Innovation project for Swiss Army: Ruag relies on CSA Engineering

As part of Ruag's Innovation Accelerator program, CSA Engineering is one of five start-ups and small companies that are supporting the technology group as a partner in an innovation project within the "Digitization of the Armed Forces" initiative. In the current innovation project, the feasibility of data aggregation by means of system-independent, secured sensors for predictive maintenance ("Predictive Maintenance") was demonstrated on the Infantry Fighting Vehicle 2000. In the next step of the project, the concept will be validated and the focus will be placed in particular on the evaluation of the data using AI algorithms.

Data-based maintenance concepts

Modern maintenance concepts identify optimized maintenance times based on sensor data and digital analytics. This requires meaningful data on the system status and system usage. This data is aggregated with a sensor module and forwarded securely for further evaluation. Optimized, plannable maintenance results in increased system availability. This can be optimized by means of analytics-based maintenance approaches using statistical methods or AI. CSA Engineering has developed a new module for this purpose, with which meaningful data can be collected with selected sensors, temporarily stored and securely read out at predefined positions via a wireless connection.

Innovation project: Ideas for the safety of tomorrow

Ruag offers selected start-ups and small companies in the newly created RIO (Ruag Innovation Organization) division an innovation platform with a strong academic link, technical expertise and an established business network. Together, innovative ideas are developed to increase Switzerland's security. By involving start-ups and small companies in selected initiatives, the company is able to bring innovations to market faster and secure critical technologies in the long term. Partners of the innovation platform benefit from the infrastructure and know-how. In a protected environment with a secure working environment, the partners develop new value propositions and innovations together. In addition, the innovation partners have access to RUAG's development and production infrastructure - including implementation and professional support from experts. Source: www.csa.ch

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