The SESAME project embarks European space companies, to create new collaborative ways of working using data science.
SESAME focuses on use of artificial intelligence to collect and analyze diverse data in order to control and improve the assembly of Ariane 6 tanks, and to optimize management of logistics resources at the European spaceport in French Guiana. It includes a collaborative platform to share information and work together remotely.
The consortium develop a complete data management framework for data science and artificial intelligence algorithms. This framework is hosted on a secured cloud server. It allows all partners to develop algorithms in a secured environment from any remote location.
For the first use case: Consortium develops new predictive maintenance and quality to reduce the production lead time of Ariane 6 tanks. The global project technical progress objective is to pass from TRL 3 to TRL 7. The new TRL estimated is 5
For the second Use Case, the consortium implement new logistic processes in Guyana Space Center that allow an optimal management of resources in an environment where resources are shared among different industries and products (Ariane 6, Vega, Soyouz…). More than 100 Internet of Things trackers are deployed by ArianeGroup on CNES mobile assets (trucks, forklifts, trailers…)
Partners evaluate the benefit of these new capabilities in realistic operational scenarios developed on two very challenging use cases:
• for use case 1, good results in predictive maintenance with abnormal behavior detected. Project has encouraging results of predictive quality algorithms.
• for use case 2, results are expected soon as datas is already available.
In order to achieve technology acceptance by employees, we are developing human-centric algorithms to accompany the competency transformation. For example, workshops employees have been involved in multifunctional teams together with Data Engineers and Data Scientists. New job profiles have been created like Digital Supply Chain Analysts.
A part of this project is to create an ecosystem involving the overall European Launcher Industry and possibly other sectors to share knowledge. The consortium project implement more effective industrial processes with less risks and costs.
The European Consortium of SESAME is fostered by collaborating effectively on new cloud platform framework and contribute to minimize Covid impacts.
Nota 1: Update of Technical Report V2 with answer at EU questions (&5.3)after first submission.
