GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

This will address key topics, such as safe operational envelopes both in peacetime operations and crisis/war situations, weapon systems accuracy improvement, sensors’ optimal placement and networking, ship hull structural computational modelling and lifetime extension, damage detection/diagnosis and prognosis, vibration contribution to the hydro-acoustic signature – or more general the vessel’s signatures and condition – and their integration in a decision-making system for naval vessels.

Targeted activities

• studies, such as feasibility studies to explore the feasibility of new or improved technologies, products, processes, services and solutions;
•  the design of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology as well as the definition of the technical specifications on which such design has been developed which may include partial tests for risk reduction in an industrial or representative environment.

The proposed solution must provide a collaborative environment with the capability:

• To detect features in data related to damage detection and assessment, expanding operational envelopes by optimal utilization of vessel capabilities. All the necessary functions for diagnosis, prognosis, and early warning of events on-board the naval vessel enabling necessary functionality should be integrated.
• To consider the human element in multi-level data analysis for different and even remote users (vessel’s captain or crew, onshore/ naval base maintenance service, fleet management).

The proposals must also include a technological demonstrator.