Project description DEENESFRITPL Silicon photonic sensors for aerospace composites manufacturing An increase in airline traffic, coupled with rising fuel costs and strict environmental regulations, is driving the increased use of composite materials in the aerospace industry. Using silicon photonic multi-sensors, the EU-funded SEER project is developing smart self-monitoring composite tools to measure process and material parameters. The aim is to leverage machine learning to provide unprecedented reliability of the cured part while significantly cutting costs through preventive maintenance of the tools. Specifically, the project will develop miniature photonic sensors to embed in the tool with through-the-thickness techniques that minimise alteration of the tool's structural integrity. The sensors will be capable of providing temperature, refractive index and pressure data of the composite part without compromising its structure. It will also provide a part quality fingerprint, ensuring the quality of the part based on the undergone curing process. The SEER solution will be made compatible with existing composite manufacturing and measurement methods. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective SEER aims to develop smart self-monitoring composite tools, able to measure process and material parameters and, thus, to provide real-time process control with unprecedented reliability. SEER consortium will achieve this by: 1) developing miniature photonic sensors, 2) embedding those sensors in the tool with through-the-thickness techniques which minimise alteration of the structural integrity of the tool itself and 3) optimising the manufacturing control system through the implementation of a prototype process monitoring, optimisation, and process control unit.SEER will adopt a multi-sensor approach that will comprise a temperature, a refractive index, and a pressure sensor, operating in the near infrared and all integrated on a miniature photonic integrated circuit (PIC). The SEER solution will be compatible with and optimise existing composite manufacturing methods and its reuse for several resin curing cycles will increase efficiency and save resources. The embedded PIC sensors in a reusable tool will cater perfectly to address pre-processing and will use acquired raw data for process optimisation, using theoretical models and machine learning algorithms, establishing for each tool a link between the sensor data, material state models, process parameters, as well as degradation of the tool. This will allow efficient preventive maintenance of the tool with less effort and provide insight on better tool design. Finally, the acquired data from quality testing of cured parts will be used to optimise the process control ensuring further enhance in the quality yield and will provide with a part quality fingerprint. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloidsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learning Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Main Programme Topic(s) ICT-05-2019 - Application driven Photonics components Call for proposal H2020-ICT-2018-20 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-ICT-2019-2 Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator EREVNITIKO PANEPISTIMIAKO INSTITOUTO SYSTIMATON EPIKOINONION KAI YPOLOGISTON Net EU contribution € 715 860,00 Address Patision 42 106 82 Athina Greece See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών 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 (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all LOIRETECH INGENIERIE France Net EU contribution € 572 733,50 Address 9 rue du moulin casse pole industriel jules verne 44340 Bouguenais 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 Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire Loire-Atlantique 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 € 245 457,21 AIRTIFICIAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE SAU Spain Net EU contribution € 208 250,00 Address Calle ingenieria 4, tecnoparque bahia de cadiz carretera de sanlucar de barrameda, km 5,5 11500 Puerto de santa maria cadiz See on map Region Sur Andalucía Cádiz 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 € 89 250,00 TWI LIMITED United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 706 225,00 Address Granta park great abington CB21 6AL Cambridge See on map Region East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC 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 INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM Belgium Net EU contribution € 498 062,50 Address Kapeldreef 75 3001 Leuven See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. 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