Meccanica Magazine n. 4

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dTHOR - Digital Ship Structural Health Monitoring
dTHOR will develop the next generation of a predictive Ship
Structural Health Monitoring system.
The project will develop a system based on innovative utilization of
large amounts of load and response measurements from robust and
advanced sensors, a digital framework complying with recognised
open standards for data exchange, and hybrid analysis and
modelling which combines physics-based and data-driven models.
dTHOR will consolidate end-users operational requirements based
on improved damage and structural integrity assessment, reduced
hydro-acoustic signatures, and more accurate operation of the
systems.
Within this framework, models can be used not only to assess the
structural integrity and to predict the residual strength, but also to
interpret data from sensors. To this aim, a sensor network deployed
on the structure allows the digital-twin of the ship structure to be
constantly updated to mimic the real structure behaviour, thus
coupling real-sensors with a multitude of virtual sensors and
enabling the distributed health condition monitoring.
The consortium is formed by 35 members from several EU country.
Politecnico di Milano takes part in the project with a research team
from the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The duration of
the project is 36 months.
The research team, leaded by Prof. M. Giglio, Prof. C. Sbarufatti,
Prof. F. Cadini and Prof. Andrea Manes also involving PhD students,
MSc students and researchers, will leverage on its experience in the
development of Digital-Twins and Artificial Intelligence algorithms
for the design and development of intelligent Health and Usage
Monitoring Systems and high fidelity structure and material models.
NEUMANN - Novel Energy and propUlsion systeMs for Air dominance
NEUMANN will develop Alternative propulsion and energy systems
for next generation air combat systems
NEUMANN will study energy aircraft domains, with a focus on
energy-efficient propulsion, electrical and thermal systems and
management. The project aims to address propulsion and energy
systems technologies required for a highly efficient powerplant, able
to deliver at the same time increased electrical power generation
and increased thrust-to-weight ratio, which are necessary to cope
with the mission requirements and operational needs of the next
generation of fighter aircraft.
The duration of the project is 38 months. The consortium is formed
by 15 members from several EU country. Politecnico di Milano takes
part in the project with a research team from the Department of
Mechanical Engineering. The research team, leaded by Prof. Stefano
Beretta, involve Prof. Stefano Foletti and Prof. Luca Patriarca , will
leverage on its experience in the field of fatigue & fracture and
structural integrity, aiming to the flaw and damage tolerance of the
new aeroengine components being manufactured with innovative
solutions.