Project description DEENESFRITPL Inspecting aircraft hydraulic fluids for degradation Early detection of oil contaminants could improve the service life of hydraulic components in aircrafts. The EU-funded project FluidER is developing a novel in-line sensor that should keep the aircraft’s electro-hydraulic actuator working its best with regular fluid checks. Merging heterogeneous sensors will help identify different types of hydraulic fluid contamination. These include changes in the physicochemical fluid properties (viscosity, density, moisture, colour or temperature) or the presence of particulates and water infiltration. The advanced new tool should reduce wear of hydraulic components by ensuring that their hydraulic fluids are always clean and clear. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective FluidER project aims to deliver fully integrated and autonomous sensor for in-line sensing and diagnosis of aviation hydraulic fluids (HF) used in electro Hydraulic Actuators (EHA). The proposed diagnosis approach is based on the combination of hydraulic fluid physic-chemic parameter sensors and fluid contamination sensors and, with the aim of achieving an early warning of degradation signs, especially in terms of particulate count and water contamination, before the hydraulic fluids exceeds the service limits. The combination of a set of heterogeneous sensor technologies is motivated by the lack of accuracy achieved by single devices, especially when dealing with multi-source contaminations and when an early identification of degradation evidences is targeted. FluidER proposal merges two types of approaches: (i) Sensors delivering measurements of physical and chemical parameters of the Hydraulic Fluid as the Viscosity, Density, Moisture, Dielectric Constant, Colour or Temperature, and (ii) sensors specifically designed to monitorize different contamination sources as the particulate matter concentration, presence of air or water.Specifically, FluidER will address the analysis of physical contaminants (metallic and non-metallic particulate count, air bubbles, etc.) through in-line microscopic imaging and machine vision proprietary techniques. Additionally, chemical contaminants (water content, acidity) will be estimated through VIS-IR spectroscopic inspection and chemometric algorithms. The information obtained from the different sensors will be used to generate a Diagnosis of the status of both, the fluid itself and the EHA equipment, through new health monitoring algorithms. The different hardware and software components included in the FluidER solution will be gradually tested in different test beds, ranging from controlled laboratory hydraulic test beds to a complete EHA test bed and different standardized aircraft tests. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcolorsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencecomputer visionengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport Main Programme H2020-EU.3.4.5.6. - ITD Systems Topic(s) JTI-CS2-2018-CfP08-SYS-02-49 - Health Monitoring for Electro-Hydraulic Actuator fluid Call for proposal H2020-CS2-CFP08-2018-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CS2-IA - Innovation action Coordinator FUNDACION TEKNIKER Net EU contribution € 352 545,00 Address Calle inaki goenaga 5 20600 Eibar guipuzcoa Spain See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all ELEMENT MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY SEVILLE SL Spain Net EU contribution € 145 906,25 Address Calle wilburg y orville wright 1 parque aeronautico la rinconada 41309 La rinconada sevilla See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Sur Andalucía Sevilla Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 62 531,25
