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The table below presents all levels of technological readiness along with their description and the appropriate category of research and development work. Level corresponds to the most mature solution, basically ready for market implementation. Work category TRL level A description of the action Development works TRL Testing the technology in real conditions and verifying the effects Development works TRL Completion of research and demonstration of the final form of technology Development works TRL Demonstration of the technology prototype in operational conditions Industrial research TRL Demonstration of a prototype, system model or subsystem in conditions close to real ones.
Industrial research TLR Verification of components and basic technology subsystems in a near-real environment Industrial research TRL Verification of components and basic technology subsystems in laboratory conditions Industrial research TRL Analytical and experimental validation of key photo retouching technology features and concepts Industrial research TRL Defining the technology concept and its future application Basic examination TRL Observation and description of the basic principles of a given phenomenon The scale presents the entire process of creating a new technology, and thanks to its division into individual readiness levels, we are able to determine with some accuracy which category the individual activities planned in the project will fall into.

Financing may be granted to projects that are at least at the second level of technological readiness at the time of submitting the application. TRL is classified as basic research and is not subject to financing in R&D projects. So what is the difference between industrial research and development? To put it simply, industrial research is the first results in the laboratory, the first confirmation of research assumptions, or even the first very crude and simple prototype. Development work, in turn, is characterized by a much greater proximity to the final product, i.e. leaving the laboratory and moving to a larger scale, entering an environment close to the real one, or a functional prototype or pilot line.
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