ARGUS draws on the current challenges in monitoring remote built heritage assets and the current research focus on preventive preservation, and envisions the development of: (a) a novel built heritage digital twin model to support multi-scale/modal data; (b) an advanced digitisation strategy to support the digital twin model; (c) a portable measurements system for non-descructive physical and chemical monitoring based on miniaturised sensors, and sensor composites integration, comprising of ground and aereal components; (d) AI-enabled methods for the modeling and identification (reverse eng

El proyecto de investigación propuesto está orientado a la investigación, centrado en la prioridad temática Mundo Digital, industria, espacio y defensa, más concretamente en el tema de la robótica y la inteligencia artificial aplicadas al patrimonio cultural.

The proposal mainly aims to reflect on the role that robotics and automation can assume in the context of heritage assessment and conservation. More specifically, the consortium will explore the possibility of upgrading current non-destructive techniques (NDT) and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems to improve their capabilities for structural diagnosis based on automation and robotics.

The main objective of this project is the application of non-destructive techniques and 3D reconstruction to cultural heritage. The research team submitting this application has just participated in the European Heritage Within project (H-WITHIN, https://hwithin.civil.uminho.pt/) within the "Creative Europe" call, where a new approach to disseminate cultural heritage through the virtual reconstruction of the Convento do Carmo in Lisbon is presented.

In the present project a study will be carried out to facilitate the generation of ultrasonic images of pieces of complex geometry through the use of industrial robots.

The high maintenance and / or repair costs of transport infrastructure could be reduced if Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) techniques are used. The development of new testing technologies and multifunctional materials together with information technologies can allow the design of low-cost, autonomous and remote assistance systems.

El contexto económico actual lleva a replantearse los escenarios habituales de inversión en nuevas infraestructuras, consolidándose nuevas opciones de reparación y rehabilitación del patrimonio existente. Esta opción no sólo permite un mejor aprovechamiento de los recursos públicos invertidos, sino que contribuye decididamente a una mejora de la sostenibilidad de nuestra sociedad, reduciendo el consumo de materias primas y la emisión de agentes contaminantes.

En este contexto, la reparación y rehabilitación de infraestructuras del transporte, como túneles, puentes y taludes, es de vital importancia. No sólo por las necesidades que se presentarán dentro de unos años, al alcanzar muchas de las infraestructuras realizadas durante los años del boom económico y de la construcción su vida útil en servicio, sino por la demanda social de utilizar adecuadamente las infraestructuras construidas. La sociedad en su conjunto demanda que no haya más despilfarro del gasto público.

 Cement-based materials (CBM) are the foremost construction materials worldwide. Therefore, there are widely accepted standards for their structural applications. However, for service life designs, current approaches largely depend on CBM strength class and restrictions on CBM constituents.

The purpose of the project is clearly interdisciplinary. This is a coordinated project addressing applied research tasks related to the development of building materials, non-destructive testing by acoustic and electromagnetic techniques and the technology associated with them.

The main objectives are:

• To evaluate the system of generation of ultrasonic tomographic images in transmission, which allows to have a 3D information of the state of the material in real time.

• Integration and fusion of the non-destructive evaluation techniques: radar and ultrasonic imaging.