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ARCING AND NEXT GENERATION ELECTRICAL AIRPLANE POWER HAZARD ABATEMENT (ARCANGEL-ALPHA)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky
Action type: Article 171 of the Treaty
Partnership: CLEAN-SKY (Art-185)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2010-01, 2010)
Start date: 2011-03-01
End date: 2014-04-30
Duration (months): 38.0
Total project cost (EUR): 789426.0
EU funding (EUR): 394713.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The More Electric Aircraft (MEA) concept promises lower fuel consumption, lower emissions, and reduced operating costs. Fundamental to MEA is the replacement of the inefficient and maintenance intensive hydraulic, pneumatic and bleed air powered systems present on today’s aircraft with electrically powered systems. New aircraft designs are beginning to implement 230 volt variable frequency AC and 270-540 volt DC electrical power systems to enable the MEA concepts. The risk of high energy faults and electrical hazards in these higher voltage systems is increased, thus the ability to detect and isolate electrical faults is critical to the MEA. Eaton’s world leading experience in arcing fault detection, including over 100 arc fault patents, can solve these problems. Eaton proposes to develop arc fault detection modules for 270/540VDC and 230VAC aircraft systems. This will involve the characterization of arcing faults through computer modeling and empirical testing and data acquisition of fault voltage and current signatures. Arc fault test procedures and apparatus will be designed to replicate in a laboratory environment, arcing faults representative of what would occur in an actual aircraft. Normal operational voltage and current signature profiles of existing electrical loads will also be acquired to facilitate nuisance trip immunity in the detection algorithm design. Using computer based analysis and modeling, arc detection algorithms will be developed. The Eaton team will also explore system design options to limit arc occurrences and damage. Performance of the detection algorithms will be verified against the fault and load signature database. Arc fault detection modules will be designed and built to implement the algorithms. These prototype modules will be integrated into power distribution switching components. Finally, the Eaton team will provide technical support for field testing and verification of the integrated AFD/switching device solution.

Keywords: arc fault detection,afd,arc fault circuit interrupter,afci,more electric aircraft,mea
Parametric optimisation software package for trajectory shaping under constraints (POTRA)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky
Action type: Article 171 of the Treaty
Partnership: CLEAN-SKY (Art-185)
Countries involved: Spain,Portugal
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2010-01, 2010)
Start date: 2010-10-05
End date: 2012-07-04
Duration (months): 21.0
Total project cost (EUR): 296999.0
EU funding (EUR): 158288.0
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

The purpose of the project is the overview of the state of the art of collocation optimisation techniques, to make a full definition of the optimisation problem applied to an aircraft dynamics and develop a software package based on optimisation collocation techniques to find the optimum trajectory of an aircraft.

Keywords: optimisation,aircraft trajectory,pseudospectral methods
Support of Icing Tests (Runback-Ice behaviour of surfaces) and Icing Mechanisms (ICE-TRACK)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky
Action type: Article 171 of the Treaty
Partnership: CLEAN-SKY (Art-185)
Countries involved: Belgium
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2010-01, 2010)
Start date: 2010-11-01
End date: 2012-04-30
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 229467.6
EU funding (EUR): 172100.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The role of the project is to make an advance towards a better understanding of the runback ice formation mechanisms on aircraft wings, empennage and engine air intakes through experimental and theoretical research and to provide recommendations on the choice of efficient ice protection coatings for flying vehicles. This will help to increase safety of air flights in icing conditions. Thus, the project is aimed at collaborating its effort towards achieving the double and five-fold reduction of aircraft accident rate in the short and long terms respectively, which is one of the goals set for the year 2020 by the Strategic Research Agenda provided by the Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE). In order to solve the abovementioned problems related to runback ice formation on the aero-dynamic surfaces and aeroengine air intakes, the team of experienced scientists will perform the following work within the frames of the ICE-TRACK project: • conduct tests of the 30 surface profile samples provided by the relevant SFWA mem-ber in artificial icing conditions in the range of outside temperatures between 0С and -30С, liquid water content 0,2-2,5 g/m3, air flow speed up to 100 m/s and with given water droplets sizes; • investigate runback ice formation processes; • measure forces of ice adhesion to the surfaces; • provide recommendations concerning the choice ofthe most promising surfaces.

