EUREKA PROJECT > 3665 PETROSCOPE II
ICELAND
PETROSCOPE II
TO DEVELOP MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AGGREGATES INDUSTRIES AND TO SOME EXTENT OTHER MINERAL-BASED MATERIAL INDUSTRIES.
Status > FINISHED - 22-Sep-2010 Technological Area Market Area Start Date > 01-Jan-2006 Duration > 30 Months Participating countries > ITALY, ICELAND, SPAIN, AUSTRIA | Main contactPETROMODEL LTD.
MR. THORGEIR HELGASON > MANAGING DIRECTOR Organisation type > SME |
Project Description
The overall aim of the PETROSCOPE II project is to develop an optoelectronic (photonics) instrument and software for construction aggregate industries - e.g. quarries, asphalt and concrete producers, testing agencies - and related mineral-based material industries. The instrument is for measuring the fundamental properties of size, shape and composition, while the software is for modelling and simulating the engineering and performance properties like abrasive resistance, strength, packing and bulk density of raw material and added value composite materials. The Work Packages and Tasks of the PETROSCOPE II project are as follows: WORK PACKAGE I - PROJECT MANAGEMENT. Objectives: Project planning and the timely and effective completion of the project. Dissemination of results. Task I-1: Project group meetings. Task I-2: Conferences, reports and publications. WORK PACKAGE II - OFF-LINE MEASURING EQUIPMENT. Objectives: Development of new or expanded versions of off-line measuring equipment for petrographic and geometrical analysis. Task II-1: User Requirements. Task II-2: Algorithms and software. Task II-3: Industrial and mechanical design. Task II-4: Photonics. Task II-5: On-site evaluation. WORK PACKAGE III - ON-LINE MEASURING EQUIPMENT. Objectives: The development of measuring equipment for on-line or semi-online testing of aggregates and related matter. Task III-1: User Requirements. Task III-2: Algorithms and software. Task III-3: Industrial and mechanical design. Task III-4: Photonics. Task III-5: Sampling system. Task III-6: On-site evaluation. WORK PACKAGE IV - TESTING AND SIMULATION SOFTWARE. Objectives: The development of software for simulation of particle packing and expansion of a statistical testing software for the engineering properties and performance of aggregates. Task IV-1: User Requirements. Task IV-2: Simulation software. Task IV-3: Prediction software. WORK PACKAGE V - MEASURING EQUIPMENT FOR RECYCLED AND SECONDARY AGGREGATES. Objectives: The development of a version of the measuring equipment for analysing recycled and secondary aggregates. Task V-1: User Requirements. Task V-2: Compositional description system. Task V-3: Sample selection and testing. Task V-4: On-site evaluation. WORK PACKAGE VI - METROLOGY AND VALIDATION. Objectives: The definition of the metrological characteristics of PETROSCOPE and description of the optoelectronic test methods. Validation and evaluation of the accuracy of the test methods. Task VI-1: User Requirements. Task VI-2: Test method description. Task VI-3: Metrological characteristics. Task VI-4: Validation. Task VI-5: Standardisation by CEN (Centre Europeen pour la Normalisation). Each project partner is expected to benefit from the project through synergetic effects and added value, leading to enhanced capabilities in dealing with other RTD (Research and Technological Development) projects in fields related to the PETROSCOPE II project. Keywords: mineral, testing, instrument.
