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Mr. Tiberiu Giurgiu

PhD

Associate Professor - Academia Fortelor Terestre Nicolae Balcescu din Sibiu

Researcher | Teaching staff | Scientific reviewer

Web of Science ResearcherID: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/37530054

Expertise & keywords

Exoskeleton system for human augmentation Call name:
1 PSCD/2022 2022 - 2025

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DIN CLUJ - NAPOCA

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DIN CLUJ - NAPOCA (); Academia Fortelor Terestre Nicolae Balcescu din Sibiu (); UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "IULIU HATIEGANU" (); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M ()

Affiliation: Academia Fortelor Terestre Nicolae Balcescu din Sibiu ()

Project website: https://www.dpa.ro/cercetare-dezvoltare-inovare/

Abstract:

The main objectives of the project aim to:

- modernize the individual means of transport, materials and equipment for MApN personnel during combat actions or combat support;

- develop emerging technologies for equipping personnel;

- reduce the physical efforts of the military during combat actions or combat support;

- support medical personnel during combat actions or combat support.

ADVANCED OPTOELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR MULTISPECTRAL OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS Call name: Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA 2013 - call
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-1673 2014 - 2017

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: Ministerul Apararii Nationale prin Agentia de Cercetare pentru Tehnica si Tehnologii Militare (ACTTM)

Project partners: Ministerul Apararii Nationale prin Agentia de Cercetare pentru Tehnica si Tehnologii Militare (ACTTM) (RO); IOR S.A. (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO)

Affiliation: Ministerul Apararii Nationale prin Agentia de Cercetare pentru Tehnica si Tehnologii Militare (ACTTM) (RO)

Project website: http://www.acttm.ro/soim/ro/

Abstract:

The project “Advanced Optoelectronic System for Observation and Multispectral Analysis”, abbreviated “SOIM” will bring together all the experimental research activities and technological development available through the partnership of three teams with complementary capabilities.

Based on the experience accrued during the cooperation with other research institutions from NATO countries, the Military Equipments and Technology Research Agency (METRA) has identified a research area of topicality and submits the project “SOIM”, as the coordinating body in partnership with SC IOR SA, a company with a vast experience in the manufacturing of optoelectronic equipments and Bucharest University of Technology (Politehnica University) through its Center of Technological Electronics and Interconnection Techniques.

The objective of this project is to conduct research and development activities in the area of complex optoelectronic systems for observation and multispectral analysis in the VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR and LWIR bands, addressing the problem of the unmanned aerial carrying systems as well. This will lead to the accumulation of current and innovative data, know-how on multispectral equipments that can be translated into products with tangible market potential. The results of the theoretical and experimental research will culminate in the development of a prototype that implements the latest technologies in the field. The prototype will undergo an extensive testing process to include both a laboratory and a field testing phase.

The complex system that will result will be comprised of three major components, as follows:

multispectral observation platform, which contains the sensors covering the VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR and LWIR spectrum;

carrying vector, responsible for executing controlled flight operations to, from and in the area of interest;

command, control and analysis module, to enable full command and control of the SOIM.

SOIM will be developed as a scalable system to allow various user configurations based on individual needs, such as:

agriculture, detect crop maturity in its basic configuration with carrying vehicle, SWIR sensor and command, control and analysis module;

forest and vegetation fires, the use of SWIR and LWIR sensors can identify the location of fire outbreak spots and can assist in search and rescue operations by identifying endangered personnel in the area;

area security, such as industrial objectives, refineries, strategic transport infrastructure, natural reservations and so on, employing a minimum array of three sensors in the VIS, SWIR and LWIR bands;

military, fully equipped, the system ensures a multispectral observation of the battlefield independent of the atmospheric conditions (natural obscurants) and camouflage equipments (artificial obscurants).

