Descripción del proyecto
Potenciar la vigilancia de las aeronaves con sensores autónomos de energía
Con el rápido avance de la tecnología aeronáutica, garantizar la seguridad y fiabilidad de las líneas eléctricas es fundamental. Sin embargo, los métodos de control tradicionales se quedan cortos en términos de eficacia y rentabilidad. En este sentido, el equipo del proyecto AMPWISE, financiado con fondos europeos, pretende desarrollar sensores de corriente inteligentes, inalámbricos y autónomos desde el punto de vista energético. Dichos sensores, diseñados para supervisar a distancia las líneas eléctricas, pueden ofrecer una solución eficaz y rentable para la próxima generación de aeronaves. A fin de alcanzar sus objetivos, en el proyecto se aprovecha un diseño de sensor actual, ingeniosamente adaptado para ajustarse al factor de forma, el tamaño y los requisitos de detección de la aeronave. Esta solución pretende revolucionar la monitorización de las aeronaves ofreciendo una alternativa vanguardista, de bajo coste y muy eficiente para los sistemas eléctricos de los futuros aviones.
Objetivo
AMPWISE will develop an energy autonomous wireless smart and low-cost current sensor for remotely monitoring of electric lines in the context of the coming generation of aircraft.
This includes the definition of a sensor architecture co-designed to achieve an optimal balance between the harvested energy and the consumption of sensor and electronics, while meeting the desirable sensing, latency and sampling specifications.
The current sensor design will build on an existing product adapted to meet the form-factor, size and sensing requirements. The simulation of the wireless communication system will guide and validate the design and parameters. The wireless communication will operate in the desirable 4.2-4.4 GHz band in compliance with ITU regulations. The protocol will support reliable, secure, low-power and time-bounded communications, and will tolerate interference and co-existing networks, including in metallic environments. The power supply will use inductive power line harvesting and a resonant power management approach to improve power density, dynamically tunable to the line frequency, and employing magnetic field guiding to meet form factor and installation requirements. The developed concept will reach TRL 5. A laboratory testing facility will be used for evaluating the integrated wireless sensor network.
The consortium includes two industry, SENIS (CH), a sensor manufacturer, and SERMA (FR), an OEM for aeronautical equipment. It also includes CSEM (CH), a RTD with long experience in space and aeronautical projects and Imperial College London (U.K.) a university with significant track record in Energy Harvesting, including prototypes for aircraft. The project will build on existing expertise on aircraft power line harvesting and consortium-level experience, know-how and method in co-designing wireless autonomous aircraft sensors. CSEM, Imperial and Serma have previously worked together on developing such aircraft sensors, within Cleansky.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorssmart sensors
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technology
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Régimen de financiación
CS2-IA - Innovation actionCoordinador
2000 Neuchatel
Suiza