Technological Development Envisaged
The PETROSCOPE II project aims to offer novel, high-technical means for quality and process control in the construction mineral industries, or heavy building materials industries. This will be based on machine vision, spectroscopy and statistics combined with the mechanical and manual methods used today. The development work planned for the PETROSCOPE II project is to some extent based on the following geo-material science background: According to various authors, engineering properties (EP) of unbound aggregates - mechanical, thermal and durability properties - are governed by fundamental properties (FP) of the particles and those of the surrounding pore fluid (pf). This context can be described as EP = f(FP, pf). The fundamental properties are taken as the petrographic composition (pc), size (s) and shape (sh) and therefore FP = f(pc, s, sh, pf). The function f, can in rare cases be explained by a physical model or a causal connection. More often than not, the properties have to be related by statistically derived equations based on experimental data - this is one of the main roles of the Techmodel(r) software. The Petroscope(r) measuring equipment is on the other hand designed to automatically measure the fundamental properties pc, s and sh. As an example of applying the above mentioned geo-material science strategy, reference can be made to a property of aggregates that is frequently being tested for, the 'Los Angeles coefficient', LA (cf. the CEN test method, EN 1097-2:1995). The LA property can be described as follows: As the size of particles being tested (s = 10-14 mm) and the pore fluid (pf=air) are constant, we get LA(s and pf constant) = f(pc, sh). In order to model and statistically test the property LA, we need to have information on both the petrographic composition (pc) and the shape of the particles (sh), and nothing else. With the novel Petroscope measuring equipment, the testing of the fundamental properties pc and sh becomes much easier and faster than before; and with the novel Techmodel statistical testing software, the 'testing' of the engineering property LA becomes much easier and faster than before. Version One of Techmodel was released in June 2002. It was developed by two of the participants in the current project, the UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT and PETROMODEL EHF. The plan is now to expand on this first version. In order to have the necessary data for preparing predictive models, we have to collect data on the fundamental and engineering properties of aggregates. One such data bank is called the Aggregates Registry of ICELAND and currently holds data from the period 1990-2003, with about 1,500 records of tests and at least 15,000 individual test results. For this data collection, and in order to be able to make queries of different types, PETROMODEL has been developing software called Lithodata(tm). This will also be expanded on in the PETROSCOPE II project. Version Beta One of Petroscope (for size and shape) was finished in December 2004. It was developed within the successful EUREKA project E!2569-PETROSCOPE. Some of the participants were the same as now, i.e. PETROMODEL EHF, UK-ASG and ZAG LJUBLJANA, but there was also UWE BRISTOL and RMC AGGREGATES LTD (now CEMEX UK LTD). A patent application for the Petroscope method has been filed, first as a national application on September 7th 2004, and a year later according to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): Apparatus and method for analysis of size, form and angularity and for compositional analysis of mineral and rock particles. The inclusion into Petroscope of analysis for petrographic composition (pc), the development of an online and semi-online system, as well as other aspects, are major topics of the PETROSCOPE II project. As the description above implies, there are several novel aspects in the PETROSCOPE II project, e.g. the combination of vision techniques and spectroscopic techniques especially for this type of matter, i.e. minerals and rocks. Another, is the technology transfer aspect of using such high-tech methods into what has often been labelled, rather misleadingly, a low-tech/high volume industry, the construction aggregates industry. Still another is the introduction of novel and automatic methods into the testing of aggregates, a testing field that has relied more on manual labour and mechanical testing devices. This new way of testing aggregates and other related mineral matter will require revised or new European standards. This is one of the topics of the PETROSCOPE II project.
Main contactFERRIERE NORD S.P.A. DR. LORIS BIANCO > QUALITY ECOLOGY R&D MANAGER Organisation type > Large company |
Contribution to project
The organisation produces steel products of various kinds. A by-product from the electric arc furnace (EAF) is slag and this has been used to produce secondary construction aggregates since 1986. The aggregates are of different gradation and for different use, and two of the aggregates already have a CE mark and are used for asphalt surface layers of highways and other roads. Steel slag is a by-product when making steel using the electric arc furnace method. Liquid slag is then deposited and cooled down by water spray. Then comes time for stabilising the slag (transition of minor quantities of MgO and CaO into stable minerals), which takes approximately 6 months. The material is crushed and separated into fractions after that period. Magnetic separators must also be used to extract iron. This procedure is well known and the properties of aggregate from steel slag are similar to the best natural aggregates. The use and methods of testing industrial by-products are implemented in harmonised aggregate standards, EN 12620, EN 13043, EN 13242 and others. The grading of the secondary slag aggregates is of importance. The fine content, shape, frost resistance, resistance to fragmentation and other properties are crucial parameters as in the case of natural aggregates. This is all closely related to the PETROSCOPE project. FERRIERE NORD will support the project with aggregate samples and chemical analyses to optimise the measuring equipment. In terms of the project planning in section 2.1, FERRIERE NORD S.P.A. will mainly be working on the following Work Packages and Tasks: WORK PACKAGE I - PROJECT MANAGEMENT. Task I-1: Project group meetings. WORK PACKAGE II - OFF-LINE MEASURING EQUIPMENT. Task II-1: User Requirements. WORK PACKAGE III - ON-LINE MEASURING EQUIPMENT. Task III-1: User Requirements. WORK PACKAGE V - MEASURING EQUIPMENT FOR RECYCLED AND SECONDARY AGGREGATES. Task V-1: User Requirements. Task V-2: Compositional description system. Task V-3: Sample selection and testing. WORK PACKAGE VI - METROLOGY AND VALIDATION. Task VI-1: User Requirements.
