Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Development of light-weight steel castings for efficient aircraft engines (LEAN)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky
Action type: Article 171 of the Treaty
Partnership: CLEAN-SKY (Art-185)
Countries involved: Sweden,Poland,Sweden
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2011-01, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 731633.0
EU funding (EUR): 502913.5
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

The aim of the proposed project is to develop castable steel alloys for aero engine applications and to refine the process to be able to cast thin-walled, light-weight and durable cast steel components. Today, cast titanium components is the predominant choice over alternatives like nickel base alloys and stainless steels for critical components in the aero engine. The main downside of using cast titanium components is the additional cost accompanied with the material. Using a technically equivalent, but cheaper construction material leaves more economical headroom for using higher performing light-weight materials in other part of the air craft, thereby making it possible to manufacture lighter air crafts producing less emission during its active usage cycle. In the proposed project the possibility to cast thin-walled cast steel components will be investigated using an iterative process of performing casting trials and tuning simulation parameters for simplified geometries. After a successful methodology has been developed and validated, complex aerospace-engine components will be cast and simulated where section sizes down to 1 mm are combined with thicker sections. In this work the steel alloy 17-4PH will be investigated. This alloy is a common engineering material and is used in cast components today. Another important part of the proposed work is the investigation of the possibility to cast steel alloys which are not commonly cast today. These alloys possess material properties that make the suitable for aerospace applications, but are today only produced as forged components or sheet metal. The above mentioned tasks will be performed in collaboration between the research institutes Swerea SWECAST and FRI, Foundry Research Institute together with the investment casting foundry TPC Components AB. The participating institutes play active roles in European research networks, which will provide efficient communication paths for dissemination of the project results.

Keywords: stainless steel,17-4ph,investment casting,thin walled,light weight,casting simulation,forged,sheet metal,emission,aerospace,heat treatment,hot isostatic pressing,hip,jet engine,aviation
Advanced concepts for trailing edge morphing wings - Design and manufacturing of test rig and test samples - Test execution (SMYTE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky
Action type: Article 171 of the Treaty
Partnership: CLEAN-SKY (Art-185)
Countries involved: Greece
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2011-01, 2011)
Start date: 2012-02-01
End date: 2013-01-31
Duration (months): 12.0
Total project cost (EUR): 214289.0
EU funding (EUR): 157715.0
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

The SMyTE project aims to develop state-of-the-art SMA actuator specimen(s), undergoing controlled deformation and to perform tests on a suitably designed and assembled test rig with its related interface components to assure the characterisation of SACM and DESA demonstrators and the validation of numerical schemes used during design phase. At a later stage, it is further aimed to be applied on the trailing edge of an adaptive/morphing wing. For this reason several aspects such as fail-safe, test execution under different type of static and dynamic loads are considered reflecting in fact the future applicability of the current project. The proposal is building on background knowledge in design and characterisation of SMA actuators and mechanisms as well as in experience in prototype static and dynamic characterisation tests.

Keywords: design and manufacturing of desa prototype,design and manufacturing of a test rig for desa and sacm characterisation,characterision of both statically and dynamically sacm and desa prototypes.
Impact Shield A (IMPSHIELDA)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky
Action type: Article 171 of the Treaty
Partnership: CLEAN-SKY (Art-185)
Countries involved: Sweden
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2011-01, 2011)
Start date: 2013-04-01
End date: 2015-07-31
Duration (months): 28.0
Total project cost (EUR): 70000.0
EU funding (EUR): 52499.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This proposal is to design and manufacture an innovative shield to protect critical components of an aircraft against high velocity shrapnel from an engine burst. The concept proposed here uses well established high performance fibres and manufacturing methods making it fit the requirements of medium to high maturity level and low manufacturing costs stated in the call. However the combination of the latest development in quality of these materials and the fact that they meet the environment requirement as well as an innovative ballistic design takes the proposed shield concept beyond the state of the art. The proposal has come from a close collaboration between Imperial College Consultants and Swerea SICOMP. It is therefore the result of the combined skills in manufacturing structural composites for the defence and aeronautical industry as well as specific ballistic design skills. Both institutes have the necessary skills, experience and equipment to design and manufacture a successful shield. As both these institutes are non profit research establishments actively working to advance composite technology, the materials and techniques have been chosen based on the type of treat and the aircraft integration constraints and there is no constrain to use any one particular material supplier. Publishing and dissemination of the results is also not a problem if so desired.

