Project description
Advanced structural health monitoring for safe aviation
Autonomous Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems increased aircraft safety while reducing emissions, maintenance costs, and life cycle costs. The EU-funded HARVEST project aims to unlock the potential of advanced technologies by creating integrated multifunctional systems for aeronautics. It will realise two demonstrators capable of thermoelectric energy (TE) harvesting and self-repair. It will develop structural composites consisting of hierarchical carbon fiber (CF) reinforcements and an innovative thermoset 3R epoxy matrix with ThermoElectric Generation (TEG) and self-repair capabilities. Additionally, it will focus on developing autonomously TEG-driven integrated systems for on- and off-line SHM, as well as wired and low-power wireless SHM data transmission and mining systems. HARVEST aims to enhance aircraft safety and minimise environmental impact.
Objective
HARVEST will unleash the potential of breakthrough technologies by creating integrated multifunctional systems for Aeronautics via the development of i) Structural composites, comprised of hierarchical carbon fiber (CF) reinforcements and an innovative thermoset 3R (repair, recycle and reprocess) epoxy matrix with ThermoElectric Generation (TEG) and self-repair capabilities, ii) Autonomously TEG -driven integrated systems for on- and off-line structural health monitoring-(SHM) and iii) Wired and low-power wireless SHM data transmission and mining system. The innovative intelligent materials and parts, will be manufactured in purposefully developed pilot lines aiming at reducing production time and costs.
CFs yarns or textiles will be coated with nanomaterials using facile & environmentally friendly deposition and doping methods in a Roll-to-Roll (R2R) pilot line targeting dramatically increased TEG performance compared to existing composites, carbon and organic based materials. Innovative TEG-hierarchical composites will be manufactured with new generation 3R thermoset matrix systems enabling out of autoclave manufacturing and self-repair. These will be interfaced with a purposely designed hardware to (i) power inherent functionalities (e.g. strain, damage or UV-exposure sensing), (ii) drive external elements (e.g. piezo electric sensors for SHM) and (iii) transmit sensing signals to a remote panel. The autonomous SHM systems will increase the safety of civil aviation; reduce emissions and maintenance & life cycle costs. The proposed technologies will be finally integrated in two aircraft demonstrator parts, targeting areas with temperature gradients (e.g. engine vs. environment, inside vs. outside fuselage during flight) or where quick heat dissipation is essential (e.g. landing gear after take-off). The location of suitable heat sinks in real structures will be established using advanced numerical tools to identify thermal gradients in operating environment.
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H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport
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(opens in new window) H2020-MG-2016-2017
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