Wireless Predictive and Preventative Maintenance of Infrastructure and Assets

一种被称为“智能物”的独特、简单、准确和有效的传感器，它比信用卡还小，可以预测设备、基础设施和资产的结构健康状况。我们的传感器预测何时会出现疲劳或破损，当前的结构健康状况以及何时需要维修。这种传感器可以减少至少30%的组织的年度维护成本。自由部署，传感器使用环氧树脂固定。每个传感器都由相同的材料制成，它的监测和将模仿资产的寿命。传感器的手指很小，它们被校准为以设定的百分比增量断开，在5%，30%,50%，70%和90%之间（在许多情况下，疲劳在常规检查之前就已经发生）。当发生变化时，传感器会故意断开，数据存储在芯片上，并以无线方式安全地传输，以提醒工程师。所提供的数据使多个利益相关者能够做出准确的决策，以进行干预、订购/更换、维修或进一步调查。这立即消除了昂贵的定期检查和更换的需要，在许多情况下，这是不需要的，为组织节省了大量的资金，并将维护和维修指导到实际需要的地方。传感器的独特性意味着，一旦部署，它们就可以离开，任何干预都将是传感器手指断裂的结果，表明发生了变化，以及何时或是否需要进一步干预，通常是在设备疲劳超过70%的情况下。传感器也可以被校准为“额外敏感”。这对于已经部署多年的资产来说是至关重要的，但很难区分资产的使用寿命有多长。在许多资产上改造传感器意味着对组织来说，部署可以变得简单有效。最后，传感器可以使用的巨大阵列是相当可观的。与许多行业的积极查询，包括：**运输：**铁路，车辆-齿轮/制动器/液压。**能源领域**：塔架/风力涡轮机、石油管道。**基础设施和建筑环境：**建筑，建筑物，桥梁，脚手架。新屋。**设施：**电梯和自动扶梯，零售商店外墙。这只是纳米传感器先进计划的开始，特别是为“工业4.0”，我们正在研究医疗领域的纳米传感器，用于人类关节置换的疲劳。进一步的资金：我们正在寻求更多的资金，因为它将极大地帮助下一个关键部分在实验室环境中测试“PipeSense”传感器。我们的目标是：•我们需要生产几个测试管。（我们生产的第一种型号显示在开发计划中）•我们设想的实际数量在5到最多10之间。•测试PipeSense传感器需要在严格的条件下工作。•这些测试传感器将由铜制成，后来（不在本扩展中）我们将在塑料和钢铁上复制，以进一步用于国内和商业部门。•然而，最大的行业是铜业，这为发展奠定了基础。我们需要少量的品种。•传感器将被测试，例如“冻结”，因此主体故意破裂。我们已经与斯特拉斯克莱德大学讨论了替代方案，他们的实验室提供了最安全的环境，可以“炸毁”传感器来模拟压力环境。在这个部分，我们可能需要额外的2-3个传感器来进行测试。•虽然我们有大量的测试单元，但Strathclyde可以与我们的团队合作，然后确认整个传感器在商业化发布时的性能。•传感器“需要”通过认证。CE评级或新的UKCA评级。这是至关重要的，我们将与斯特拉斯克莱德的主要学术合作伙伴合作，如何实现这一目标。在实验室条件下进行测试并获得实验室结果将使整个PipeSense技术得到充分验证，从而证明这种突破性传感器技术的独特性。如上所述，我们需要将产品作为获得许可/认证的基础。这是最重要的要求，在我们的第一个项目阶段，我们联系了Strathclyde来验证这一点。我们的目标是在这部分资金（再次分开到这个扩展），以追求我们需要做什么来验证，并有一个市场准备验证的产品。我们已经“到目前为止”，但我们还没有到那里。“创新英国”在这方面的能力是巨大的，除了英国几个潜在的部署地点外，我们还受到了支持和帮助。目前，许多地方政府都在招标房地产工程，以解决住宅物业维护和污水管道破裂的问题，在全国范围内耗资数百万美元。我们可以成为他们的解决方案地图的一部分，我们需要在房子前面做到这一点，并配备认证和测试结果将给潜在买家信心，我们的传感器将对他们的需求至关重要。我们从一个想法开始，随着经验的积累和团队内部的发展，我们完全投入其中，我们有一些简单而独特的东西，下一部分工作将进一步证明这一点。最后一个因素是，在完全商业化之前，通过这个扩展进一步转向产品化和合作伙伴部署渠道的能力有限。要建立一个强有力的合作伙伴渠道，我们必须建立合适的行业。我们开始了对关键资产和结构进行预测性和预防性维护的整个想法，现在这是一个假设，然而，通过PipeSense加速市场的机会给了我们一个独特的优势。这些元素都在进步。一旦证明、测试和认证，合作伙伴将认真倾听，上述将使我们坚定地进入这一领域，准备好捕捉下一个要素，并与合作伙伴和最终用户进行全面部署的谈判。

Unique, yet simple, accurate and effective sensors called 'Intelligent-Things' no bigger than a credit card can predict the structural health of equipment, infrastructures and assets. Our sensors predict when fatigue or breakage will occur, the current structural health and exactly when maintenance is required. This sensor can reduce at least 30% from an organisations annual maintenance costs.Liberally deployed, the sensors are fixed using an epoxy resin. Each sensor is made from the same material its monitoring & will mimic the life of the asset.Sensors have small fingers, they are calibrated to break at set percentage increments, between 5% 30% 50% 70% & 90% (in many cases fatigue occurs well before they can be seen through routine inspection) The sensors deliberately break when a change occurs, the data is stored on a chip and transmitted wirelessly and securely alerting engineers.The data made available enables multiple stakeholders to make accurate decisions to intervene, order/replace, repair or investigate further. This immediately eliminates the need for costly regular inspection and replacement, where, in many cases there is no need, saving considerable sums for organisations and directing maintenance and repair to where it's actually required to be spent.The uniqueness of the sensors mean that once deployed they can be left and any intervention will be as a result of sensor fingers breaking indicating a change has occurred and when or if the asset requires further intervention, typically once its exceeded 70% fatigue.The sensors can also be calibrated to be 'extra sensitive'. This is critical where assets have been deployed for many years, yet difficult to distinguish how long the life of the asset remains. Retrofitting the sensors across many assets means that deployment can be easy and effective for organisations.Finally the vast array where the sensors can be used is considerable. With active enquiries across many sectors including:**Transport:** Railways, Vehicles - Gears/Brakes/Hydraulics.