Expertise
The organisation is the leading company of the PITTINI GROUP, a private group with an annual turnover of 715 million euro and a staff of 850 people. FERRIERE NORD's main steel plant with its 600 employees is located in Osoppo (North Eastern part of ITALY) and produces one million tons per year of steel starting from scrap in an 'Electric-Arc-Furnace (EAF) - Ladle-Furnace (LF) - Continuous Casting (CC) Bars and Wire Rolling Mill route. A second steel plant is situated in Potenza, Southern ITALY and produces 550,000 tons per year in bars with the same route. FERRIERE NORD S.P.A. has been involved in other ECSC - European Coal & Steel Community (now RFCS), BRITE-EURAM and 5th FP (Framework Programme) research projects, and recently took part in EU project REFLEX, in the ongoing project COST Action 348 for prolonging the road service life through reinforcing asphalt with steel mesh, and in REZIN, a 5th FP dealing with EAF Dust recycling. FERRIERE NORD S.P.A. started several years ago with a programme named 'zero waste' that aimed to reuse or develop important by-products of steel production. The company started studying and then using its EAF steel slags to produce aggregates for road bituminous mixtures - recently CE accredited. For the LF slag, the company started a programme of preliminary tests that lead to the installation of a plant for preparation and injection of LF steel slag in EAF. Laboratories for steel and slag analysis and characterisation are available in Osoppo. Key people in the project will be Dr. Loris Bianco, responsible for Quality, Environment and the R & D Department for the PITTINI GROUP, Dr. Carlo Ceschia and Ing. Sergio Porisiensi.
Main contactAIDICO, INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE LA CONSTRUCCION DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA DR. ANGEL M. LOPEZ BUENDIA > HEAD OF DIMENSION STONE UNIT Organisation type > Research Institute |
Contribution to project
In the quality control of aggregates, it is critical to know the lithological composition, clay content and organic matter content. Some mineral constituents are also essential for certain properties of the final product. AIDICO is able to participate in detecting the mentioned characteristics of the compound with processing signals, using spectra-radiometry in UV-VIS-NIR (Ultra-Violet-Virtual Interactive Software- Near Infrared) and thermal infrared in specific bandwidths. Using similar technology, the determination of aggregate humidity is also possible - the control is basic and may later be used for concrete or other purposes. This specification and control is especially relevant when using recycled aggregate from demolitions where the control of concrete or plaster is basic. In this case the technique can obtain better resolutions. These systems need calibrations with petrographical, mineralogical and some petrophysical characteristics. Tasks and contributions 1. Petrological characterisation of aggregates and classification according to their expected abnormal behaviour (pathology). 2. Determination and procedure for remote lithological identification in the production chain. 3. Determination and procedure for impurities of clays and organic matter identification using remote sensors in the production chain. 4. Determination and procedure for semi-quantitative humidity content of aggregates in the production chain. 5. Image treatment for identification and quantification of textures and morphologies of aggregates. 6. Determination of cement and plaster content used in aggregates from demolition in the production chain. 7. Validation tests in concrete using tested aggregates with different expected abnormal behaviour (pathology). Referring to the project planning in section 2.1, AIDICO will mainly be working on the following Work Packages and Tasks: WORK PACKAGE I - PROJECT MANAGEMENT. Task I-1: Project group meetings. Task I-2: Conferences, reports and publications. WORK PACKAGE II - OFF-LINE MEASURING EQUIPMENT. Task II-1: User Requirements. Task II-4: Photonics. Task II-5: On-site evaluation. WORK PACKAGE III - ON-LINE MEASURING EQUIPMENT. Task III-1: User Requirements. Task III-4: Photonics. WORK PACKAGE IV - TESTING AND SIMULATION SOFTWARE. Task IV-1: User Requirements. Task IV-2: Simulation software. Task IV-3: Prediction software. WORK PACKAGE V - MEASURING EQUIPMENT FOR RECYCLED AND SECONDARY AGGREGATES. Task V-1: User Requirements. Task V-2: Compositional description system. Task V-3: Sample selection and testing. Task V-4: On-site evaluation.
