Descrizione del progetto
Sistema di monitoraggio locale per un’aria più sana
L’inquinamento dell’aria ambiente è responsabile di 4,2 milioni di morti premature all’anno dovute a ictus, cardiopatie, tumore ai polmoni e malattie respiratorie croniche. Circa il 91 % della popolazione mondiale vive in luoghi dove i livelli di qualità dell’aria superano i limiti stabiliti dall’Organizzazione mondiale della sanità. Il progetto TRIAGE, finanziato dall’UE, svilupperà un sistema di rilevamento fotonico intelligente e connesso al cloud, utilizzando la più recente tecnologia a medio infrarosso per monitorare l’inquinamento atmosferico. Il nuovo approccio messo a punto nell’ambito del progetto consente di effettuare rilevamenti basati sulla comunità in maniera diffusa tramite una rete di unità di rilevamento interconnesse statiche e mobili. I dati saranno elaborati automaticamente e in tempo reale utilizzando algoritmi di apprendimento automatico per produrre mappe di concentrazione a lungo termine per una serie di gas inquinanti e avvisi di emergenza in caso di punti caldi locali.
Obiettivo
Air pollution is one of the largest risk factors for premature death, yet current portable monitoring technology cannot provide adequate protection at a local community level.
• TRIAGE will develop a smart, compact and cost-effective air quality sensor network for the
hyperspectral detection of all relevant atmospheric pollution gases
• Resolution and selectivity are two orders of magnitude better than current solutions for lower cost
• Cloud-based, deep-learning algorithms enable automated short-term alerts and long-term trend analysis
• Community-based testing is agreed with Swedish and Swiss environmental agencies and transport companies
The sensor is based on an innovative, mid-IR supercontinuum laser providing ultra-bright emission from 2-10 µm in the infrared “fingerprint region.” The latest spectroscopic technology, including novel multi-pass cell and detectors, enables real-time detection of all major harmful gaseous components of air pollution with high sensitivity and selectivity, at levels far below the Immediate Danger to Life and Health (IDLH) concentrations. Precision multi-gas detection allows studies of synergistic effects from combinations of gases for the first time. In-built chemometric analysis and cloud connection will feed deep-learning algorithms and data storage to enable analysis ranging from long-term trends in air pollution to urgent local alerts.
This smart photonic approach enables pervasive community-based sensing, allowing inventories of emitted pollutants and identification of pollution hotspots. Agreements with local authorities in Stockholm and Neuchâtel for distributed pollution monitoring from municipal buildings and with local bus companies in Sweden and Switzerland for mobile validation are in place.
A comprehensive advisory board, TRIAGE-NET, ensures participation from end-users, large industrial players, environment agencies and local public communities. Outline business cases for commercialization are provided.
Campo scientifico
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorssmart sensors
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineering
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learningdeep learning
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics
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Meccanismo di finanziamento
IA - Innovation actionCoordinatore
2800 Kongens Lyngby
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