TRACE-IT

An Advanced Structural Integrity System for Air Transport Composites using NDT Evaluation and Damage Tolerance Methods

Coordinatore	NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS - NTUA    more  Organization address address: HEROON POLYTECHNIOU 9 ZOGRAPHOU CAMPUS city: ATHINA postcode: 15780 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Eleni Cognome: Cheilakou Email: send email Telefono: 302108000000 Fax: 302108000000
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Greece [EL]
Totale costo	1˙479˙362 €
EC contributo	1˙122˙000 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2013
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2013
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2013-10-01   -   2015-09-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS - NTUA  Organization address address: HEROON POLYTECHNIOU 9 ZOGRAPHOU CAMPUS city: ATHINA postcode: 15780 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Eleni Cognome: Cheilakou Email: send email Telefono: 302108000000 Fax: 302108000000	EL (ATHINA)	coordinator	48˙670.00
2	I & T NARDONI INSTITUTE SRL  Organization address address: VIA DELLA CASCINA PONTEVICA 21 city: BRESCIA postcode: 25010 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Stefania Cognome: Modonesi Email: send email Telefono: 39030266582 Fax: 390303000000	IT (BRESCIA)	participant	245˙878.50
3	NEMETSCHEK OOD  Organization address address: INDUSTRIALNA 11 city: SOFIA postcode: 1202 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Lyuba Cognome: Filipova Email: send email Telefono: +359 2 421 09 92	BG (SOFIA)	participant	224˙605.00
4	"AEROHELICE - SOCIEDADE DE MANUTENCAO E REVISAO GERAL DE HELICES, LDA"  Organization address address: Rua Principal 2 city: ALENQUER postcode: 2580 552 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Joaquim Cognome: Venancio Email: send email Telefono: +351 263 776 040 Fax: +351 263 776 049	PT (ALENQUER)	participant	212˙705.00
5	EXIS INNOVATION LTD  Organization address address: ST JOHN STREET city: LONDON postcode: EC1V 4PW contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Charis Cognome: Kourousia Email: send email Telefono: 447412000000	UK (LONDON)	participant	161˙878.25
6	ATOUTVEILLE  Organization address address: RUE ANDRE DARBON 9 city: BORDEAUX postcode: 33300 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Joël Cognome: Leveque Email: send email Telefono: +33 5 56 02 21 93	FR (BORDEAUX)	participant	70˙866.75
7	HELLENIC AEROSPACE INDUSTRY SA  Organization address address: Mesogeion street 2-4 city: ATHENS postcode: 11527 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Charalampos Cognome: Vangelatos Email: send email Telefono: 302262000000 Fax: 302262000000	EL (ATHENS)	participant	32˙336.50
8	AEROTRON RESEARCH ASTIKI ETAIRIA  Organization address address: LYKOURGOU 5-7 city: Paleo Faliro postcode: 17563 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Theodoros Cognome: Spathopoulos Email: send email Telefono: 3102110000000 Fax: 3102110000000	EL (Paleo Faliro)	participant	32˙000.00
9	DYNAWAVE LTD  Organization address address: ST JOHN STREET 145-147 city: LONDON postcode: EC1V 4PW contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Anna Cognome: Margherita Email: send email Telefono: +44 7941 965 824	UK (LONDON)	participant	32˙000.00
10	TRANSPORTES AEREOS PORTUGUESES SA*TAP PORTUGAL  Organization address address: "Edificio 25 do Aeroporto de Lisboa, Lisboa" city: Lisboa postcode: 1704-801 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Nuno Cognome: Soares Email: send email Telefono: +351 21841 6894 Fax: +351 21841 5871	PT (Lisboa)	participant	31˙500.00
11	INSTITUTO DE SOLDADURA E QUALIDADE  Organization address address: AVENIDA DO PROFESSOR DOUTOR CAVACO SILVA 33 PARQUE DAS TECNOLOGIAS city: OEIRAS postcode: 2740 120 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: João Paulo Cognome: De Figueiredo Duarte Email: send email Telefono: 351214000000 Fax: 351214000000	PT (OEIRAS)	participant	29˙560.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'There is a huge industrial and innovative need for more efficient and reliable damage inspection as well as for reducing the time and cost for aircraft infrastructure maintenance and especially C and D Checks without compromising the safety of passengers and goods transported. This reduction would increase the value for money for the European aerospace industries. Moreover, airline companies will be able to reduce their tickets’ prices and make air travel more affordable to European citizens. Last but not least, this reduction can potentially release new investments and funds to explore aircraft innovative designs and technologies. For these reasons, there is an urgent need for improving structural maintenance efficiency that will ensure not only the safe air transport of European citizens, goods and military operations but will also promote the sustainable growth of the fastest mean of transport in a tough economic era. The TRACE-IT project is focused upon the development of an innovative inspection system, with automated and manual capabilities, for any type of composite aircraft structures. The structural integrity system is comprised by two parts: a qualified PA method attached to a mobile manipulating system, and a DT (Damage Tolerance) assessment technique processed on a computer. The results from the PA technique will be used as inputs to perform a DT numerical analysis for the inspected component. Eventually, the results from the PA technique as well as the results from the DT analysis will be available, to the inspector, in a simple Graphical User Interface (GUI). Consequently, an average skilled inspector will be able to take more appropriate and cost efficient maintenance actions (e.g. component repair or complete substitution) than today’s inspection procedures.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Regular inspection and maintenance of aircraft ensures structural integrity and flightworthiness, but is expensive and time consuming. An improved ultrasonic inspection system with automated damage tolerance assessment will fill an important need.