Expertise
The Institute is the Valencian Research Centre for the Construction Sector. AIDICO works in the field of certification for guaranteeing quality control of building products and companies, and has an infrastructure based on specialised laboratories with accreditation and recognition on the highest levels. It carries out Research & Development projects intended to improve building materials, building systems and production processes, as well as the design of procedures capable of simulating and evaluating the characteristics of all of these. AIDICO works in different areas and technology lines, such as: - Industrial and Dimensional Rocks (UTM), in the field of Raw Materials for construction: characterisation, analysis, mechanical properties, composition including the knowledge areas of petrology, mineralogy, geochemistry and mechanical properties. - High Performance Building Materials and Products in Cement and Derivates: Cement and additions; Limes; Geopolymers; Waste incorporation. - Non-destructive Analysis Methods: Ultrasonic technique applications for in situ evaluation and quality control of construction materials; providing and implementing in the construction sector non-invasive techniques for fast evaluation and production processes. - Non-destructive and quasi-non destructive techniques for evaluation of heritage constructions. - Acoustic property characterisation of construction materials. - Digital treatment processing and image analysis. - Sustainable construction. E-Building. At European level, AIDICO has managed and participated in many Framework Programmes (4-FP: CRAFT-RESISTONE, CERABEN, PARTNER and UDS; 5-FP: CRAFT-PARTNER and UDS, IST/ROADCON; 6-FP: IST-INTELCITIES, CRAFT-CALM TRACKS, NMP-I-STONE) and was the co-ordinator of the ConstruCIT Network, a working group of Construction Research Institutes. With experience in STEP-related (Structural Timber Educational Programme) technology, industrial integration, CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing) systems, knowledge-based systems for the industry, and Internet exploitation, AIDICO has been the 5-FP IST prodAEC network, whose data exchange models are a basis for the project, and has participated in OSNET (Thematic Network on Ornamental Stone). AIDICO is a key partner in the management of the Euromediterranean Network of Technological Centres, a regional initiative to promote the bilateral relations between Europe and the South Mediterranean countries. Some of the relevant projects we have carried out in line with the PETROSCOPE II proposal are as follows: REG/ARIDO CARBONATO - development of a predictive methodology for ACR determination. NATIONAL PLAN/MARVISION - automated collocation system of marble by artificial vision. CONTROLSTONE - design and evaluation of systems based on artificial vision for automated classification of marble tiles. REG/VISIONARIO - new system for aesthetical classification of natural stone. GROWTH/ PARTNER - European standard tests to prevent alkali reactions in aggregates. NATIONAL PLAN I+D/ PHOREX - integrated system for porosity measurement in concrete by NDT. PUBLICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP: Since 2000 AIDICO-UTM has been a member of RILEM (International Union of Testing & Research Laboratories for Materials & Structures) TC 191-ARP. The aggregate group at AIDICO-UTM published the following in 2005: Lopez-Buendia, AM; Climent, V and Verdu P (in revision). Lithological influence in the mechanical behaviour of the alkali carbonate reaction in aggregates for concrete. Materials Characterisation. Lopez-Buendia, AM; Climent, V; Verdu, P (in press). Evidences of ACR (Autonomous Cleaning Robot) in a non-silica dolomitic limestone aggregate. Cement and Concrete Research.
