INSPIRE

Integrated technologies for smart buildings and predictive maintenance

Principal Investigator: Sabrina Gualtieri
Involved personnel: Michele Macchiarola, Frederic Tullio Monteverde, Federico Saraga, Antonio Vinci,

Starting date: 13/09/2019
Duration: 24 months
Total funding: 1,117,163.00 €
Action:POR FESR 2014 2020 ASSE 1 AZIONE 1.2.2
Project Coordinator: Marcello Balzani (UNIFE-Laboratorio Teknehub)
Consortium: Teknehub; CIRI-EC; CRICT; CNR-ISTEC; Fondazione Flaminia
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Involved companies: Finsoft S.r.l.; Fassa S.r.l.; Giancarlo Maselli S.r.l.; Sestosensor S.r.l.; ACER “Promos” S.p.A.; ACER Azienda Casa

The InSPiRE project implements the architecture of a predictive diagnostic system for monitoring the state of conservation of materials, components and systems of the existing integrated heritage which, under normal operating conditions, turns at the end of its useful life.

Through a network of wireless sensors, based on smartbrick technology, two case studies of public residential housing for the development of the predictive algorithm are continuously monitored. The acquisition of information from the sensor network and the management of the dataset originating from the multispectral imaging diagnostic campaign are insured by the Mu.S.A. which integrates the different information levels on the operating status of the monitored subject.

The result is a strategic decision support tool for predictive maintenance and management activities which, by implementing intervention procedures on existing built assets, in extreme operating conditions and / or in emergency, increases their useful life and capitalizes their value cheap. It provides:
• the implementation of a collaborative real-time monitoring platform based on remote sensor networks and an innovative system architecture that is aimed at monitoring the state of conservation of the integrated heritage;
• the implementation of the modular diagnostic imaging platform which integrates the monitoring platform of a tool capable of promptly identifying the event of damage and the sharing of images and reports.

The involvement of local companies, leaders in the production of materials and systems for the intervention on existing buildings , in the management and processing of big data, and in the development of advanced sensors, contributes to validation and demonstration in a relevant environment (TRLS- 6) and the demonstration of the prototype in an operational environment (TRL7). In the TRLS-6 phases, under extreme conditions, experimental tests of the system are conducted to verify its durability and effectiveness. In this context, transmission technologies are also tested.

InSPiRE innovation is represented by the integration of experimental research activities (Mu.SA project) and ability to process data and extract information for the development of an advanced solution that signals the problems arise and prioritize based on gravity, promptly implementing measures to prevent the formation of further damage.