Mistra InfraMaint 1.2 Smart Maintenance by AR and VR

Research Project, 2022 – 2023

InfraMaint will enable sustainable infrastructure that delivers reliable and safe mobility and services 24/7 in a sustainable economy. The programme will build and disseminate knowledge of how to develop more sustainable, effective and efficient maintenance of infrastructure. This will be achieved utilising new technology and new methods for planning, procurement and organisations. The result will be more efficient maintenance and infrastructure management, which will increase both availability and resilience of the systems. Necessary
maintenance intensity in water and sewerage, roads and railways is too low and there is urgent need for improvements. The overall challenge is to go from routine maintenance routines to information-based and predictive maintenance regimes. Although there is a need for technical development, this is only minor as much is already available. The big challenge we aim to address can be linked to competence. Competence for management to invest in new methods and to, as an industry, increase the level of digitalisation and become more efficient. This will also help attract competent employees and make maintenance as a career path more appealing. The programme InfraMaint will be conducted in three thematic areas (1) Sustainable Decision Sup-
port, based on relevant and objective data, (2) Sustainable Business Models and Organisation and (3) Sustainable Capacity Development, ensuring competence provision for the future. The programme is highly integrative and will be conducted as interdisciplinary action-based research to maximize the skills increase of the stakeholders and minimize the lead time from research to utilisation. Our mission is to support stakeholder with research all the way to practical implementation and through collaboration and continual enjoyable
learning increase the level of knowledge and pride in the work of maintenance organisations. To achieve the mission of the programme, we have brought together the best group Sweden can offer; from institutes and universities, stakeholders, consultants and contractors, organisations, authorities and agencies. Through individually participating researchers and the organisations they represent, there is access to extensive networks of expertise nationally as well as internationally. The programme is based on full commitment from stakeholders, engaging both individual actors and industry organisations and can quickly get started with the proposed
project portfolio.