Keywords: icing,runback ice,anti-icing coating
Multifunctional Organic-inorganic Elements with Biosensing re-Usability (MOEBIUS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Finland
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IIF, 2010)
Start date: 2012-01-09
End date: 2013-01-08
Duration (months): 12.0
Total project cost (EUR): 133395.0
EU funding (EUR): 133395.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The main objective of the project is to bring together recent advances in semiconductor nanostructures, organic molecule self-assembling and bio-interfacing to develop a new generation of biosensors for in situ environmental monitoring and life science applications. Tunable electronic material with pores on semiconductors produced by swift heavy ion-track-based patterning forms an attractive foundation for interfacing conventional electronics with bio-active sensor compounds. Nano-sized channels of ion-track based structures modified by metal oxides in combination with a self-assembled layer of organic or bio-organic sensor layer can multiply the response of the device by many orders of magnitude as compared to conventional sensor architecture. Thus the fundamental goals of the project are nanofabrication of such state-of-the-art structures and exploring of the interactions between bio-molecules and novel nanomaterial. To fulfill objectives of the project a multidisciplinary research team is formed. The expertise of the team covers all key areas, including fabrication of the TEMPOS structures; synthesis functional organic and bioorganic molecules and self-assembling of molecular layers; structural and functional (including photo-/electro-activities) characterizations; theoretical ab initio computations. The novel reusable biosensors will allow quantitative analysis of toxins and key biomarkers important for diagnostics of liver deceases with high accuracy and reliability. The industrial partners will complement fundamental research by prototyping the biosensors and testing them in situ, thus ensuring the fast conversion of the results to production technologies.

Keywords: health sciences,functional compounds,biosensors,ab initio modeling
Nanostructured ThermoElectric Systems for Green Transport & Energy Efficient Applications (NANOTEG)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
Action type: Collaborative project
Partnership: ENIAC (Art-185)
Countries involved: Spain,France,Italy,Germany,Austria,Sweden,France,Portugal,Greece,Ireland,Germany,Germany
Call:  (ENIAC-2010-1, 2010)
Start date: 2011-07-01
End date: 2014-06-01
Duration (months): 35.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6089281.0
EU funding (EUR): 1016910.0
Participants: 16
Project status: CLOSED

The concept of NANOTEG is to solve crucial cooling and energy-management issues in transport and energy-efficient applications, based on the technical leverage enabled by highly efficient nanostructured ThermoElectric (TE) modules compatible with high volume fabrication processes. Seven relevant industrial demonstrators will be produced to create a strong impact in 4 identified application domains: Automotive, Avionics, Power inverters for UPS and motor drive, LED-Lighting. This main objective is supported by the development of two technical pillars: Nanostructured TE materials that are highly efficient (high ZT) and compatible with existing high volume fabrication process. Several routes of applied research will be developed on nanostructured TE modules combining different fabrication processes, all industry-scalable (sputtering, atomic layer deposition, nanocomposite), materials (Bi2Te3, perovskite, metal-oxides, skutterudite) and “nano-approaches” (superlattices, nanoinclusions) Innovative packaging and integration solutions, allowing the integration of the nano-TE materials into highly efficient modules (high CoP) at the core of the system-level demonstrators. Innovative applied research on integration, packaging and interconnect technologies will be developed to guarantee the high efficiency of the TE modules and ensure the short time to market implementation of the project results. To satisfy different end-user needs, different packaging concepts (internal or external TEC integration), geometries, Thermal Interface Materials, underfilling and interconnect technologies will be developed in complete accordance to each demonstrator specifications. The NANOTEG consortium (21 partners from 9 European ENIAC-member States) gathers all the competences required to achieve these objectives. It is well balanced and involves all the supply chain partners in order to anticipate the cost-effective introduction of these new technologies and future products on the market.

Keywords: thermoelectric,nanostructure,cop,packaging,integration,interconnect,on-chip cooling
Incorporating Laughter into Human-Avatar Interactions: Research and Evaluation (ILHAIRE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Future and emerging technologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Belgium,France,Germany,Italy,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Switzerland,France,France
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2009-C, 2009)
Start date: 2011-09-01
End date: 2014-09-30
Duration (months): 37.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3675349.0
EU funding (EUR): 2797548.0
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

