which could be considered the final application level of this technology - usually exceeds one decade, it is crucial that foreground knowledge generated within EU funded research projects is appropriately disseminated to all levels of the aeronautical industry, focusing on real life applications, which will guarantee its processing and evolution throughout the different Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), within time, instead of being constrained to scientific publications and conferences only. This way, it will be ensured that both existing aircraft, as described above, and future designs will take benefit of these innovations, increasing the efficiency of the EU resources already committed to the implementation of the FP7 targets. For this reason, a consortium of key partners which have participated in a significant number of relevant research projects (under the acronyms COMPRES, SENARIO, PLASER, INDUCER, IAPETUS, COMPAIR) that have already finished or are in their final stages, has been assembled, in order to perform the necessary actions to achieve the goals described above.

Keywords: innovative repair solutions,aircraft airframes,safer and more efficient repairs,aeronautical composite repair,organised and systematic production,structural repair manual (srm)
The Autonomous Vehicle Emergency Recovery Tool (AVERT) provides a capability rapidly to deploy, extract and remove both blocking and suspect vehicles from vulnerable positions and confined spaces. (AVERT)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Increasing the Security of citizens
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Switzerland,Greece,United Kingdom,Germany,United Kingdom,Germany
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2011-1, 2011)
Start date: 2012-01-01
End date: 2015-03-31
Duration (months): 39.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3631190.98
EU funding (EUR): 2810822.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

In Europe, terrorism threatens horrific loss of life, extensive disruption to city transport and damage to commercial real estate. Vehicles provide an ideal delivery mechanism because they can be meticulously prepared well in advance of deployment and then brought in to the Area of Operations. Furthermore, a real and present danger comes from the threat of Chemical, Radiological, Biological and Nuclear (CRBN) contamination. Current methods of bomb disruption and neutralisation are hindered in the event that the device is shielded, blocked or for whatever reason cannot be accessed for examination. The Autonomous Vehicle Emergency Recovery Tool (AVERT) shall provide a unique capability to Police and Armed Services to rapidly deploy, extract and remove both blocking and suspect vehicles from vulnerable positions such as enclosed infrastructure spaces, tunnels, low bridges as well as under-building and underground car parks. Vehicles can be removed from confined spaces with delicate handling, swiftly and in any direction to a safer disposal point to reduce or eliminate collateral damage to infrastructure and personnel. AVERT shall be commanded remotely and shall operate autonomously under its own power and sensor awareness, as a critical tool alongside existing technologies, thereby enhancing bomb disposal response speed and safety.

Keywords: vehicle ied eod removal neutralisation access
Solar chemical reactor demonstration and Optimization for Long-term Availability of Renewable JET fuel (SOLAR-JET)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Aeronautics and air transport
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Switzerland,Germany,Netherlands,France
Call:  (FP7-AAT-2011-RTD-1, 2011)
Start date: 2011-06-01
End date: 2015-10-31
Duration (months): 53.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3120030.2
EU funding (EUR): 2173548.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

The aim of the SOLAR-JET project is to demonstrate a carbon-neutral path for producing aviation fuel, compatible with current infrastructure, in an economically viable way. The SOLAR-JET project will demonstrate on a laboratory-scale a process that combines concentrated sunlight with CO2 captured from air and H2O to produce kerosene by coupling a two-step solar thermochemical cycle based on non-stoichiometric ceria redox reactions with the Fischer-Tropsch process. This process provides a secure, sustainable and scalable supply of renewable aviation fuel, and early adoption will provide European aviation industries with a competitive advantage in the global market. The collaborators within SOLAR-JET combine all necessary competencies for the realization of project objectives, including: a unique high-flux solar simulator, a state-of-the-art computer simulation facility and software to significantly reduce the required number of experiments, and a Fischer-Tropsch unit for producing the first ever solar kerosene. These efforts are further complemented by assessments of the chemical suitability of the solar kerosene, identification of technological gaps, and determination of the technological and economical potentials. The outcomes of SOLAR-JET would propel Europe to the forefront in efforts to produce renewable, aviation fuels with a first-ever demonstration of kerosene produced directly from concentrated solar energy. The fuel is expected to overcome known sustainability and/or scalability limitations of coal/gas-to-liquid,bio-to-liquid and other drop-in biofuels while avoiding the inherent restrictions associated with other alternative fuels, such as hydrogen, that require major changes in aircraft design and infrastructure. The process demonstrated in SOLAR-JET eliminates logistical requirements associated with the biomass processing chain and results in much cleaner kerosene and represents a significant step forward in the production of renewable aviation fuels.