Keywords: ballistic shielding high temperature rtm lightweight
IMPact SHIELD design C (IMPSHIELDC)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky
Action type: Article 171 of the Treaty
Partnership: CLEAN-SKY (Art-185)
Countries involved: Sweden
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2011-01, 2011)
Start date: 2013-04-01
End date: 2015-07-31
Duration (months): 28.0
Total project cost (EUR): 90000.0
EU funding (EUR): 67499.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This proposal is to design and manufacture an innovative shield to protect critical components of an aircraft against high velocity shrapnel from an engine burst. The concept of the shield design is based on in house modelling capabilities of Imperial consultant to use different fibres acting as membranes through the thickness of the ballistic structure. In addition to this, these fibre layers are interlaced by foam to provide optimum performance. This use of almost dry layers within foam sub-laminates will be investigated at the modeling stage. The specific polymer used will depend heavily on the temperature requirements as well as other aircraft integration constraints and hence will be subject to more detailed discussions. The manufacturing is provisionally done by press with matrix film layers. The specific matrix used will again subject to the temperature requirements. The proposal has come from a close collaboration between the Imperial College Consultants and Swerea SICOMP. It is therefore the result of the combined skills in manufacturing structural composites for the defence and aeronautical industry as well as specific ballistic design skills. Both institutes have the necessary skills, experience and equipment to design and manufacture a successful shield. As both these institutes are non profit research establishments actively working to advance composite technology, the materials and techniques have been chosen based on the type of treat and the aircraft integration constraints and there is no constrain to use any one particular material supplier. Publishing and dissemination of the results is also not a problem if so desired.

Keywords: bistable,environmental effects,high performance fibres,lightweight
SIMPLIFIED LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT TOOL (BIO_LCA_TOOL)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky
Action type: Article 171 of the Treaty
Partnership: CLEAN-SKY (Art-185)
Countries involved: France
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2011-01, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2013-06-30
Duration (months): 21.0
Total project cost (EUR): 242499.6
EU funding (EUR): 181874.7
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Since the current challenge for European aerospace sector is to reduce the relative impact of aviation to balance out the effects of ever-growing needs for air transport, the Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative was launched by European Commission in 2007 within the 7th Research Framework Programme. In the frame of this project, the “Simplified LCA tool” topic aims at developing a simplified LCA software tailored for the aerospace sector. To meet that demand, BIO proposes to build a modular, user-friendly, simplified LCA tool that adapts to the expertise level of each user, following 4 main stages: -Defining the needs and requirements as well as the relevant development option by interviewing stakeholders and designing a task force of industrials for the project; -Translating those elements into detailed functional specifications; -Developing the application; -Testing the application by users and ensuring a good dissemination of the tool. This project will be carried out in close coordination with the topic manager. BIO has many assets for this project: multi-disciplinary expertise and experience in the fields of LCA, especially LCA tool development, ecodesign studies, multicriteria analyses and environmental communication. For 20 years, our methods have been acknowledged, notably by the European Union and the private sector. We recently carried out many studies for the aerospace sector: LCA of launchers for the European Space Agency, Support of Dassault Systèmes for the LCA of a business aircraft, etc. The work delivered by BIO will contribute to providing aerospace stakeholders with a single, ergonomic and efficient tool. This interface will guarantee users a comprehensive and quick understanding of Life Cycle Thinking to promote a sustainable and reliable approach of LCA in Europe, which may contribute to fostering eco-design in the EU, and therefore to giving the European aerospace sector a new opportunity for differentiation, efficiency and competitiveness.

