SmartFiber

Miniaturised Structural Monitoring System with Autonomous Readout Micro-Technology and Fiber sensor network

Coordinatore	INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM VZW    more  Organization address address: Kapeldreef 75 city: LEUVEN postcode: 3001 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Christine Cognome: Van Houtven Email: send email Telefono: 3216281613 Fax: 3216281812
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Belgium [BE]
Totale costo	4˙007˙258 €
EC contributo	3˙050˙000 €
Programma	FP7-ICT Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies
Code Call	FP7-ICT-2009-5
Funding Scheme	CP
Anno di inizio	2010
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2010-09-01   -   2014-02-28

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM VZW  Organization address address: Kapeldreef 75 city: LEUVEN postcode: 3001 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Christine Cognome: Van Houtven Email: send email Telefono: 3216281613 Fax: 3216281812	BE (LEUVEN)	coordinator	0.00
2	AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE BV  Organization address address: Laan van Ypenburg city: The Hague postcode: 2490AA contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Marcus Cognome: Kremers Email: send email Telefono: 31703017400 Fax: 3173017401	NL (The Hague)	participant	0.00
3	FIBRE BRAGG GRATING SENSORS TECHNOLOGIES - FBGS TECHNOLOGIES GMBH  Organization address address: BUCHAERSTRASSE city: JENA postcode: 7745 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Eli Cognome: Voet Email: send email Telefono: +49 3641 875 951 Fax: +49 3641 875 959	DE (JENA)	participant	0.00
4	FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V  Organization address address: Hansastrasse city: MUNCHEN postcode: 80686 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Walter Cognome: Krause Email: send email Telefono: +49 89 12052713 Fax: +49 89 12057534	DE (MUNCHEN)	participant	0.00
5	Optocap Ltd  Organization address address: Bain Square city: Livingston postcode: EH54 7DQ contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Stephen Cognome: Duffy Email: send email Telefono: 441506000000 Fax: 441506000000	UK (Livingston)	participant	0.00
6	UNIVERSITEIT GENT  Organization address address: SINT PIETERSNIEUWSTRAAT city: GENT postcode: 9000 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Nathalie Cognome: Vandepitte Email: send email Telefono: +32 9 2643029 Fax: +32 9 2643583	BE (GENT)	participant	0.00
7	Xenics nv  Organization address address: Ambachtenlaan city: Leuven postcode: B-3001 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Jan Cognome: Vermeiren Email: send email Telefono: +321638 99 00 Fax: +321638 99 01	BE (Leuven)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

In this project, we will develop a smart miniaturized system which integrates optical fiber sensor technology, nano-photonic chip technology and low power wireless technology. The smart system will enable for the first time fully embedded structural health monitoring of composites used as structural parts in e.g. wind turbine blades, satellites, airplanes, civil constructions, oil and gas wells, boat hulls. Due to the innovative approach of integrating micro-technologies, SMARTFIBER will demonstrate a smart system so small (order mm's) that it can be embedded as a whole in the fiber reinforced polymer. As such, the system takes away the main technical roadblock for the industrial uptake of optical fiber sensors as structural health monitoring technology in composite structures: embedding of both fiber sensor and fiber interrogator omits the fragile external fiber coupling to an external interrogator. SMARTFIBER will drive ICT to make truly intelligent composites.nnThe technologies to be integrated –optical fiber Bragg grating sensors, nano-photonic chip technology and low power wireless technology- have all proven practicability. SMARTFIBER envisages the high risk of integrating the technologies to a system that both complies with the composite manufacturing process and performs well when embedded in a fiber reinforced polymer. The technology will be integrated and demonstrated in a real production environment.nnThe large industrial involvement in SMARTFIBER is significant. The value chain of the microsystem is fully covered by the partners' activities. This strategy gives industrial take-up and commercial development of the technology a huge chance.nnThe smart miniaturized systems will provide the user a continuous record of structural data which will inform decisions on maintenance, thereby obviating the need for expensive, periodic maintenance, as well as warning of potentially catastrophic mechanical failures, increasing safety remarkably.