Laughter is a significant feature of human communication, and machines acting in roles like companions or tutors should not be blind to it. So far very limited progress has been made towards allowing computer-based applications to deal with laughter. ILHAIRE will lay the foundations of truly multimodal, multicultural laughter-enabled man-machine interaction, by associating experts of the different disciplines linked to this objective. The project developments will be assessed through the following measurable outcomes: 1.A multicultural and multimodal database of laughter. This database will contain meta-data on the triggering conditions, and perceptual interpretation of it, annotated by psychologists. 2.A classification of laughs depending on their types and meaning, as well as algorithms for audio-visual laughter analysis and classification 3.Generative models of laughter based on statistical parametric synthesis algorithms; parameters will include results obtained from the abovementioned classification step. 4.A characterization of temporal features of laughter and of the temporal relationship between multimodal signals (breathing and inhalation; motion of thorax, shoulder, etc.) 5.A test-case man-machine dialogue system capable of laughing in real interactive situations. We will study how and when to respond to human laughter, as in a contagion loop, and when to trigger machine laughter. 6.An understanding of the impact of such a laugh-enabled machine on users (benefits: loosening up the atmosphere, avoiding frustration; drawbacks: fear of being laughed at; humiliation; malicious laugh). This document describes these challenges as well as proposed methods to take them up. The project is also positioned in relation with the state-of-the-art and the benefits Ilhaire will bring to connected projects. Finally, the project participants, the overall management strategy and the vision to address the related issues (like IPR, ethics, etc.) are presented.

Keywords: laughter analysis,laughter synthesis,laughter-enabled social interaction,laughing avatars
Integrated Quantum Information Technology (IQIT)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Future and emerging technologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Denmark,Slovakia,Germany,Italy,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Bulgaria
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2009-C, 2009)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2015-03-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2985347.0
EU funding (EUR): 2260985.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

IQIT will develop and demonstrate novel routes towards scaling up physical devices for quantum in-formation science (QIS). Communication between different parts of a quantum processor by means of a quantum bus will receive particular attention. Developing a scalable technology will be pursued by first advancing two successful solid-state and atom-optical devices, namely A) arrays of superconducting qubits coupled to microwave resonators – here all-optical quantum computing will be explored for the first time in the microwave regime – and B) highly controlled ion trap systems. Then, decisive steps will be undertaken to combine these systems to form a scalable basis for processing of quantum information. This new, integrated scheme will be based on the simultaneous exploitation of superconducting qubits for fast and scalable computational tasks and of trapped ions for storage and processing of information with long coherence times. On the side of superconducting qubits, a highly innovative route towards all-"optical” quantum computing will be explored. Here, the photons serving for transport of quantum information are in the microwave regime. On the ion trap side novel traps will be developed suitable for integration and new techniques will be derived to further increase the lifetime of trapped-ion qubits, thus making an essential contribution to the storage of quantum information. In addition, novel schemes for the creation of arbitrary entangled states within a trapped-ion register will be developed by taking advantage of long-range spin-spin coupling. This will enable fast and efficient information transfer between both types of quantum registers (solid state qubits and trapped ion qubits), which in turn, will be of central importance for the integration of the superconducting and the trapped-ion processor units. Experiment and theory will closely collaborate at all stages of this project, and importantly, a close collaboration between hitherto mostly separately developing subfields of quantum information science (solid state and atomic-molecular-optical physics) will be established allowing to combine and exchange the tremendous knowledge and expertise in both fields. The project’s long-term vision is an integrated scalable device for QIS. The breakthroughs envisioned are, 1st the design, realization, and test of an integrated processor with superconducting gates and trapped ions register, and, based on the knowledge gained here, 2nd the design of a scalable integrated architecture.

Keywords: quantum information science,integrated technology,superconducting qubits,circuit quantum electrodynamics,trapped ions.
Wing Dynamics Acceleration Sensor (WINGACCS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky
Action type: Article 171 of the Treaty
Partnership: CLEAN-SKY (Art-185)
Countries involved: Switzerland
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2010-02, 2010)
Start date: 2010-12-01
End date: 2012-11-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 600000.0
EU funding (EUR): 450000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The project aims at design and test of MEMS based accelerometer for wing structure active control and health monitoring. The key requirements are: full scale of ±10 g; bandwidth >200 Hz; 1 year composite stability: Bias:1.5 mg and SF: 1500 ppm; vibration rectification: 25 µg/g2; noise: <2 µg√Hz, warm-up transients: 10 µg/min, digital output and self test. They will be achieved with a bulk micro-machined capacitive MEMS chip, Sigma Delta closed loop architecture with an analogue FE ASIC and an FPGA for digital force feed-back control and digital output. The concept is proven on products for seismic imaging and is now adapted for inertial applications. Colibrys standard process is used to manufacture the MEMS. Results from a research project show that most key requirements are already met. The challenges are to resolve open technical issues such as warm-up behaviour, design a sensor to the specific application, reach TRL 6, and make the FPGA firmware conform to DO 178.The project includes a design phase, manufacturing and test of a demonstrator and a final sensor to validate conformity with requirements and data sheet. The project is carried out by Colibrys within the 24 month timeframe and the 600’000 € budget. Colibrys has a long track record in development, qualification and manufacturing of accelerometers for aeronautics, defence, safety critical train and industrial applications. The development team (30 engineers) is using FE and system level modelling, and various test tools for static temperature controlled tilt test, vibration, shock, temperature cycling. Colibrys manufactures > 100’000 accelerometers /year in the ISO9001 and 14001 certified MEMS fab, assembly and test facilities. Colibrys has large accelerometer background IP and will manufacture the resulting accelerometers. This project will contribute to establish a European, MEMS based, ITAR free, accelerometer supply that will profit European aeronautics, defence, and instrumentation industries.

