Project description
Building lighter, faster trains of the future
The next generation of passenger trains will be lighter and more cost and energy efficient. This requires the use of composite technologies, which face barriers for full implementation, such as their high cost. The modular design of interiors and low-cost manufacturing of vehicle parts will be just as important. The EU-funded CARBODIN project will manufacture car body shell parts and lighter doors and improve the interior design of passenger trains. It will also combine different production techniques, automation concepts, introduction of co-cured and co-bonded composite parts, and multi-material integrated joints and inserts. In addition, predictive maintenance will be reinforced by testing intelligent sensor nodes. CARBODIN will also facilitate the design of attractive train interiors by developing a configuration tool based on virtual reality.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineering
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcomposites
- social sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomation
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationsvirtual reality
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
08290 Cerdanyola Del Valles (Barcelona)
Spain
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Participants (13)
57001 Thermi Thessaloniki
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36410 Porrino
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52062 Aachen
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00185 Roma
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59313 Valenciennes Cedex 9
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10623 Berlin
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75015 Paris
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14201 Praha Branik
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01067 Dresden
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03149 Forst
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08253 Sant Salvador De Guardiola
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30 148 Krakow
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Participation ended
50014 Zaragoza
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.