Description du projet
Une solution européenne pour des filtres compatibles avec les systèmes d’imagerie à vision nocturne
L’utilisation plus large des systèmes d’imagerie à vision nocturne (NVIS en anglais) accroit la nécessité de disposer d’un stock abondant de filtres abordables compatibles avec cette technologie. Le projet FANVIS, financé par l’UE, concentre ses efforts sur un filtre absorbant rentable de type A vert compatible avec les NVIS, et qui enregistre des performances bien supérieures aux caractéristiques techniques des solutions actuelles. Ce filtre est adapté aux avions, aux véhicules terrestres, aux navires, aux simulateurs et, dans une moindre mesure, à d’autres équipements civils, tels que des équipements personnels, des radios et des ordinateurs portables. L’initiative FANVIS entend créer une solution compétitive susceptible de recevoir un brevet international, et qui permettra d’éviter le recours à des fournisseurs externes, renforçant dans le même temps l’industrie européenne.
Objectif
Technology and design improvements in Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVIS) have led to important price reductions in these equipment, so their use is growing in the civil segments, such as commercial aviation, law enforcement agencies, guard coasts, emergency medical services, forestry services, wildlife observers, etc.
All illuminated panels within the cockpit in land/sea/air vehicles must integrate NVIS-compatible filters to enable the use of Night Vision Goggles (NVG). Filters’ suppliers are currently scarce and impose their unilateral selling conditions to manufacturers, integrators, adaptors and retrofitters of NVIS equipment. These suppliers come from outside EU market (mainly USA and Japan), so European industry is completely dependent on them as any change in trade regulations would have a negative impact, leading to stock disruption and costs increases.
GRABISUR is a European leader in the design and manufacture of Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) systems in aviation, naval and land vehicle industries. The FANVIS project is the result of an R&D project, which has developed a cost-effective NVIS-compatible Green-A type absorptive filter (TRL6 prototype) that outperforms the technical features of current solutions. The FANVIS filters will be internationally patented and will allow the non-dependence on external suppliers, strengthening European industry.
Our filters are suitable for aircrafts, vehicles, ships, simulators and, to a lesser extent, other civil equipment (personal equipment, radios, laptops, etc.). Our main target customers are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), platform manufacturers and organizations performing NVIS upgrading/repairing. Just considering the civil helicopters’ segment, we have estimated a yearly Total Addressable Market of €7.7M. This project aims at analysing the technical, economic and commercial feasibility of this new product that, according to our preliminary data, presents a ROI of 1.9.
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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinateur
41309 LA RINCONADA
Espagne
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.