Main contactCANTERA LA TORRETA S.A. ING. MANUEL MORENO > GENERAL MANAGER Organisation type > SME |
Contribution to project
The company operates concrete plants and produces aggregate from its own quarries. The different aggregate products present several problems relating to dosage control in connection with composition, granulometry and shape of the aggregate. Apart from quarries, the company has plants for recycling aggregate for different uses. The quality control of granulometry and shape are essential for the dosage while an on-line control is fundamental for optimising water and cement consumption. The main participation will be in the quality control of the aggregate using the off-line equipment being developed, as well as the on-line equipment in addition to the requirements and needs of the equipment. This will be used for natural aggregates and in recycling aggregates, which is of increasing importance. Referring to the project planning in section 2.1, CANTERA LA TORRETA will mainly be working on the following Work Packages and Tasks: WORK PACKAGE I - PROJECT MANAGEMENT. Task I-1: Project group meetings. WORK PACKAGE II - OFF-LINE MEASURING EQUIPMENT. Task II-1: User Requirements. Task II-5: On-site evaluation. WORK PACKAGE III - ON-LINE MEASURING EQUIPMENT. Task III-1: User Requirements. Task III-6: On-site evaluation. WORK PACKAGE IV - TESTING AND SIMULATION SOFTWARE. Task IV-2: Simulation software. WORK PACKAGE V - MEASURING EQUIPMENT FOR RECYCLED AND SECONDARY AGGREGATES. Task V-1: User Requirements. Task V-4: On-site evaluation.
Expertise
The organisation is an SME formed in 1973 and belongs to the company group LUBASA (LUIS BATALLA, S.A.). LUBASA's principal activity is the promotion and construction of civil works and buildings. CANTERA LA TORRETA focuses its activity on the production of raw material and finished products for civil works, buildings and other companies in the construction material industry. The TORRETA quarry (CANTERA) company also works together with other firms from the LUBASA group, and companies that manage inert waste, including construction and demolition waste. The main activities that LA TORRETA carries out are: A. Raw material production, including sand, gravel, filler and armorstone for breakwater. B. Finished products: Concrete. Masonry mortars. C. Inert waste management and recycling aggregates: Container service and elimination of inert waste (RSI garbage dump). From the LA TORRETA company, other LUBASA group companies are managed, for example those of agglomerate asphalt (cold and hot). The development of the company is linked to its strategic position in the Mediterranean Arc, between two of the biggest Spanish cities, Barcelona and Valencia. The economic activity of the province of Castellon is mainly based on three sectors: ceramics, production of citruses and tourism. These activities are an important source of employment and require an infrastructure that favours major developments in the construction sector, both civil works (linear works, bridges, etc.) and buildings. LA TORRETA is actively involved in R & D activities through its Quality and Environment Department. Examples are investigations into the use of new raw materials (additives for the manufacture of concrete and mortar) and new formulations, with the aim of obtaining specific properties. These activities are carried out in the company's special construction material laboratory where 10 people work. For the PETROSCOPE II project and to carry out the investigations required, two mortar plants and support from production technicians will be provided. The company has seven people with qualifications (superior and average) in the production departments. When necessary for investigations, they work together with the Department of Quality and Environment.
Main contactACCIONA INFRAESTRUCTURAS S.A. MR. Ignacio Calvo Herrera > R&D DIRECTOR http://www.acciona-infraestructuras.es Organisation type > Large company |
Contribution to project
The organisation is a big construction company and may be interested in the final product developed within the term of this project. It is therefore participating in the development and evaluation of the measuring equipment. Referring to the project planning in section 2.1, NECSO will mainly be working on the following Work Packages and Tasks: WORK PACKAGE I - PROJECT MANAGEMENT. Task I-1: Project group meetings. Task I-2: Conferences, reports and publications. WORK PACKAGE II - OFF-LINE MEASURING EQUIPMENT. Task II-1: User requirements. Task II-5: On-site evaluation. WORK PACKAGE III - ON-LINE MEASURING EQUIPMENT. Task III-1: User requirements. Task III-5: Sampling system. Task III-6: On-site evaluation. WORK PACKAGE IV - TESTING AND SIMULATION SOFTWARE. Task IV-1: User requirements. Task IV-2: Simulation software. Task IV-3: Prediction software. WORK PACKAGE V - MEASURING EQUIPMENT FOR RECYCLED AND SECONDARY AGGREGATES. Task V-1: User requirements. WORK PACKAGE VI - METROLOGY AND VALIDATION. Task VI-1: User requirements. Task VI-2: Test method description. Task VI-3: Metrological characteristics. Task VI-4: Validation.
