Validation at full size level of CFRP windows frame manufacturing process (Thermoplastic) and fabrication of 2 shipsets for Regional Aircraft Fuselage barrel on-ground demonstrators. Moreover, an industrial and cost evaluation based on a pre-defined production business case is requested including hypotheses of high volume automated solutions

The objective of the project is to develop new ways to implement quality validation of aircraft products in a more efficient manner, reducing non-recurring costs, reducing the need of man-hours and the involvement of manipulation by an human operator, reducing lead times and flexibility of the processes, through minimization of test means dependency trying to maximize the usage of the current Aircraft computers, and implementing new concepts for the automation of quality and validation tests on the aircraft, through artificial vision and robotic collaboration.

SMART-LAYUP activities described in the present proposal will contribute to develop and validate an advanced process of hybrid materials automated lay-up for manufacturing of regional aircraft composite fuselage which allows a significant reduction of the overall production costs and manufacturing flow. After a developmental phase to be performed at MTORRES site, the innovative process and related machine will be validated and costs assessed through the execution of dedicated lay-up tests and fabrication of fuselage demonstrators at Topic Manager plant.

<< Background >>The OneHealthWatch project will help European Union reaching its ambitious sustainability goals, especially towards a pollution-free environment by supporting the emergence of One Health surveillance system through very early detection of contaminants and specific indicators in wastewater.In current industrialised areas, increasing pollution is a constant threat which leads to emerging types of pollutants and pathogens. Contaminants are everywhere in food, in daily products or even carried by individuals. Recent scientific and technological progresses have led to the discovery of emerging problems induced by some substances (e.g., pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, pesticides) that constitute a modern environmental challenge. Most of these pollutants and pollution-related indicators are discharged in urban or industrial waters, which is why wastewaters are considered as a reflection of the environmental pollution. Contaminants are then carried until wastewater treatment plants, which constitute therefore the last place where a curative solution can be implemented and the last safety net before these pollutants spread in the environment.Besides, pollutants such as pathogens and their related specific biological markers also end up in wastewaters, especially in case of epidemic. Based on this observation, many surveillance systems relying on wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) have been experimented. Very recently, WBE focused on COVID-19 has been implemented for testing in many European countries. The implementation of such monitoring system is very relevant as viruses like SARS-CoV-2 can be detected in wastewater within four days of infection while it will take up to two weeks for the contaminated person to develop symptoms. Therefore, when properly collected and analysed, data can turn into a powerful asset for public-health officials, allowing very fast decision-making and implementation of new measures. In that way, wastewaters play the role of observatory of global health status in urban areas. Hence, Considering the very high potential of such a surveillance tool, the European Commission has adopted, on March 2021, a recommendation encouraging member states to implement wastewater surveillance systems within their own structures, focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and on the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants.In that context, the OneHealthWatch project focuses on the first stage of detection of contaminants (viruses, pharmaceuticals, illegal drugs, antibiotics, and pesticides), which will enable rapid implementation of safety measures and contingency methods in case of alarming detection.However, to implement such wastewater surveillance systems at national scale or even more, there is a need for gathering and assessing experimented practices, to define the best practices to be implemented and spread.Besides, wastewater and health professionals need to be trained and to acquire new skills to exploit efficiently wastewater surveillance systems. Sewer and wastewater treatment plant operators need to acquire practical knowledge about sampling and analyses, while public health officials need to be able to interpret properly the released data and to implement mitigation measures accordingly, to manage the threat.Finally, there is a need to raise awareness among governments, municipalities and wastewater treatment-plant companies who need to understand the major role wastewater monitoring has to play in the future.<< Objectives >>OneHealthWatch set four specific objectives:1.The project will develop a practical training programme for harmonized and standardized wastewater surveillance, to enable contamination detection at national scale. This training will be addressed to sewer and wastewater treatment plant operators and to public health officials, who will be the key actors for proper exploitation of the wastewater monitoring systems.2.The content of the training will be adapted to societal needs and environmental challenges. In case of emergence of new type of pollution (new virus, new toxic substance), the training will be adapted to allow the wastewater and health professionals to manage at best the new threat.3.Thanks to an interactive online platform, OneHealthWatch will facilitate data and results exchanges between wastewater and health sectors at regional/national scale. Ensuring efficient communication between both sectors will be turning point for the project, as well as key success factor.4.OneHealthWatch will foster and ease communication between EU countries about their national wastewater surveillance results. The final objective is to provide them with an efficient standardized tool ready to be used in case of massive contamination or pandemic.