Ongoing R&D projects

• dTHOR (EDF)+

  

  Digital Ship Structural Health Monitoring

  The project “Digital Ship Structural Health Monitoring” (dTHOR) will develop a system based on innovative utilization of large amounts of load and response measurements from robust and advanced sensors, a digital framework complying with recognised open standards for data exchange, and hybrid analysis and modelling which combines physics-based and data-driven models. dTHOR will consolidate end-users military operational requirements based on improved battle damage and structural integrity assessment, reduced hydro-acoustic signatures, and more accurate operation of weapon systems.

  Project web page HERE. Facts and figures HERE.

• EDINAF (EDF)+

  

  European Digital Naval Foundation

  The project “European Digital Naval Foundation” (EDINAF) will enable the integration of a joint naval operational cloud as a component into the broader military multidomain operations cloud. EDINAF will work on an IT infrastructure and associated data interface standards (edge and cloud computing). It will support the design and the creation of next generation smart vessels and gather the European supply chain around a common standard applicable to equipment manufacturing and to future naval operations.

  Project web page HERE. Facts and figures HERE.

• SDMMS (EDF)+

  

  Secure Digital Military Mobility System

  The project “Secure Digital Military Mobility System” (SDMMS) will develop a secure, ICT-based solution that will facilitate direct and secure exchange of information between nations requesting and approving any military movement.

  Facts and figures HERE.

• Mine.io (HORIZON EUROPE)+

  

  A Holistic Digital Mine 4.0 Ecosystem

  An Industry 4.0 digital twin for the mining industry: optimisation, automation, and robotisation.

  Project web page HERE. Facts and figures HERE.

• DAIS (HORIZON 2020)+

  Distributed Artificial Intelligent Systems

  

  DAIS approach is to develop intelligent, secure and trustworthy systems for industrial applications to provide comprehensive cost and energy-efficient solutions of intelligent, end to-end secure, trustworthy connectivity and interoperability to bring the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence together. Jotne’s role is to create new technology for the Digital Industry where new sensor technology will be using AI algorithms to smarter support the workers and increase safety.

  Project web page HERE. Facts and figures HERE.

• 5G-TIMBER (HORIZON EUROPE)+

  

  Secure 5G-Enabled Twin Transition for Europe's TIMBER Industry Sector

  5G-TIMBER will increase the productivity of the European wood industry, reduce waste material, and increase the production safety through innovative and smart technology such as 5G, AR and Digital Twins. Jotne’s role in the project is to lead the integration of technological innovations for the industry pilots. Jotne will also be responsible for the Open Standards Based Digital Twin repository, in addition to standardization activities.

  Project web page HERE. Facts and figures HERE.

• ABSolEU (HORIZON EUROPE)+

  

  Paving the way for an ABS recycling revOLution in the EU

  ABSolEU is developing novel methods for recycling and traceability of ABS plastics over the material life cycle through innovative methods for ABS recycling.
  ABSolEU aims to pave the way to circularity for the ubiquitous plastic ABS and develop innovative technology for the physical recycling of wABS, providing virgin ABS reintroduced into the value chain.
  Jotne contribute to realization of project goals through extensive PLM knowledge and -tools, implementing material traceability functionality.

  Project web page HERE. Facts and figures HERE.

• FAIRWork (HORIZON EUROPE)+

  

  Flexibilization of complex Ecosystems using Democratic AI based Decision Support and Recommendation Systems at Work.

  Bringing Human, AI, Data and Robotics Together

  The idea behind FAIRWork is to optimize production processes. Instead of traditional hierarchical systems, FAIRWork aims to establish a democratized form of decision-making, using a decentralized AI system. A multiple optimization algorithm finds the most appropriate solution considering the needs of all involved human and technical stakeholders.

  Project website HERE. Facts and figures HERE.

• TREEADS (HORIZON 2020)+

  

  A Holistic Fire Management Ecosystem for Prevention, Detection and Restoration of Environmental Disasters

  Advanced wildfire management system.

  Project web page HERE. Facts and figures HERE.

