Structure
FIBRE4YARDS will last for 36 months, from January 2021 to December 2023.
The technical implementation of the project will be performed via five major Work Packages (WP):
WP1
Management
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WP1 deals with the coordination and management of all project activities, and communication between partners, as well as between the project and the European Commission. The project will be coordinated by CIMNE, with the support of L-up.
WP2
Assessment of advanced FRP production and joining technologies
FIBRE4YARDS will:
- Develop new FRP production technologies and analyse their best implementation in shipyards
- Investigate how advanced production processes already used in other industries can be adapted to the marine sector
The targeted technologies are:
Transversal section ©INDUSTRIAS QUIMICAS IRURENA
Vessel profile ©INDUSTRIAS QUIMICAS IRURENA
Free shape diagram ©INDUSTRIAS QUIMICAS IRURENA
Hot stamping ©INEGI
Hot stamped and over-injected part ©INEGI
Automated tape laying ©INEGI
Automated Tape Laying In situ Hot stamping ©INEGI
Modular assembly ©INEGI
Robotic 3D printing ©10XL
Robotic CNC routing ©10XL
Robotic automatic tape placement ©10XL
Reference: Stephen C. CONLON et al, Enhancing the low frequency vibration reduction performance of plates with embedded Acoustic Black Holes, INTERNOISE 2014, Melbourne-AUS, 16-19 Nov14 ©IRT
Reference: BOWYER, E.P. and KRYLOV, V.V., 2015. A review of experimental investigations into the acoustic black hole effect and its applications for reduction of flexural vibrations and structure-borne sound; InterNoise 2015 (https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/18927) ©IRT
Curve Works adaptive mould “Bee” is 2.5 x 1.3 m, used for higher curvature parts. ©CURVE WORKS
Curve Works adaptive mould “Ant” is 3.8 x 1.8 m, used for large parts. ©CURVE WORKS
WP3
Design and engineering for vessel production improvement
FIBRE4YARDS will re-design two ships, optimized by means of the developed production methods, and enabled to be produced in a Shipyard 4.0 environment. The numerical models and formulations to be developed for predicting the performance of composite structures manufactured with the advanced technologies introduced and investigated in the project, will be implemented in the commercial FEA (Finite Element Analysis) code Tdyn-RamSeries in order to make them industry-ready.
CFD simulation of patrol boat in waves, performed with CompassIS’s software Tdyn-CDF+HT ©COMPASS Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A.
Hydro-elastic coupling simulation performed by CIMNE, with CompassIS’s codes Tdyn-RamSeries and Tsyn-SeaFEM ©COMPASS Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A.
Patrol boat ©COMPASS Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A.
Catamaran ©COMPASS Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A.
Patrol Boat images courtesy of Nautatec SL ©COMPASS Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A.
« Catamaran », © TSI.
WP4
Smart manufacturing for Shipyard 4.0
In order to define a new generation of 4.0 shipyards, FIBRE4YARDS will:
- Develop monitoring strategies to obtain required data for continuous quality control and production assets maintenance
- Develop a real-time Digital Twin Model of the shipyard fed by an IoT enabled monitoring system, allowing to control the different production and maintenance processes during the vessel construction
- Adaptation of the monitoring system for its validation in the production technologies and demonstrators of the FIBRE4YARDS project
- Define applications of smart technology to shipbuilding based on IoT to develop the Shipyard 4.0 concept and improve production and maintenance processes
- Define cyber-security measures in the Shipyard 4.0 strategy for avoiding data-loss or data-stealing risks
Real-time asset monitoring ©TSI SL
Web platform analytics and data visualization tools ©TSI SL
Web platform ©TSI SL
Smart manufacturing ©Pixabay
Shipyard 4.0 ©TSI SL
Sensor selection and installation ©TSI SL
Monitoring cabinet ©TSI SL
Digital twin ©TSI SL
Cybersecurity ©Pixabay
WP5
Environmental LCA, recycling and waste management
FIBRE4YARDS will conduct a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analysis of different advanced FRP production and joining technologies to assess their environmental impacts over the entire life cycle of ships
LCA analysis will be performed according to ISO 14040/14044 standards and based on environmental models such as ReCiPe 2016, IPCC 2013, etc.
Results of the LCA analysis will indicate which technology has the lowest environmental impact over the entire life cycle
WP6
Manufacturing and testing of demonstrators
All developments made in FIBRE4YARDS will be evaluated with the construction of two demonstrators:
- First demonstrator will contain elements produced with each of the production technologies developed.
It will be designed with the numerical tools developed in the project.
The construction of the demonstrator will also help to evaluate the performance of the Shipyard 4.0 technologies developed in FIBRE4YARDS. - Second demonstrator will be a 3D printed axe-bow.
This demonstrator will be also used to evaluate the performance of the IoT and the Shipyard 4.0 elements implemented during the project.
Demonstrator - topside ©NAVAL GROUP
Demonstrator - deck ©NAVAL GROUP
Demonstrator - deck ©NAVAL GROUP
Superstructure Frigate La Fayette (1980 – 1990)
Superstructure Frigate La Fayette (1980 – 1990)
WP7
Business plans. Cost-benefit analysis. IPR exploitation and market uptake
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WP7 will provide economic assessment support for project partners in order to make rapid technical development decisions throughout the progress of the project. To perform a market research, business trends monitoring and as the conclusions of the cost-benefits analysis, a global business plan will be elaborated. This WP will also pay special attention to protecting the generated results with the provision of a sound exploitation strategy and IP management.
WP8
Dissemination, Communication and Training
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WP8 will ensure proper dissemination of the project results, to promote European Commission`s commitment with R&D projects and to benefit the research and industrial community. In order to promote timely awareness of the project’s activities, various dissemination channels will be implemented: effectively exchanging with the research community, both in academia and industry, but also communicating to the European general public by means of social media profiles and the project website.