Expertise
The organisation is the resulting company from the merger in 1997 of two large Spanish construction companies. The steady growth of the merged companies has made NECSO one of the leading companies in the construction sector in SPAIN, adding an outstanding presence in the international field, with achievements today in over 30 countries. The activities of NECSO extend to all areas and specialised fields in construction, both in project engineering and in works execution. In the civil works area, NECSO has built roads, urban developments, airports, harbours, beach regeneration, dams, water piping, tunnels, gas pipes, water purifiers, metropolitan railways and railroads. With regard to the building sub-sector, NECSO has executed thousand of works in all areas of specialisation: industrial, services, maintenance, rehabilitation, and housing. The annual turnover of NECSO is 2,200 Million EURO. NECSO R & D Department currently has 32 employees, of which 28 have university degrees, especially in civil engineering. It also has the collaboration of 400 Engineers and Architects in the Areas of Production, Engineering and Design. The NECSO previous experience in European Projects is related to the 5th and 6th Framework Programmes of E.U. and EUREKA Projects. To mention only a few of them, - SGIM 2001: Development of two new measurement and inspection methods to improve the quality and maintainability of large concrete structures (2002-2005); - SAFEFLOOR: Low Risk and totally recyclable structural buildings (2001-2004); - EUREKA E!2698: Building Integrated PV/T/A Multisolar Rooftile (2002-2005).
Main contactUNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT PROF. JUERGEN PILZ > HEAD OF APPLIED STATISTICS GROUP http://www.math.uni-klu.ac.at/stat/ Organisation type > University |
Contribution to project
Referring to the project planning in section 2.1, UK-ASG will mainly be working on the following Work Packages and Tasks: WORK PACKAGE I - PROJECT MANAGEMENT. Task I-1: Project group meetings. Task I-2: Conferences, reports and publications. WORK PACKAGE II - OFF-LINE MEASURING EQUIPMENT. Task II-2: Algorithms and software. Task II-4: Photonics. WORK PACKAGE III - ON-LINE MEASURING EQUIPMENT. Task III-2: Algorithms and software. Task III-4: Photonics. WORK PACKAGE IV - TESTING AND SIMULATION SOFTWARE. Task IV-1: User requirements. Task IV-2: Simulation software. Task IV-3: Prediction software. WORK PACKAGE VI - METROLOGY AND VALIDATION. Task VI-4: Validation.
Expertise
The organisation offers expertise in the field of statistical modelling and development of statistical methodology, algorithms and statistical software for specific, user-oriented purposes. The co-workers of UK-ASG have significant project experience, including EC-projects. The principal personnel on behalf of UK-ASG to be involved in the PETROSCOPE II project are: Professor Juergen Pilz, Dr. Vera Hofer, Dr. Gunter Spoeck and Mr. Hannes Kazianka. Professor Juergen Pilz, Head of the Applied Statistics Group, will be responsible for UK-ASG's contribution to the EUREKA project. He holds a PhD and DSc. degree in Applied Statistics. He was with the TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF FREIBERG, GERMANY, for 15 years, first as scientific co-worker at the Department of Mathematics and since 1992 as Professor of Mathematical Geology at the Department of Geosciences. Since 1994 he has been with the UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT, AUSTRIA, as Professor of Applied Statistics. From 1996 to 2003 he headed the Steinbeis Transfer Centre for Statistical Data Analysis and Visualisation, now discontinued. Prof. Pilz is a fellow of the ALEXANDER-VON-HUMBOLDT FOUNDATION, elected member of the INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL INSTITUTE (ISI), Associate Editor of the international statistical journal 'Metrika' and served as Associate Editor of the 'Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference' from 1994-1999. He is author and co-author of 4 books, more than 60 scientific papers and supervisor of numerous MSc and PhD students in the field of applied statistics. Dr. Vera Hofer is University Assistant (at the KARL-FRANZENS UNIVERSITY GRAZ) and holds a masters degree in law and in statistics, a PhD degree in Operations Research and is about finishing a doctoral degree in applied statistics from the UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT; she will continue to teach and do research at the UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ. Part of the topic of the doctoral dissertation is statistical analysis and classification of spectroscopic data from stage one of the PETROSCOPE project. Dr. Gunter Spoeck finished his PhD in Applied Statistics at the UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT in 2005. He will join UK-ASG in 2005 as Assistant Professor and deal with the application of spatial statistical methods to the analysis of spectral image data, aiming at a combination of spatial and spectral information. Mr. Hannes Kazianka is a MSc. Student of Applied Statistics at the UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT. Under the supervision of Prof. J. Pilz, he will work on a MSc. thesis on statistical classification methods on the basis of spectral image data.