Keywords: renewable aviation fuel,sunlight-to-liquid,production of solar kerosene,solar simulator facility,solar reactor,computer simulation
Engine Waste Heat Recovery and Re-Use (NOWASTE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Sustainable surface transport (INCLUDING THE �EUROPEAN GREEN CARS INITIATIVE�)
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Italy,Sweden,Austria,France,Belgium,Italy
Call:  (FP7-SST-2011-RTD-1, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2015-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4563912.0
EU funding (EUR): 2719561.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

The reduction of CO2 emissions from road vehicles is a strategic goal of the EU, and heavy duty vehicles are required to contribute to this objective in a significant way. One very promising solution is the re-use of the waste heat, which represents approx. the 60% of the combustion energy, by transforming it into mechanical or electrical energy thus increasing the overall vehicle energy efficiency directly. Depending on the operational conditions, fuel consumption and hence CO2 emissions can be reduced by between 10% and 15%. Such benefits can be higher in the case of a hybrid or hybrid-like powertrain where it is possible to store and then use the generated energy subsequently when most convenient. Heat re-use can be performed by means of a thermodynamic cycle (e.g. organic or non-organic Rankine cycles) using the waste heat as a source of energy, as is already being developed for application in large stationary applications. The adoption of such technology in the automotive domain requires specific R&D activities to develop the components and identify the most appropriate system architectures and level of integration in order to achieve sustainable costs and the required level of reliability. Objectives The NoWaste Project aims to develop such an engine waste hear recovery and re-use system for automotive applications and demonstrate its feasibility within both a purpose-built test rig and a vehicle demonstrator. The key points of the NoWaste Project are: • definition of a reference mission • selection of the most appropriate architecture following an in-depth technology screening • innovative heat rejection system minimizing the cooling drag and the impact on the front end • development of specific heat exchangers to maximize the heat recuperation efficiency • integration with the exhaust system • validation of the developed system initially on a test rig and then on vehicle demonstrator based on a hybrid powertrain • evaluation of the system applicability on various power-trains for heavy duty trucks via simulation Target Performance: • Fuel Economy: >12% fuel consumption reduction at vehicle level on a reference mission • Cost (for the OEM): < 4500 Euro/system • Weight: < 150 kg

Keywords: fuel economy,heat recuperation,rankine cycle
Innovative End-to-end Management of Dynamic Manufacturing Networks (IMAGINE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: ICT for the Enterprise and Manufacturing
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Luxembourg,Germany,Italy,Germany,Greece,United Kingdom,France,Portugal,Spain,Italy,Serbia,Türkiye,Germany
Call:  (FP7-2011-NMP-ICT-FoF, 2011)
Start date: 2011-09-01
End date: 2014-12-31
Duration (months): 40.0
Total project cost (EUR): 11392598.0
EU funding (EUR): 7991000.0
Participants: 15
Project status: CLOSED

Effective end-to-end management of dynamic manufacturing networks is consistently touted as a top priority for manufacturing enterprises that need to strive to improve their efficiency, adaptability and sustainability of their production systems. Moreover, it is a crucial prerequisite for the emerging powerful new model of production based on community, collaboration, and self-organisation and openness rather than on hierarchy and centralised control. IMAGINE addresses the need of modern manufacturing enterprises for a novel end-to-end management of dynamic manufacturing networks and will develop a multi-party collaboration platform for innovative, responsive manufacturing that encompasses globally distributed partners, suppliers & production facilities (SMEs and/or OEMs) that jointly conduct multi-party manufacturing. The project will implement a novel comprehensive methodology for the management of dynamic manufacturing networks that provides consolidated and coordinated view of information from various manufacturing sources and systems and enables service-enhanced product and production lifecycle and responsive manufacturing processes throughout the value chain. Living Labs in major industrial sectors will drive the implementation, testing, evaluation and dissemination of the IMAGINE methodology and supporting ICT platform. The IMAGINE manufacturing model is an innovative plug and produce approach that implements an end-to-end manufacturing interoperability solution. The IMAGINE solution is market-oriented with focus on value chain streamlining and support for emerging manufacturing business models. IMAGINE promises to have a profound and long lasting impact on EU manufacturing enterprises to adapt to global competitive pressures by providing the technological base that helps reduce manufacturing cycle times, increase production and improve on-time delivery rates while enabling SMEs to participate in the design and production of new generation applications.

Keywords: virtual production networks,end-to-end manufacturing processes,supply chain visibility monitoring and management,service-enhanced product management