**Energy Sector**: Pylons/Wind Turbines, Oil Pipelines.**Infrastructure & Build Environment:** Construction, Buildings, Bridges, Scaffolding. New Homes.**Facilities:** Elevators and Escalators, Retail Store Facades.This is just the start with advanced plans for nano-sensors especially for 'Industry 4.0' and we are investigating the medical sector for nano sensors for fatigue in joint replacements for humans.Further Funding:We are seeking extended funding as it will greatly assist with the next and crucial tranche to test the ‘PipeSense’ sensors in a laboratory environment. We are aiming to carry out the following:• We need to produce several test pipes. (The first model we produced is shown in the exploitation plan)• The actual quantity we envisage to be between 5 and maximum 10. • The test PipeSense sensors need to perform under stringent conditions.• These test sensors are to be made from copper & latterly (not in this extension) we shall replicate in plastic and steel for further domestic and commercial sectors. • However, the largest sector is copper, and this gives the base to build on.• We need to have a small variety. • The sensors are to be tested for example ‘freezing’ so the main body deliberately cracks. We have discussed with Strathclyde University the alternatives and their laboratory provide the securest environment to in effect ‘blow up’ the sensors to mimic pressured environments. It’s this section where we may require the extra 2-3 sensors to be made for testing purposes.• Whilst we have the number of test units Strathclyde can work with our team to then confirm how the whole sensor behaves when released for commercialisation.• The sensor ‘needs’ to be certified. CE rating or the new UKCA rating. To have this is crucial & we will be working with the key academic partners at Strathclyde on how we can achieve this part. To be tested under lab conditions and to receive the lab results will enable the whole PipeSense technology to be fully proven and therefore proving the uniqueness of this ground-breaking sensor technology. As mentioned above, we need as a base the product to be licensed/certified. This is a paramount requirement and in our first project phase we connected with Strathclyde to verify this. We aim in this segment of funding (again separate to this extension) to pursue what else we need to do to verify and have a market ready verified product. We have got ‘so far’ but we are not there yet. The ability to do this from Innovate UK has been tremendous, we are buoyed by the support and assistance this has given us in addition to several UK potential deployment sites. There are many Local Authorities presently tendering for estate works to solve problems with maintenance of domestic properties and the waste pipes for cracking, costing millions across the country. We can become part of their solution map, we need to be front of house to do this and going armed with certification and test results will give confidence to prospective buyers our sensors will be crucial to their needs. We started from an idea, we developed this as we grew in experience and within our team, we are totally committed, we have something simple and unique and the next tranche of work will enable further proof points. The last element is the limited ability via this extension to turn further towards productization and partner deployment channels to build prior to full commercialisation. To establish a strong partner channel, we must establish the right sectors to perform in. We commenced the whole idea of predictive and preventative maintenance of critical assets and structures, this is now a given, however, the opportunity to expedite the market with PipeSense gives us a unique differentiator. These elements are all progressing. The partners will listen greatly once proven, tested and certified and the above shall put us firmly into this area ready to capture the next element and the negotiations with partners and end users for full scale deployment.