Obiettivo Distributed fibre sensors have become a widely used tool for critical asset monitoring in civil engineering and energy transport. Beyond these specific fields, little or no application has been found for these sensors. The aim of U-FINE is to develop a new class of multi-scale distributed optical fibre sensors that would find use in a wide range of new application domains ranging from biomechanics to smart grids.The state-of-the-art of conventional distributed fibre sensors is to measure quantities such as temperature or deformation with a spatial resolution of 1 meter over 30 km. This corresponds to 30’000 resolved distinct measurement points with a single interrogation unit and a single optical cable. The realistic ambition of this project is to radically change the interrogation methods available and be able to resolve up to 1’000’000 points. This will be done by either bringing the spatial resolution below 1 cm (still preserving kilometre ranges) and/or by extending the measuring range beyond 200 km (still preserving resolutions of 1-2 meter). Furthermore, we also aim at reducing the acquisition time of these systems in approximately two orders of magnitude, and demonstrating new architectures capable of addressing hundreds of fibre sections in a complex network with a single interrogation unit and passive network devices.To achieve these performances, merely improving present-day systems is completely insufficient. Completely new interrogation schemes have to be developed. We believe that this project has good solutions for all the above challenges.To assess the developed technology in realistic conditions, field tests of the developed systems are envisaged towards the end of this project. . In addition to this, with the knowledge acquired through the accomplishment of these basic objectives, we will also pursue the demonstration of the use of distributed fibre sensing systems as high-resolution wearable sensors for ambulatory analysis of human movement. Campo scientifico engineering and technologycivil engineeringengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiophysicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsfibre optics Programma(i) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Argomento(i) ERC-SG-PE7 - ERC Starting Grant - Systems and communication engineering Invito a presentare proposte ERC-2012-StG_20111012 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Istituzione ospitante UNIVERSIDAD DE ALCALA Contributo UE € 1 477 330,00 Indirizzo PLAZA DE SAN DIEGO 28801 Alcala De Henares/Madrid Spagna Mostra sulla mappa Regione Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Ricercatore principale Miguel Gonzalez Herraez (Prof.) Contatto amministrativo Marta Gutiérrez De Teran (Mrs.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Beneficiari (1) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto UNIVERSIDAD DE ALCALA Spagna Contributo UE € 1 477 330,00 Indirizzo PLAZA DE SAN DIEGO 28801 Alcala De Henares/Madrid Mostra sulla mappa Regione Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Ricercatore principale Miguel Gonzalez Herraez (Prof.) Contatto amministrativo Marta Gutiérrez De Teran (Mrs.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato