IN-LIGHT

Innovative bifunctional aircraft window for lighting control to enhance passenger comfort

 Coordinatore FUNDACION CIDETEC 

 Organization address address: Parque Tecnologico de Miramon, Paseo Miramon 196
city: DONOSTIA - SAN SEBASTIAN
postcode: 20009

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Jon
Cognome: Lacunza
Email: send email
Telefono: 34943309022
Fax: 34943309136

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Spain [ES]
 Totale costo 4˙212˙127 €
 EC contributo 2˙980˙805 €
 Programma FP7-TRANSPORT
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics)
 Code Call FP7-AAT-2012-RTD-1
 Funding Scheme CP-FP
 Anno di inizio 2012
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2012-11-01   -   2015-10-31

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    FUNDACION CIDETEC

 Organization address address: Parque Tecnologico de Miramon, Paseo Miramon 196
city: DONOSTIA - SAN SEBASTIAN
postcode: 20009

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Jon
Cognome: Lacunza
Email: send email
Telefono: 34943309022
Fax: 34943309136

ES (DONOSTIA - SAN SEBASTIAN) coordinator 594˙199.80
2    FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V

 Organization address address: Hansastrasse 27C
city: MUENCHEN
postcode: 80686

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Walter
Cognome: Krause
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 89 12052713
Fax: +49 89 12057534

DE (MUENCHEN) participant 525˙000.00
3    TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT

 Organization address address: TEKNIIKANTIE 4 A
city: ESPOO
postcode: 02044 VTT

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Jukka
Cognome: Hast
Email: send email
Telefono: +358 20 722 2042
Fax: +358 20 722 2320

FI (ESPOO) participant 496˙635.00
4    HYDRO-QUEBEC

 Organization address address: "75, Boulevard Rene-Levesque Ouest"
city: MONTREAL
postcode: H2Z1A4

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: René
Cognome: Rouleau
Email: send email
Telefono: +1 450 652 8144
Fax: +1 450 652 8144

CA (MONTREAL) participant 324˙450.00
5    FUNDACION TEKNIKER

 Organization address address: CALLE INAKI GOENAGA 5
city: EIBAR GUIPUZCOA
postcode: 20600

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Alicia
Cognome: Piñeiro
Email: send email
Telefono: 34943206744

ES (EIBAR GUIPUZCOA) participant 280˙382.00
6    FUNDACION ANDALUZA PARA EL DESARROLLO AEROESPACIAL

 Organization address address: CALLE TORNEO 26
city: Seville
postcode: 41002

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Silvia
Cognome: De Los Santos
Email: send email
Telefono: +34 954 179 002
Fax: 34954115193

ES (Seville) participant 238˙124.00
7    GKN Aerospace Services Limited

 Organization address address: Ferry Road
city: East Cowes
postcode: PO32 6RA

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Steve
Cognome: Houghton
Email: send email
Telefono: 441583000000

UK (East Cowes) participant 204˙740.00
8    AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH

 Organization address address: WILLY MESSERSCHMITT STRASSE 1
city: OTTOBRUNN
postcode: 85521

contact info
Nome: Peter
Cognome: Lilischkis
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 8960728018

DE (OTTOBRUNN) participant 130˙674.00
9    CONSORZIO VENEZIA RICERCHE

 Organization address address: Via della Liberta 12
city: VENEZIA
postcode: 30175

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Marina
Cognome: Zago
Email: send email
Telefono: +39 041 5093019

IT (VENEZIA) participant 130˙600.20
10    EASN Technology Innovation Services BVBA

 Organization address address: TERWEIDENSTRAAT 28
city: BUDINGEN
postcode: 3440

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Michael
Cognome: Papadopoulos
Email: send email
Telefono: 302611000000
Fax: 302611000000

BE (BUDINGEN) participant 56˙000.00
11    Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy

 Organization address address: Vuorimiehentie 3
city: Espoo
postcode: 2150

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Jukka
Cognome: Hast
Email: send email
Telefono: +358 20 722 2042
Fax: +358 20 722 2320

FI (Espoo) participant 0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Comfort plays an increasingly important role in the interior design of airplanes. Comfort comprises many aspects including temperature and lighting in the cabin. In this context, the overall objective of the IN-LIGHT project is to contribute to the improvement of the passengers comfort through the development of a new concept of bifunctional aircraft window combining two technologies: Electrochromism and Transparent OLED lighting (TOLED). Electrochromic technology will allow the passenger to control de amount of heat and sun-light coming through the window, switching from a transparent colourless state to a deeply coloured transparent state. Additionally, a TOLED lighting system, also controllable by the passenger, will be integrated in the window offering a very innovative type of interior ambient lighting in the cabin, with novel aesthetic effects. The technologies to be used will introduce significant breakthroughs compared to the existing smart shading systems such as a low manufacturing cost, compatibility with plastic substrates, low power consumption and improved performance in terms of switching speed and cyclability/lifetime. The new smart aircraft window to be developed within the IN-LIGHT project add significant value to conventional windows and will contribute to the passengers comfort enabling a tailored cabin environment regarding heat and light transmittance as well as ambient lighting according to their individual preferences. The work will be performed by a highly complementary, well-balance consortium of 10 partners from 6 member states plus one partner from a third country, representing the entire value chain. The proposed research, which has been endorsed by EASN, closely addresses main S&T, socio-economic and policy objectives of the TRANSPORT work programme, shows clear environmental benefits and contributes to Sustainable Development.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Passenger comfort is an increasingly important part of the design of aeroplane interiors, and temperature and lighting are critical aspects, particularly on long flights. Novel smart aeroplane windows that adjust lighting and heat will make air travel cosier.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Most smart shading technologies, under intense development in Japan and the United States, rely on expensive processes and are in most cases only compatible with glass substrates. However, aircraft employ plastic windows to achieve important weight reductions.

The EU-funded project 'Innovative bifunctional aircraft window for lighting control to enhance passenger comfort' (http://inlight-project.eu/ (IN-LIGHT)) is developing a new cost-effective concept based on electrochromism and transparent organic light-emitting diode (TOLED) technology.

Electrochromism is the ability to reversibly change colour in response to a small direct current voltage. Use of electrochromic (EC) technology will allow passengers to control the heat and light entering the cabin by a change from colourless to deeply coloured while maintaining transparency. The TOLED lighting system, also controllable by the passenger, will provide ambient lighting with novel aesthetic effects.

The combination of technologies will enable significant breakthroughs in smart shading concepts. Among these are reduced manufacturing costs, compatibility with plastic substrates, enhanced energy efficiency and performance, and improved switching speed and lifetime.

Nano-structured semiconducting films with anchored chromophores form the basis of the EC technology. Nano-structured layers are typically produced using a sintering process requiring high temperatures that both increase the manufacturing cost and are incompatible with plastic substrates.

The IN-LIGHT high-performance plastic EC aeroplane window employs modified transparent nano-structured electrodes processed at low temperatures. Further cost reductions are achieved through the use of commercially available OLED materials.

Small-scale EC and TOLED prototypes have already been tested and a second series of tests is currently underway. Scientists are now scaling up production and, recently, EC devices and TOLED stacks up to 15 cm x 30 cm- sized were fabricated on a pilot production line using roll-to-roll assembly. Evaluation of environmental, health and safety aspects of the materials and processes is ongoing.

IN-LIGHT will make an important contribution to the competitive position of the EU aircraft industry. Novel products and production processes will lead to less expensive and higher-performing smart shading and dimmable aircraft windows as well as enhanced passenger comfort. In addition, the EC nanoparticle-based formulations represent a significant technological breakthrough. They will facilitate the use of EC technology on plastic for a variety of applications in a broad range of industrial sectors.

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