Keywords: simplified lca tool,user-friendly,modular,standardized lct approach,ecodesign purposes,progressive learning,comprehensive,saving options,data exchange
High Impact Vector Signaling for Energy and Pin Efficient Communication between Electronic Components (HIVESIGN)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Countries involved: Switzerland
Call:  (ERC-2011-PoC, 2011)
Start date: 2012-03-01
End date: 2013-06-30
Duration (months): 16.0
Total project cost (EUR): 168224.4
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Efficient communication between integrated circuits within an electronic component is a major concern for designers of electronic systems. The 'Interconnect,' as it is called in the industry, is considered to be a major bottleneck in the design of high performance electronic systems, both in terms of speed, and in terms of its contribution to the total energy consumption of such systems. Be it on a mobile device, where data communication may take place between the processor and memory, or in a server farm where communication takes place between devices in different racks, such high speed interconnects can contribute up to 40% of the total energy consumption. Taking into account that data centers alone consume 200 billion kilowatt hours annually worldwide, any decrease in the energy consumption of the interconnect has a meaningful impact on the society at large. At the heart of today?s interconnects lies ?differential signaling,? a method for transmitting information between components in an electronic device. This method uses two wires to communicate one bit by putting a physical quantity (voltage or current) of opposite polarities on the two wires, and reading the information as the polarity of the difference. The method provides for excellent noise immunity, but because of the limits on the number of pins on a chip, it needs to transmit the data at double the speed. This typically leads to a higher energy consumption, especially at high speeds. In the course of our research within the ERC funded Advanced Grant 'ECCSciEng' we have discovered a completely new class of signaling methods which have better noise immunity, require far fewer wires, and consume far less energy than differential signaling. The method has the potential to drastically reduce the power consumption of electronic devices. The goal of this proposal is to explore this new class of signaling methods further, and build prototypes to convince to adopt them into their products.

Keywords: 228021
Needle-free injection with supersonic microjets (NEEDLEFREE)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Countries involved: Netherlands
Call:  (ERC-2011-PoC, 2011)
Start date: 2012-04-01
End date: 2013-06-30
Duration (months): 15.0
Total project cost (EUR): 149999.4
EU funding (EUR): 149999.4
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

When focusing a laser pulse in a liquid, a vapor bubble can instantaneously (< 1μs) be produced. We have generated such vapor bubbles in a liquid-filled coated micro-capillary (diameter ≈ 50μm). Remarkably, in about one microsecond after vapor bubble formation, an ultra-high-speed, ultra-sharp, focused liquid micro-jet emerged out of the meniscus at the end of the micro-capillary. Even with laser pulse energies comparable to those used in laser-pointers, we have reached spectacular supersonic velocities up to 800 m/s. The diameter of the jets was a few micrometers, more than 10 times smaller than the diameter of the micro-capillary. These supersonic ultra-sharp microjets have tremendous application perspectives for needle-free injection of vaccines and drugs for both humans and animals. The objective of this proposal is to verify the innovation potential of this idea.

Keywords: 267166
Sensor for 3D Vision (3DV)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Countries involved: Italy
Call:  (ERC-2011-PoC, 2011)
Start date: 2012-06-01
End date: 2013-10-31
Duration (months): 17.0
Total project cost (EUR): 157545.05
EU funding (EUR): 148061.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

A low-cost sensor able to perceive 3D information would be a breakthrough for a number of applications. Automotive applications would benefit from a low-cost obstacle detector to increase road safety; agricultural vehicles would be able to sense the environment and perform precise (and even autonomous) maneuvers improving their effectiveness; efficient sensing would be a key also to future building automation: elevators doors would close just after boarding and keep open when detecting people's intention to enter, automatic doors would not open when individuals would move in their sensed area but without the intention to cross the door. Even the entertainment industry, which lately invested massively on innovative and interactive sensors, would benefit from precise 3D sensors working even outdoor or in combination with multiple identical sensors. This proposal is aimed at preparing an engineered version of the current stereo-based system developed for vehicles within the OFAV ERC-funded Advanced Grant and currently under test in many other application domains. It is based on two microcameras and a smart software reconstructing the 3D environment; the software will be ported on a low-cost FPGA+DSP integrated into the sensor box, providing a small and light passive sensor for a variety of applications that nowadays either use other technologies (laser based) or are not able to reach the performance provided by this sensor (e.g. IR-based elevators' door control which is not working in highly illuminated sites and covers only smaller areas). The algorithm which is now working on a PC-based platform is owned by the team working for the OFAV Project and delivers superb results in terms of accuracy. This proposal is intended to provide resources to implement this solution in hardware and produce a low-cost, small-sized, and high performance sensor to be used in a very wide range of applications.

