CARBODIN
Car Body Shells, Doors and Interiors
The success of the European rail system requires cost-effective, high-capacity and reliable passenger trains. Developing these highly demanding trains requires a concerted effort. The European H2020 CARBODIN project contributes to this effort by combining the results of Shif2Rail calls for projects such as CFM-IP1-01-2019 or CFM-IP1-01-2017 to manufacture body shell parts, doors and improve the interior of passenger trains.
Three main areas are covered in CARBODIN, the body, doors and interior:
- CARBODIN plans to explore the possibilities offered by composite materials for the manufacture of body shells and a wide range of parts of varying sizes. The proposed process will combine different production techniques with automation concepts for the manufacture of composite parts. In addition, predictive maintenance will be enhanced by testing networks of intelligent sensors implemented in these composite materials.
- These will also be an entry point for the design of lighter next-generation doors by improving their thermal and acoustic properties.
- CARBODIN is also to study the design of attractive train interiors using a virtual reality-based configuration tool. This will be complemented by innovative manufacturing supports for interior components with the study of the integration of low-voltage circuits. CARBODIN also aims to improve the performance of future HMI systems based on a European survey to identify interactions between automated systems and drivers based on gesture or voice control for example.
To achieve its objectives, CARBODIN benefits from a strong multidisciplinary consortium, made up of 14 partners from 7 countries.
| Department(s) | Partner(s) | Overall amount |
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Fundació EURECAT Spain
Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis Anaptyxis (CERTH) Greece Asociación de Investigación Metalúrgica del Noroeste (AIMEN) Spain Rheinisch-Westfälisis Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH) Germany Universita Degli Studi di Roma la Sapienza (DICEA) Italy Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPH) Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF) France EURNEX e.V. EURNEX e.V. Germany The International Union of Railways (UIC) France Vyzkumny Ustyria Vyzkumny Ustav Zeleznicni AS (VUZ) Czech Republic Chinesisch-Deutsches Forschungs- und Entwicklungzentrum für Bahn- und Verkehrstechnik Dresden GmbH (CG RAIL) Germany Forster System-Montage-Technik GmbH (SMT) Germany MASATS S.A. Spain DES ART Sp. z o.o. Poland Composites Aragón S.L. Spain |
3,500 k€
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| Main support | Rayout | Date(s) |
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Europe H2020 Shift2Rail Open Call (S2R-OC-IP1-01-2019)
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European |
2019 - 2021
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