Horizon Europe
INFINITE
Aerospace Composites digitally sensorised from manufacturing to end-of-life
Project overview
Digitally sensorised aerospace composites monitored from manufacture through service and recycling
Consortium
Collaborating organisations
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FUNDACION GAIKER
UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO / EUSKAL HERRIKO UNIBERTSITATEA
RISE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF SWEDEN AB
TAMAG IBERICA SL
TITANIA, ENSAYOS Y PROYECTOS INDUSTRIALES SL
TEIJIN CARBON EUROPE GMBH
AEROFORM FRANCE
CAE SIMULATION & SOLUTIONS MASCHINENBAU INGENIEURDIENSTLEISTUNGEN GMBH
COLLINS AEROSPACE IRELAND, LIMITED
RECICLALIA SL (participation ended)
THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD (associated partner)
Composite-material relevance
Core
Objectives and expected results
Embed ferromagnetic microwires in NCF composites to monitor manufacturing, structural health, maintenance history and end-of-life options.
Real-time wireless volumetric monitoring and lifecycle digital twin
Technology, materials and applications
Wireless monitoring, as-built digital twin, strain, stress, temperature and fibre-position sensing
Sensorised non-crimp-fabric aerospace composites with embedded ferromagnetic microwires
NCF manufacture, sensor integration, composite processing, repair
Civil aerospace, MRO, Composite manufacturing
Carbon fibre NCF, functional microwire sensor fibres / Aerospace polymer matrix
Not specified to Not specified
Funding and verification
European Commission
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01-06
EUR 5535286.25