Additionally, the research teams involved in the project propose the use of unmanned aerial vehicles as a carrying platform capable of executing controlled flights to, from and in the area of interest in order to transmit all the necessary data collected by the sensors to make an informed decision regarding the target – detection – discover the target; recognition – identify the type of target (ie human or not); identification – friend or foe. All collected data will be displayed using a common graphic interface which, supported by the hardware components will also allow for the transmission and reception of data to / from a command and control station.

The specialized structures within the National Defense System can be considered the main beneficiaries of “SOIM”, but the built-in flexibility (open architecture) permits an extended range of applications that includes the civilian sector as well.

PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS AGAINST HIGH ENERGY IMPACT AND EXPLOSION USING POROUS MATERIALS IMBIBED WITH LIQUIDS Call name: Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA 2013 - call
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-1395 2014 - 2017

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO); Ministerul Apararii Nationale prin Agentia de Cercetare pentru Tehnica si Tehnologii Militare (ACTTM) (RO); STIMPEX S.A. (RO)

Affiliation: Ministerul Apararii Nationale prin Agentia de Cercetare pentru Tehnica si Tehnologii Militare (ACTTM) (RO)

Project website: http://www.omtr.pub.ro/cesit/granturi/PROTHEIS/index.html

Abstract:

Globalization and politics of some countries opened new threats of war and have intensified and expanded armed or bomb terrorist attacks. Additionally, the results of the latest surveys state that civilians own approximately 650 million firearms worldwide. In this context, protection is a matter of major interest in situations where different structures, transportation vehicles or human lives (civilian or military) are subjected to high energy transfer phenomena, like explosions or high speed impacts with projectiles, bullets, shrapnel etc. Effectiveness of bulletproof vests depends not only on stopping the penetration, but also on blunt trauma protection – the blow suffered by the body from the bullet's impact on the vest. For personnel involved in high risk operations, blunt trauma can be a matter of life or death.

The present project directly addresses the above problems and has as main objective the development of an improved protection equipment for human personnel or vehicles which will contain in the backing an encapsulated highly compressible porous layer (HCPL), imbibed with a liquid, capable to absorb a large part of the energy produced by the bullet impact or the shock waves generated by an explosion.

The innovation of this project consists in combining two fields that haven’t been associated so far: ex-poro-hydrodynamic (XPHD) lubrication and protective equipment. The principle of XPHD lubrication can be explained basically as the pressure field created by the flow of the fluid imbibed in a porous material subjected to compression. The damping effect is obtained by energy dissipation produced by the viscous friction of the fluid in the material deformed under the external load. The application of XPHD lubrication in shock/impact case opens a new pathway in research, considering that the problem of fluid flow through porous medium, in an enclosed surrounding, hasn't been yet resolved. In the same time, the ambitious goal of the project is to introduce XPHD lubrication in protection systems, in order to eliminate the drawbacks of previous products.

A special porous material together with a compatible fluid will be encapsulated in a basic cell (Shock Absorption Cell – SAC) by using an elastic and impermeable membrane. An adequate number of cells (SAC's) will be integrated into the protective structure, creating a so-called Matrix of cells (M-SAC). This modular arrangement, as well as its flexibility (compliance), makes the matrix adaptable to various protective configurations and shapes.

Because the new shock absorbing layer that will be incorporated into the protective systems doesn’t come in direct contact with skin and the fact that the materials used for its manufacturing are non-toxic, there will be no clinical safety or environmental issues to be concerned about. The price of the final product won’t be increased significantly by material costs or by the technological process.

The consortium includes three participants: a technical university specialized in the field of mechanical engineering and lubrication, a research institute in the field of military equipment and the most important Romanian producer (SME) of protective personal equipment for military purposes. The three of them gather the input knowledge and skills necessary for the development of a new competitive product.

The outcome of the project will be proof of the efficiency of the concept and its applicability in protective systems with an insignificant increase in weight or cost, for the same performances. The challenge of the project is to gather enough knowledge to determine the most effective and suitable design for military protective systems. The final product can be easily adapted or modified to civil applications that involve equipment for protecting workers from getting injured (in mining, petroleum industry, constructions etc.), as well as in extreme sports.

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