uSer-centred civil infrAstructure Reliable Assessment and Healing

European consortium

10 project partners from 6 European countries; France, Spain, Italy, Finland, Austria and The Netherlands are working together for 36 months.

human-centered digital solution

SARAH adopts a human-centered approach to develop a safe-by-design integrated digital solution.

civil infrastructure

Solutions empowering civil infrastructure supervisors and intervention workers in the maintenance and repair of civil infrastructure.

Transforming how Europe inspects, maintains and repairs its critical civil infrastructure

SARAH adopts a human-centred approach to develop a safe-by-design integrated digital solution that supports maintenance and repair decision and planning, order, intervention and reporting. Leveraging metaverse technologies and egocentric augmented reality solutions, the system empowers infrastructure supervisors and intervention workers by providing real-time assistance, fostering skill development, and improving their Occupational Safety and Health. The solution, rooted in Human Factors:

Identification

identifies issues in civil infrastructures in a rapid, cost-effective and safe manner thanks to innovative sensors deployed on-site (corrosion, soil nail and anchor, structural crack) possibly via an unmanned aerial system (load up to 1kg)

Assessment

fastly and accurately assesses the needs for repair (98 % of issues properly ranked) using a Digital Twin of the infrastructure able to run in real-time (reduced order, automatic continuous calibration) and proposes prioritised timely interventions, considering risk assessment using a Decision Support Engine (80% ad hoc correct advice for inspections)

Inspection

launches extra inspections (either with autonomous aerial system or human), and provides remote support to the intervention workers (80% satisfaction, evaluated via interviews)

Reporting

delivers certification report generated using generative AI, after intervention and repair (at least 2 types of reports generated)

“Preserving the value and safety of Europe’s civil infrastructure requires smarter tools”

“That’s where SARAH comes in. We are proud to contribute to this initiative aimed at transforming the infrastructure management across Europe, with economical and societal impacts.”

Sébastien Boisseau, lab manager at CEA Leti

Investment in EU policy priorities

SARAH is funded under the Digital, Industry and Space programme, fully aligning with the EU’s digital agenda and contributing to clean air, artificial intelligence and climate action priorities.

Digital agenda

Clean Air

Artificial Intelligence

Climate action

A skilled project consortium

Coordinated by CEA Leti, the SARAH consortium brings together leading industries, universities, research centres and technology providers from across Europe.

project partners

European countries