ECARE+ FP7 Workshop “Seamless aircraft health management for a permanent serviceable fleet”...

ECARE+ FP7 Workshop

“Seamless aircraft health

management for a permanent

serviceable fleet”

PARAGON LTD Company PARAGON LTD Company PresentationPresentation

Expression of InterestExpression of InterestHarry Tsahalis - Head of R&DHarry Tsahalis - Head of R&D

ECARE+ FP7 2nd Call workshop_Birmingham_UK_ GOLD Level 25th December 2007 PARAGON LTD

PARAGON PARAGON LTDLTD

• Research & Development SME with Industrial Services, established in 1995.

• Involved in multi-sector EC research initiatives since Framework Programme IV (FP4) as an RTD Performer.

• Active presence in many European research areas since FP4, including:

Transport IST & ICT Security Energy Environment NMP Innovation & SMEs

• Full Member of “EPoSS - EPoSS - European Technology Platform European Technology Platform on Smart-Systems-Integrationon Smart-Systems-Integration”.


Fields of Fields of ExpertiseExpertise

Structural Health MonitoringStructural Health Monitoring / / Health Usage MonitoringHealth Usage Monitoring

PrognosisPrognosis - - DiagnosisDiagnosis / / Preventive Maintenance Preventive Maintenance / / NDTNDT

Active Vibration & Noise ControlActive Vibration & Noise Control

Optimization Techniques & AlgorithmsOptimization Techniques & Algorithms

Artificial Intelligence TechniquesArtificial Intelligence Techniques / / Expert SystemsExpert Systems

Human Response - Performance Modelling & ToolsHuman Response - Performance Modelling & Tools

Sensor & Actuator NetworksSensor & Actuator Networks

Data Acquisition (DAQ)Data Acquisition (DAQ) / / Digital Signal Processing (DSP)Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

Knowledge & Technology TransferKnowledge & Technology Transfer


Interests Areas Per Interests Areas Per ThemeTheme

Aircraft and Engine Health monitoringAircraft and Engine Health monitoring

Aircraft Level:Aircraft Level:

SHM Systems (Specific and/or Wide-Area)

Integrated – Multi-Purpose Systems

(e.g., SHM + Vibration Control + Other)

Other Aircraft Systems (e.g., Electrical Systems)

Engine Level:Engine Level:

Engine Monitoring - Prognosis - Diagnosis (In-flight / Ground)

TATEM: ANNs -based Engine Component Fault Detection


Interests Areas Per Interests Areas Per ThemeTheme

Control electronics for actuation and utility systemsControl electronics for actuation and utility systems

o Special Interest for Actuation Systems Maintenance - Prognostics - Diagnosis

Data ManagementData Management

Ground crew support: Process-oriented approaches - Integration of Ground crew support: Process-oriented approaches - Integration of

prognostic Data into the maintenance planning - Embedded training prognostic Data into the maintenance planning - Embedded training

(Non-specific knowledge methods)(Non-specific knowledge methods)

Ensuring Customer Satisfaction & Safety (several potential topics)Ensuring Customer Satisfaction & Safety (several potential topics)

Other Novel Methods / Expertise Integration with Own Methods (potential Other Novel Methods / Expertise Integration with Own Methods (potential

propositions for collaboration from Greece)propositions for collaboration from Greece)


Current RTD Current RTD Activities IActivities I

• MOET: More Open Electrical Technologies [I.P.]MOET: More Open Electrical Technologies [I.P.]

Simulation / Failure Modes

Noise Attenuation

• TATEM: Technologies And Techniques for nEw Maintenance concepts [I.P.]TATEM: Technologies And Techniques for nEw Maintenance concepts [I.P.]

Strand 5420: Data & Information Fusion & Analysis / Prognosis - Diagnosis / Situation

Assessment [BAES, PARAGON]

• AVERT: Aerodynamic Validation of Emission Reducing Technologies [STREP]AVERT: Aerodynamic Validation of Emission Reducing Technologies [STREP]

Active Flow Control Network Optimization

• MESEMA: Magnetoelastic Energy Systems for Even More electric Aircraft [STREP]MESEMA: Magnetoelastic Energy Systems for Even More electric Aircraft [STREP]

Energy Harvesting Network Optimization for Aircraft & Helicopter structures


Current RTD Current RTD Activities IIActivities II

• HEACE: Health Effects in Aircraft Cabin Environment [GROWTH]HEACE: Health Effects in Aircraft Cabin Environment [GROWTH]

ANN-based Human Response & Performance Model for Long-Haul flights for

Cockpit / Cabin Crew and Passengers, i.e., “Virtual Passenger” (Health-Comfort-Safety)

• SENSE-Smart Embedded Network of Sensing Entities [ IST-Embedded Systems, STREP]SENSE-Smart Embedded Network of Sensing Entities [ IST-Embedded Systems, STREP]

Automatically Acting Wide-Area Networks of Smart Sensors

(autonomous nodes, wireless communication, de-centralised)

Application to Airport Terminal Security - Civil Security Monitoring Platform

• SWOP-Semantic Web-based Open engineering Platform [IST-NMP, STREP]SWOP-Semantic Web-based Open engineering Platform [IST-NMP, STREP]

ICT support in fast and flexible production of customised but industrialised complex

products and services.

Platform based on integration of Semantic Web technologies and Genetic Algorithms for

“Smart Manipulation” of Semantic Data.


Framework Framework Programme 7Programme 7

34%

13%27%

13%

13%

AERONAUTICS

SURFACE TRANSPORT

ICT

SECURITY

SMEs & SME AGs

Contribution / Participation to

15 Submitted Proposals

( May 2007 - November 2007 )

So far (without all results in)

2 Successes achieved…

Level 1 project: ADOSEADOSE: Reliable AApplication Specific DDetection of Road Users With

Vehicle OOn-Board SESEnsors (Centro Ricerche Fiat-CRF, Italy)

Level 2 project: SHM RTD focus (France).

Contact Contact DetailsDetails

Harry TsahalisHarry Tsahalis Head of R&DHead of R&D

– Tel. +30 . 210 . 2220 . 008+30 . 210 . 2220 . 008

– Fax. +30 . 210 . 2220. 019+30 . 210 . 2220. 019

– Email. [email protected]@otenet.gr

PARAGON LTDPARAGON LTD

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