• Change2Twin (HORIZON 2020)+

  

  Create and Harvest Offerings to support Manufacturing SMEs to become Digital Twin Champions

  Change2Twin creates and harvests offerings to support manufacturing SMEs to become digital twin champions. Jotne coordinates the provision of an open, widely available toolbox for applying digital twin methods.

  Project web page HERE. Facts and figures HERE.

Completed R&D projects

• METRIC (ESA)+

  The METRIC project successfully made advancements in the development cycle of structural space components by focusing on manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing (MAIT) activities. This collaborative effort, involving ESA, Jotne, FFI, and IDEAS, was conducted under the ARTES program and aimed to leverage advanced technologies such as digital twin, embedded sensor networks, and additive manufacturing to enhance cost-efficiency and quality assurance.

  A key milestone of the project was the creation of a demonstrator that implemented these technologies. Relevant data from the development process, including information from a mobile sensor network operating in the component's environment, was collected and archived. Using this data, the METRIC project successfully established a digital twin (DT) of the structural component, ensuring interoperability and long-term relevance through adherence to the open standard ISO 10303.

  Through the implementation of process monitoring and the establishment of a digital repository based on ISO 10303, significant optimizations were achieved. Notably, the project achieved a time reduction of close to 60% in milling rough cutting, enhancing production efficiency and reducing cost. Additionally, the project led to significant reductions in Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) and Computed Tomography (CT) measurement program and result setup times, streamlining the quality assurance process.

  The METRIC has project demonstrated the potential of advanced technologies, data-driven approaches and digital twin technology based on open standards to optimize the development of space components, paving the way for continued advancements in the field and contributing to cost savings and enhanced quality assurance in the aerospace industry.

• CONFORMANCE (ESA)+

  CONFORMANCE is a project that Jotne performed from 2019 to 2021 for the spacecraft operations part of ESA, that is, ESOC in Darmstadt, Germany (ESA Contract No. 4000129198/19/D/KS). The name stands for “Study for a generic Configuration, Engineering Information, Inventory and Maintenance Application based on a standardised Data Model”. The scope of this asset management at ESOC is the antenna ground stations that the Agency operates world-wide.

  The Agency wanted to investigate the state-of-the-art of applications for configuration, engineering information, inventory and maintenance with special attention to the use of a standardized data model for data representation and exchange. Focus was also on how a generic – not an ESA specific - application could fulfil the operational requirements. If the Agency sometime in the future may want to adopt the solutions that the study will identify, no Agency specific developments shall be required. Instead, the generic repository shall have a market beyond the Agency and probably beyond the space sector.

  The application that the Agency is currently using for product configuration, support and maintenance today is the ESTRACK (ESA Tracking Stations Network) Configuration DataBase (ECDB). In the context of this study, the ECDB is a use case of how configuration, support and maintenance are done today for ESTRACK. This use case provided examples of requirements, solutions and shortfalls that the study took into account when designing and implementing a prototype of a generic repository.

  Jotne applied and further developed its EDMtruePLM application to meet the Agency requirements. This application uses ISO 10303-239, Product Lifecycle Support (PLCS), as the data dictionary of its repository. ISO 10303 is a standard consisting of multiple data models for engineering domains and is known as STEP (STandard for the Exchange of Product model data).

  Functionality that was specifically validated by CONFORMANCE include the following:
  • Database replication scenario for offline working
  • Data migration - Transfer of legacy data (ECDB) to EDMtruePLM
  • Data Import from spreadsheets
  • Notifications
  • Flexible Search & Filter Capabilities for large amounts of data
  • Configurable Reference ID Generator
  • Graphical Movement of Objects
  • File Attachments
  • Configurable history tracking
  • Browsing of structured information.

• DEFINE (ESA)+

  The main objective of the ESA DEFINE project “Multidisciplinary 3D Digital Models For AIT Environment” (ESA Contract No. 4000129319/19/NL/BJ, 2019-2022) was to increase the integration of 3D digital models to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the assembly, integration and test procedures and documentation, fully integrated into the overall space system lifecycle.

  This was achieved by use of existing, standard formats like STEP AP242 (ISO 10303-242), AP209 (ISO 10303-209), STEP-TAS and alike, and with the development of specific software routines to achieve the integration of digital models and to increase the TRL of the solution from 3 to 6.

