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HEDoctoral network2023–2027

USES2 · USES of novel Ultrasonic and Seismic Embedded Sensors for the non-destructive evaluation and structural health monitoring of critical infrastructure and human-built objects

Horizon Europe — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2023-03-01 → 2027-08-31
EU contribution
€2,657,779
Participants
23
Scheme
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN

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Results in brief

USES of novel Ultrasonic and Seismic Embedded Sensors for the non-destructive evaluation and structural health monitoring of critical infrastructure and human-built objects

Detecting degradation that endangers the safety and impairs availability of infrastructure and components is currently the task of schedule-driven Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE), this process is however costly and disruptive. The attractive alternative is to use condition based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). Current SHM typically uses sensors that provide local information only, which may be insufficient for detecting interior degradation or require very dense networks. Furthermore, the performance of both in-situ sensing systems and algorithms to process and interpret the sensor data is reduced when subject to Environmental and Operational Conditions (EOC). This limits their large-scale deployment. USES2 develops and combines novel emerging sensing technologies (optical fibre and wireless piezoelectric sensors), advanced processing (compressed sensing, artificial intelligence) and full-mechanical-waveform based imaging to tackle these issues. Key to this cross-disciplinary work is a new generation of researchers with skills across sensing and signal processing. They will be trained with a unique combination of “hands-on” multidisciplinary research demonstrators, industrial placements, and courses /workshops on scientific and transferable skills. All of which is facilitated by the broad intersectoral composition of the consortium. USES2 produces world-class researchers expert in innovative sensing solutions, advanced mechanical wave processing and robust EOC compensation methods. Their skills will be embodied in a series of laboratory demonstrators and in-situ industrially relevant experiments spanning three key sectors of European industry: energy [power plants (nuclear, wind), hydrogen storage, pipeline networks for fuel exploration and transport], mobility for citizens (aerospace industry, automotive industry) and construction (urban subsurface soil, infrastructures). For more information: https://www.uses2.eu/

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

Detecting degradation that endangers the safety and impairs availability of infrastructure and components is currently the task of schedule-driven Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE), this process is however costly and disruptive. The attractive alternative is to use condition based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM).Current, SHM typically uses sensors that provide local information only, which may be insufficient for detecting interior degradation or require very dense networks. Furthermore, the performance of both in-situ sensing systems and algorithms to process and interpret the sensor data is reduced when subject to Environmental and Operational Conditions (EOC). This limits their large-scale deployment.USES2 will develop and combine novel emerging sensing technologies (optical fibre and wireless pieozoelectric sensors), advanced processing (compressed sensing, artificial intelligence) and full-mechanical-waveform-based imaging to tackle these issues.Key to this cross-disciplinary work is a new generation of researchers with skills across sensing and signal processing. They will be trained with a unique combination of “hands-on” multidisciplinary research demonstrators, industrial placements, and courses /workshops on scientific and transferable skills. All of which is facilitated by the broad intersectoral composition of the consortium.USES2 will produce world class researchers expert in innovative sensing solutions, advanced mechanical wave processing and robust EOC compensation methods. Their skills will be embodied in a series of laboratory demonstrators and in situ industrially relevant experiments spanning three key sectors of European industry: energy [power plants (nuclear, wind), hydrogen storage, pipeline networks for fuel exploration and transport], mobility for citizens (aircraft, automotive industry) and construction (urban subsurface soil, infrastructures).

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • UNIVERSITE GUSTAVE EIFFEL · MARNE-LA-VALLEECoordinatorFrance
  • AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SA · Getafe (Madrid)Spain
  • BUNDESANSTALT FUER MATERIALFORSCHUNG UND -PRUEFUNG · BerlinGermany
  • COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES · ParisFrance
  • ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE D'ARTS ET METIERS · ParisFrance
  • ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE · ParisFrance
  • ENI SPA · ROMAItaly
  • ENIVIBES SRL · VIMODRONE MIItaly
  • FABER INDUSTRIE SPA · Cividale Del FriuliItaly
  • FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV · MunchenGermany
  • IMMS INSTITUT FUER MIKROELEKTRONIK- UND MECHATRONIK-SYSTEME GMBH · IlmenauGermany
  • ISAMGEO ITALIA S.R.L. · ANGERAItaly
  • Inductosense Ltd · BristolUnited Kingdom
  • RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN · AachenGermany
  • TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET ILMENAU · IlmenauGermany
  • TEMAI INGENIEROS SL · Coslada MadridSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID · MadridSpain
  • UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA · PadovaItaly
  • UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES · Bruxelles / BrusselBelgium
  • UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL · BRISTOLUnited Kingdom
  • VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL · Bruxelles / BrusselBelgium
  • Vallen Systeme GmbH · WolfratshausenGermany
  • ZENSOR · Bruxelles / BrusselBelgium

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union