<< Implementation >>OneHealthWatch has been structured around 6 pools of activities, including 4 Project Results and 2 cross-cutting activities (Communication and Dissemination, Project Management). All the project activities will be required to reach the objectives introduced earlier, especially:- For Project Result #1, activities result in the creation of a database of best practices which will provide Practice Abstracts that will constitute the basis of empirical knowledge to be including in the training programme (Specific Objective 1 – SO1). The interactivity and possible updates of this database will help adapting OneHealthWatch training programme to current societal needs and environmental challenges (SO2). Moreover, the community of knowledge gathered around this database will be a powerful tool for increasing knowledge exchange between EU stakeholders (SO4).- Activities for reaching Project Result #2 will consist in developing a set of interactive training modules, integrated into an online platform also created in this PR#2. The online platform, to be used by trainers and learners (i.e., sewer and wastewater treatment operators and public health officials) but also surrounding stakeholders (e.g., policy makers, wastewater treatment companies) will foster data and results exchanges between all stakeholders (SO3). When used at EU (or even larger) scale, this platform will also be important for the creation, expansion and implementation of the transnational community of knowledge (SO4). More generally, it will therefore contribute to the overall project objective by proposing a framework for improving trainees’ skills, supporting them to become true actors of changes.- Ease the implementation of OneHealthWatch training will be the main activity regarding Project Result #3, which will in the end provide an operational toolkit. It will therefore mainly contribute to SO1 and SO2 by offering hands-on guidelines for developing adapting and implementing the OneHealthWatch training programme. - Activities related to Project Result #4 will aim to ensuring wide development of the OneHealthWatch training programme thanks to dedicated analysis of geographical expansion opportunities and support to replication but also by providing transferability and policy recommendations. It will mainly serve the overall objective of the OneHealthWatch project by widely developing the training programme and directly impacting the wastewater surveillance systems all over Europe. - Communication and dissemination activities will be led to strongly contribute to the achievement of all project objectives as they will create the conditions for OneHealthWatch results uptake by the target groups.- Last, project management activities will be essential to ensure the excellence of the materials to be developed and proposed to end-users while controlling the time delivery.<< Results >>The key project result of OneHealthWatch is an innovative training programme focusing on wastewater surveillance. This training targets wastewater treatment plant operators and public health officials. This output will supplement their competencies with green skills, matching the future needs for environmental preservation. To address the different needs of the targeted audience, OneHealthWatch project will develop 5 training modules, some being common for all, other being specific.-Module 1: Introduction to the monitoring of contaminants in wastewater (common)-Module 2: Theoretical knowledge about epidemiology (common)-Module 3: Practical knowledge about wastewater sampling and analysis (operators)-Module 4: General safety and biosafety aspects of working with wastewater (operators)-Module 5: Statistical treatment, interpretation and communication of data (public-health officials)These modules will be developed according to a specific pedagogical approach that will have been developed, according to trainees’ needs and specificities. An evaluation of the framework will have been implemented, including mobilising external advisors, to ensure high level of the training modules.The training modules will be available on an online and interactive platform that will be created within the project. This platform will enable the creation of a community of knowledge for boosting knowledge exchange at EU level.The content of the training modules will rely on the interactive database of best practices created by LIST. Delivering an overview of the different wastewater sampling and data analysing methodologies implemented in several countries, this database will summarize the best practices selected by the consortium and enable knowledge exchange between any interested stakeholders. To offer a training programme which can be replicated and transferred in Europe and beyond, a complete implementation toolkit will be created, including the training modules in all project languages and English, the final version of the dedicated platform with the best practices database included, a trainer’s toolkit introducing the pedagogical approach, and the assessment framework to evaluate the skills acquired by learners. Besides, to maximize impacts, OneHealthWatch expects to spread at European or even international scale after its closure. To this end, a White Paper will be written to raise awareness about the impacts of OneHealthWatch training programme on general public health and citizen well-being, among local, regional and national policymakers. It will mainly be composed of a practical handbook which will ease the transfer of the OneHealthWatch training programme to local context.