Distributed optical fiber vibration sensor for on-field evaluation of conveyor belts
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB - ACREO, Kista |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 300 000 |
| Project duration | December 2019 - March 2020 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | The strategic innovation programme for Swedish mining and metal producing industry - SIP Swedish Mining Innovation |
Important results from the project
The project goals was initially focused on building up a consortium to submit a project to EIT Raw Materials KAVA 7 Call. Even though this was not possible within the available time, the grant resulted in valuable international collaborations such as an international direct funded project opportunity with the danish company FLSmidth, dialogues with spanish distributed optical fiber sensor suppliers such as Aragon Photonics and polish mining institutes such as the Central Mining Institute.
Expected long term effects
The grant resulted in valuable international collaborations such as an international direct funded project opportunity with the danish company FLSmidth, dialogues with the spanish distributed optical fiber sensor supplier, Aragon Photonics, and the polish Central Mining Institute. This grant also enabled to find essential contacts for a SIP Smartare Elektroniksystem application which, if approved, will elevate the current TRL of RISE´s distributed optical fiber sensor solution and thus be more attractive to mining companies to participate on european call for projects.
Approach and implementation
The grant was used for project proposal dialogues with mining companies, suppliers, institutes and business developers from the North, South and Baltic hubs of the EIT Raw Materials partners.