  The implementation of the DEFINE requirements was done in Jotne’s Simulation Data Management application, EDMopenSimDM. This application consists of a client and a server that allow team-collaboration for managing, visualizing, sharing and archiving design, simulation and testing data. EDMopenSimDM’s main benefit is that it integrates all product data in the data model of ISO 10303-209.

  ISO 10303 is a standard consisting of multiple data models for engineering domains and is known as STEP (STandard for the Exchange of Product model data). AP209 is an Application Protocol (AP) within ISO 10303, which is a complete data model for handling PLM, CAD, simulation and physical test data (i.e., structural and thermal testing). AP242 is a different AP within the standard which is implemented in most CAD applications for import and export of design data. AP242 is a subset of AP209, thus, by supporting AP209, AP242 is also supported.

  EDMopenSimDM implements this standard by integrating the AP209 data model schema. Data sets from CAD, simulation and testing are converted to AP209 models (which are populations of the AP209 schema).

  Having models from different sources in the same format allows the creation of relationships between the content of the different models. The concept of such integrated model is referred to as a digital twin.

• Arrowhead Tools (HORIZON 2020)+

  

  New tools to help the engineering industry put IoT to smart use.

  From everyday uses to large-scale industry applications, the Internet of Things (IoT) is expanding at an accelerating speed. The EU-funded Arrowhead Tools project will create advanced new digitisation and automation tools for the European engineering industry. These tools will bridge the gap that currently prevents total integration of operational technology – for example how efficiently the engineering industry is leveraging IoT and the ‘system of systems’ into its products. The project is expected to reduce the costs of developing and introducing flexible and secure digitisation and automation solutions by about 20 to 50 %. This will make Europe more competitive and create new jobs and business opportunities, while also reducing energy consumption and the environmental footprint.

  About the Project HERE. Facts and figures HERE.

• KYKLOS 4.0 (HORIZON 2020)+

  

  An Advanced Circular and Agile Manufacturing Ecosystem based on rapid reconfigurable manufacturing process and individualized consumer preferences

  KYKLOS 4.0 is developing an Advanced Circular and Agile Manufacturing Ecosystem based on rapid configurable manufacturing processes and individualized consumer preferences. Jotne's PLM repository will be the central digital twin repository for standards-based access to lifecycle engineering data.

  Project web page HERE. Facts and figures HERE.

• FORTIFIER (NRC)+

  Artificial Intelligence enhanced digital factory twins for wire harness manufacturing

  The interaction between design and production planning is always a challenge, and the changes of requirements by the customer create additional uncertainty. The FORTIFIER project aims to address this obstacle by introducing digital twins for wire harness design and manufacturing. On a high level, our team will prototype the "Wire harness factory for the future", where various workflows will be integrated to support overarching objectives like exploiting next generation engineering tools, reducing time and cost of wire harness production, and at the same time increasing product quality by deploying an AI based Digital Twin for the factory.

  The Fortifier project is the joint work between Norwegian and German partners to provide, ʻA next generation solution for wire harness manufacturersʼ, which has been accomplished by applying and developing further the following technologies: - Artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance Industry 4.0 based design of wire harnesses - Robotics for flexible production - Open standards of data models for industrial data to enable integration of wire harness lifecycle data - Integration of blockchain solutions for trusted and secure supply chain management.

  Research council of Norway, project info HERE.

• CAxMan (HORIZON 2020)+

  Computer Aided Technologies for Additive Manufacturing

  Facts and figures HERE.

• CloudFlow (FP7)+

  Computational Cloud Services and Workflows for Agile Engineering

  Facts and figures HERE.

• TERRIFIC (FP7)+

  Towards Enhanced Integration of Design and Production in the Factory of the Future through Isogeometric Technologies

  Facts and figures HERE.

• VELaSSCo (FP7)+

  VISUALIZATION FOR EXTREMELY LARGE-SCALE SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING

  Facts and figures HERE.

• eeEmbedded (FP7)+

  Collaborative Holistic Design Laboratory and Methodology for Energy-Efficient Embedded Buildings

  Facts and figures HERE.