Main contactPETROMODEL LTD.
MR. THORGEIR HELGASON > MANAGING DIRECTOR Organisation type > SME |
Contribution to project
The organisation started the development of measurement equipment in 2001, now called PETROSCOPE(R). The company owns the rights and interest of the PETROSCOPE and has the exclusive right to commercialise it for use and sale worldwide. Any patents derived from the PETROSCOPE II project are assigned to PETROMODEL EHF except where otherwise stated in research and development agreements made between PETROMODEL and the other participants. Having seen this, it is obvious why PETROMODEL EHF is the 'main participant'. PETROMODEL EHF is a small company and lacks much of the expertise and financial strength needed. It however is benefiting greatly and getting added value from the cooperation and the group effort of the EUREKA project and would never be able to do the RTD (Research and Technological Development) work necessary for reaching the goals by itself. In terms of the project planning in section 2.1, PETROMODEL EHF will be primarily working on the following Work Packages and Tasks: * Work Package I - Project Management. Task I-1: Project group meetings. Task I-2: Conferences, reports and publications. * Work Package II - Off-line Measuring Equipment. Task II-1: User Requirements. Task II-2: Algorithms and software. Task II-3: Industrial and mechanical design. Task II-4: Photonics. Task II-5: On-site evaluation. * Work Package III - On-line Measuring Equipment. Task III-1: User Requirements. Task III-2: Algorithms and software. Task III-3: Industrial and mechanical design. Task III-4: Photonics. Task III-6: On-site evaluation. * Work Package IV - Testing and Simulation Software. Task IV-1: User Requirements. Task IV-3: Prediction Software * Work Package VI - Metrology and Validation. Task VI-1: User Requirements. Task VI-2: Test method description. Task VI-3: Metrological characteristics. Task VI-4: Validation. Task VI-5: Standardisation by CEN.
Expertise
Staff from PETROMODEL EHF and advisors and subcontractors working on the project are: - Mr. Thorgeir S. Helgason Geotechnical Engineer, - Ms. Gudrun Edda Gunnarsdottir Computer Scientist, - Mr. Halldor Kristinsson Electronics Engineer, - Mr. Roegnvaldur Hoeskuldsson Mechanical Engineer, - Mr. John Knight Physicist. - Mr. Thorgeir Helgason completed a BSc. in Geology at the UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND in 1978. He studied Geotechnical Engineering at the UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO, CANADA, finishing an MSc in 1992. He headed the Geology & Geotechnical Department of the ICELANDIC BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE until 1990 and was in charge of the Geotechnical Department of LINUHOENNUN HF CONSULTING ENGINEERS, 1991-1999. He founded PETROMODEL EHF in 1999 and has been the Managing Director of the company since 2000. - Ms Gudrun Edda Gunnarsdottir completed her B.Sc. in Computer Science at BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, U.S.A. in 1989. She worked for LANDSTEINAR HF, an IT (Information Technology) company, DeCode Genetics and the Cancer Society in ICELAND as a software developer, tester and technical writer before starting working for PETROMODEL EHF in 2004. - Mr. John Knight is the Managing Director of KNIGHT PHOTONICS LTD. (formerly, KNIGHT OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD.), Leatherhead, Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM. The company provides optical and photonics products for research, development and applied measurement. It acts as an international distributor and also develops and manufactures optical instruments for research projects and OEM's (Original Equipment Manufacturer), acting as project consultants and participating in the growth of the optical and photonics industry. - Mr. Roegnvaldur Hoeskuldsson completed studies in Marine Engineering in Reykjavik, ICELAND in 1996 and received his BSc. in Mechanical Engineering at ODENSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, DENMARK in 2004. He worked as a marine engineer in ICELAND and DENMARK before joining ALMENNA VERKFRAEDISTOFAN HF (ALMENNA CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD.) in 2004 as a mechanical engineer.