Keywords: 228045
Biosensing and surface characterization using a Cavity-Ring-Down Ellipsometer (BIOCARDE)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Countries involved: Greece
Call:  (ERC-2011-PoC, 2011)
Start date: 2012-07-01
End date: 2013-12-31
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 192436.92
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

We propose to construct a pre-commercial microsecond-resolved, spectrally broadband, ellipsometer, based on our recently-developed, ERC-funded technique of cavity-ring-down ellipsometry (CRDE), for which we have a US and international (PCT) patents pending. This BIOCARDE instrument will have unprecedented time resolution and sensitivity, compared to commercial ellipsometers, and will have potential application in the biosensing and surface characterization (semiconductor) industries. The BIOCARDE instrument will be tested by the Biosensors group at FORTH (Prof. Gizeli), and by our industrial partners SOPRALAB in Paris (world-leading ellipsometry company). Interest in the instrument will be from three directions: 1) Research groups in the biosensing and surface characterization fields. Instruments will be sold to these groups, which will increase the profile and research scope of CRDE. 2) SOPRALAB, is interested in the enabling technologies of the instrument (the combination of the broad-band laser and microsecond-resolved data acquisition) 3) Biosensing companies, as the BIOCARDE instrument will be made to be compatible with (and tested with) their commercial prisms and biosensing delivery systems, to prove that the new capabilities (microsecond ellipsometric detection) is compatible with their existing technologies.

Keywords: 207542
Globalisation and the Education of Adults (GLOBE-A)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Outgoing Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Denmark
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IOF, 2011)
Start date: 2012-09-19
End date: 2015-09-18
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 285798.9
EU funding (EUR): 285798.9
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The proposal’s objective is to identify and examine how globalisation processes are redefining the nature and scope of adult education in response to global challenges by asking the following research questions: 1. How do political entities, interest groups and other actors influence the transnational policy development process and how, in turn, do they respond to transnational policies in adult education? 2.How does international cooperation affect state policies concerning adult education, planned and implemented, in three socio-economic and political systems that are representative of the North-South division? GLOBE-A challenges traditional categorisations applied to studying adult education in Western societies or in transition and less developed countries and attempts to reconceptualise existing relations between adult education, policy analysis, and political and social science. The study adopts a mixed-method design, were new empirical data will be of qualitative nature, while existing quantitative data will play a supportive role, and it follows a comparative approach that combines a vertical and a horizontal perspectives. The vertical perspective explores how the global and the local mutually shape each other by looking at the flow of policies between transnational entities, regional organizations and local governments. The horizontal perspective examines interactions and disjunctions across sites in Europe, Northern and Latin America by exploring how changes in transnational, regional and local policies influence educational practices in multiple sites. GLOBE-A is expected to generate knowledge specific to a sample of world regions, while developing a new perspective. This perspective could be applied to study adult education in contrasting socio-economic, cultural and political contexts worldwide. Further it will enable policy makers, researchers and practitioners to take into account both national and trans-national factors that shape adult education.

Keywords: humanities,social sciences
Bacterial Degradation of Marine Particles: Colonisation, Dispersal, and Impact on Vertical Export in the Ocean (BACPAC)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Spain
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF, 2011)
Start date: 2012-11-01
End date: 2014-10-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 176053.2
EU funding (EUR): 176053.2
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Sinking of organic particles from the ocean’s productive surface layers is a key component in the biological carbon pump, and essential to carbon sequestration by the ocean. Its regulation needs to be comprehended in order to accurately determine the oceans’ role in the global climate system. The impact of bacterial degradation on the fate of marine particles demands further study in order to significantly strengthen our understanding of oceanic carbon cycling. By investigating the prokaryotic community composition of suspended and sinking marine particles, the degradation activities of different prokaryotic groups, and colonisation of particles, BacPac will provide new knowledge elucidating the role of bacteria in vertical flux regulation. The project will use state-of-the-art molecular tools (DGGE, ARISA, and 454-pyrosequencing) to determine the prokaryotic community in ambient seawater, on marine particles (zooplankton faecal pellets, algal aggregates and marine snow), and on sinking particles collected by sediment traps. The main sampling activities in the Mediterranean Sea will be supplemented by field collections from North-Norwegian and European Arctic waters. The project combines the researcher’s expertise on vertical export and the host's expertise in marine microbial ecology in order to advance both disciplines. BacPac’s objectives are directly relevant to contemporary research in marine carbon cycling and microbiology, and will contribute to strengthening European scientific expertise in these fields. The proposed activities will advance both the scientific and complimentary skills of the researcher and will be an important step in his career development. The mobility (University of Tromsø, Norway, to the Marine Science Institute in Barcelona, Spain) will be beneficial to European research integration and will provide a network for future collaboration.

Keywords: marine microbiology,pelagic ecosystems,carbon cycling,vertical export