Project description DEENESFRITPL Non destructive inspection for sound composites The outstanding properties of composite materials have led many industries to incorporate them into their product designs at an accelerating pace. For example, more than 50 % of the aircraft primary structures are currently composed of composites. Compact shape and high thickness are key aspects of the primary structure design. The EU-funded project SonicScan is developing a novel non-destructive ultrasonic testing method for assessing quality of primary structures. Their innovation lies in the use of advanced phased array ultrasonic technology coupled with a robotic handling system. The new system will greatly simplify the inspection process and improve the quality of composite parts. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The SonicScan project aims at developing NDT methods based on ultrasonic testing that are suitable for primary structural parts. The main challenge is the compact shape of the parts and their high thickness. To address this problem the project will build upon the sampling phased array technology that allows the tomographic inspection of parts and combine it with a robotic handling system to move the sensor across the part. Particular emphasis will be put on the model-based, automatic planning of the robot's inspection path to ensure that all elements of the part are inspected. This will be based on methods developed by the project partners for image-based surface inspection robots and they will be adapted to volumetric inspection methods. Data analysis for automatic defect detection, segmentation and classification will be developed, including machine learning methods such as random forests.The main result of the project will be an integrated inspection robot that will be demonstrated on landing gear components. The technologies developed in the project will have impact on the manufacturing of structural composite parts, in particular on their quality control in series production, and on the efficient deployment of ultrasonic inspection robots, by increasing the usability of such robots through automatic adaptation to new part designs.The consortium consists of two partners, covering the required expertise in ultrasonic testing of composite parts and in the automation of robotic inspection tasks. The partners will extend their business in the field of inspection robots by about 2M€ per year based on the developed technologies. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencesocial sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomationengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositescarbon fibersnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learning 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-02-51 - Innovative quality inspection methods for CFRP primary structural parts Call for proposal H2020-CS2-CFP08-2018-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CS2-IA - Innovation action Coordinator PROFACTOR GMBH Net EU contribution € 481 150,00 Address IM STADTGUT D1 4407 STEYR GLEINK Austria See on map Region Westösterreich Oberösterreich Steyr-Kirchdorf 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 Total cost € 481 150,00 Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all ACS-SOLUTIONS GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 240 959,00 Address SCIENCE PARK 2 66123 Saarbrucken 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 Saarland Saarland Regionalverband Saarbrücken Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) 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 Total cost € 344 227,50
