TEAM

Training in European Asset Health Management

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Transport demand, both for passengers and freight, is growing strongly. To meet the economic growth targets of the Lisbon Agenda and to facilitate the economic integration of the European Union, European transportation needs to cater for a continuing medium term growth in demand. However, transport growth using the technologies of today is unsustainable. New technologies and processes need to be developed which deliver cheap transport which is sustainable. In the past two decades there has been a revolution in electronic sensor and processing technologies. Sensors and the associated multiplexing electronics and software tools are now cheap and reliable which creates potential for new innovative uses in all kinds of ways. The TEAM proposal will exploit the benefits of new sensor and processing technologies, methodologies, models and algorithms to monitor the condition and safety of transport infrastructure. These new sources of asset health data, combined with new computer models and algorithms, will achieve a step change gain in the accuracy of condition and safety assessments. Knowing exactly the processes, parameters, implications and state of health of transport infrastructure assets, will extend their safe working lives and reduce costs. It will prevent premature and sub-optimal repair, rehabilitation and replacement of assets without compromising safety. The TEAM project will not just achieve these technological advances but will also develop training structures for a new generation of PhD students with the specialist and complementary skills necessary to develop the transport infrastructure of tomorrow.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Demand in passenger and freight transport is rising fast, but this growth is not sustainable given the existing technology. An EU initiative exploited enabling technologies and innovative techniques to help meet future transport requirements.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Cutting-edge technology, methods and tools exist to deliver cost-efficient and sustainable transport. Funded by the EU, the 'Training in European asset health management' (http://www.ucd.ie/team/ (TEAM)) project leveraged their uses to offer innovative solutions for transport.

The project set out to find various ways to capitalise on recent advances in inexpensive and reliable sensor and processing technologies, methodologies, models and algorithms.

To achieve this, 14 early-stage researchers were recruited to work with project members. Research training events were also held, with involvement from industry stakeholders.

Through state-of-the-art research with a strong industrial focus, the team helped maximise the potential of the technologies, processes and software tools. This allowed them to better monitor the state and security of transport infrastructure such as buildings, streets, machinery and equipment.

More accurate evaluations of infrastructures' conditions and safety will result in better maintenance and less repair and replacement. In addition, it will lower downtime and costs and minimise use of resources.

Research findings were disseminated to key transport players through events and conferences and widely published in trade and academic journals.

By the end of the project, about half of the researchers had either completed their doctoral degrees or were in the process of doing so. Most chose a career in industrial transportation.

TEAM introduced novel solutions to meet Europe's growing transport demands. The project also contributed to the EU's transport policy, which is at the heart of the Lisbon Agenda for growth and jobs.