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ECARE+ FP7 Workshop “Seamless aircraft health management for a permanent serviceable fleet”. PARAGON LTD Company Presentation Expression of Interest. Harry Tsahalis - Head of R&D. PARAGON LTD. Research & Development SME with Industrial Services, established in 1995.
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ECARE+ FP7 Workshop “Seamless aircraft health management for a permanent serviceable fleet” PARAGON LTD Company Presentation Expression of Interest Harry Tsahalis - Head of R&D
PARAGON LTD • 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 - European Technology Platform on Smart-Systems-Integration”. ECARE+ FP7 2nd Call workshop_Birmingham_UK_ GOLD Level 2
Fields of Expertise • Structural Health Monitoring / Health Usage Monitoring • Prognosis - Diagnosis / Preventive Maintenance / NDT • Active Vibration & Noise Control • Optimization Techniques & Algorithms • Artificial Intelligence Techniques/Expert Systems • Human Response - Performance Modelling & Tools • Sensor & Actuator Networks • Data Acquisition (DAQ)/Digital Signal Processing (DSP) • Knowledge & Technology Transfer ECARE+ FP7 2nd Call workshop_Birmingham_UK_ GOLD Level 2
Interests Areas Per Theme • Aircraft and Engine Health monitoring • 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 Monitoring - Prognosis - Diagnosis (In-flight / Ground) • TATEM: ANNs -based Engine Component Fault Detection ECARE+ FP7 2nd Call workshop_Birmingham_UK_ GOLD Level 2
Interests Areas Per Theme • Control electronics for actuation and utility systems • Special Interest for Actuation Systems Maintenance - Prognostics - Diagnosis • Data Management • Ground crew support: Process-oriented approaches - Integration of prognostic Data into the maintenance planning - Embedded training (Non-specific knowledge methods) • Ensuring Customer Satisfaction & Safety (several potential topics) • Other Novel Methods / Expertise Integration with Own Methods (potential propositions for collaboration from Greece) ECARE+ FP7 2nd Call workshop_Birmingham_UK_ GOLD Level 2
Current RTD Activities I • MOET: More Open Electrical Technologies [I.P.] • Simulation / Failure Modes • Noise Attenuation • 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] • Active Flow Control Network Optimization • MESEMA: Magnetoelastic Energy Systems for Even More electric Aircraft [STREP] • Energy Harvesting Network Optimization for Aircraft & Helicopter structures ECARE+ FP7 2nd Call workshop_Birmingham_UK_ GOLD Level 2
Current RTD Activities II • 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] • 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] • 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. ECARE+ FP7 2nd Call workshop_Birmingham_UK_ GOLD Level 2
Framework Programme 7 Contribution / Participation to 15 Submitted Proposals ( May 2007 - November 2007 ) So far (without all results in) 2 Successes achieved… • Level 1 project: ADOSE: Reliable Application Specific Detection of Road Users With Vehicle On-Board SEnsors (Centro Ricerche Fiat-CRF, Italy) • Level 2 project: SHM RTD focus (France). ECARE+ FP7 2nd Call workshop_Birmingham_UK_ GOLD Level 2
PARAGON LTD Contact Details Harry Tsahalis Head of R&D • Tel. +30 . 210 . 2220 . 008 • Fax. +30 . 210 . 2220. 019 • Email. paragon1@otenet.gr