Keywords: accelerometer sensor digital servo mems wing dynamics
NLF Starboard Leading Edge & Top cover design & manufacturing Trials (NLFFD)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky
Action type: Article 171 of the Treaty
Partnership: CLEAN-SKY (Art-185)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2010-02, 2010)
Start date: 2010-11-01
End date: 2014-11-30
Duration (months): 49.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3700000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1850000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The Natural Laminar Flow (NLF) aerofoil is a potential key technology for the next generation of aircraft, improving the performance by reducing drag, and hence reducing emissions. The requirements of a NLF wing differ significantly from a conventional turbulent wing, requiring changes to both the wing architecture, aerofoil definition and the detailed design and manufacturing concepts. The performance of a NLF wing requires very tight surface roughness and waviness tolerances and contamination free surfaces in the areas where laminar flow is to be maintained. NLF wings also require alternative Leading Edge (LE) moveable concepts, novel LE/Wing-box joints, and slender LE sections. This proposal is for the design of the starboard LE and Upper cover for a NLF Wing flight demonstrator. The current baseline solution is a metallic LE and composite Top Cover. The LE and Top cover will be joined to a wing-box (outside of scope) and attached to the flight test demonstrator which will be an A340, with the outer third of a starboard wing (from Rib 28 to wingtip) replaced. The demonstrator aims to validate that a jointed wing concept (LE + Top cover) can be manufactured in realistic high rate and repeatable conditions appropriate to a civil short range aircraft to the required level of aerodynamic surface quality to achieve laminar flow. From experience on existing Clean Sky Smart Fixed Wing Aircraft (SFWA) calls, current LE and Top Cover design and manufacture capability, and thorough investigation into the Call, GKN recognise the very demanding tolerance and hence manufacturing requirements to achieve a successful demonstrator outcome. It is understood that any proposed solutions, for LE or Top Cover design, must be developed and proved to such a level that the components can obtain flight clearance for test. GKN believe that ‘traditional’ wing manufacture and assembly techniques will be unable to achieve the required tolerances at an acceptable cost, and therefore novel techniques and concepts will need to be investigated.

Keywords: gkn aerospace natural laminar flow flight demonstrator nlf leading egde le upper cover composite step high tolerance
Source of Electron Entanglement in Nano Devices (SE2ND)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Future and emerging technologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Switzerland,Hungary,Denmark,France,Germany,Spain,Poland,Germany,Germany
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2009-C, 2009)
Start date: 2011-08-01
End date: 2015-01-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3260471.0
EU funding (EUR): 2480264.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

SE2ND is a joint experimental and theoretical effort. SE2ND strives to develop a highly efficient and continuous solid-state source of spatially separated spin-entangled electrons. A source of this kind, integrated with other electronic elements, will be of great importance in future quantum processors, where they provide, for example, entanglement distribution required to synchronize quantum circuits, and enable secure communication. The project will exploit entangled electron pairs that naturally occur in the ground state of a superconductor. The key target device of SE2ND is an electron-pair splitter with two defining key functions: 1) it ensures that pairs are emitted one by one, and 2) the two electrons of the pair are spatially separated by directing them into two different output channels, while maintaining their entanglement. Both objectives can be realized in carefully tuned double quantum dots. Hybrid double quantum dots will be realized in high-quality low-dimensional materials (semiconducting nanowires, carbon nanotubes and graphene) and integrated together with superconducting injectors, serving as sources of the electron pairs, ferromagnetic elements and microwave cavities in order to assess the degree of pair splitting and electron entanglement. SE2ND will explore the relevant material and fabrication parameters, optimize the splitting efficiency, assess the spin relaxation rate, coherence and the degree of entanglement to provide an optimized source with near to unity efficiency. SE2ND will extensively develop hybrid nanodevices which exploit the unique properties of quantum dots in proximity to superconductors and ferromagnetic materials, thereby providing a novel toolbox for electron-based quantum information technology, helping to maintain Europe at the forefront of this rapidly evolving field.

Keywords: nanoelectronics,hybrid devices,quantum technology,quantum electronics,quantum dots