Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Design & Manufacture of a ground based structural/systems demonstrator (Phase 2) (GBSSD(2))

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: 2010-09-01
End date: 2012-01-31
Duration (months): 17.0
Total project cost (EUR): 499614.0
EU funding (EUR): 249807.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The Natural Laminar Flow airfoil is considered to be one of the key technologies to reduce drag and thus improve the performance of an aircraft, therefore reducing emissions. The Natural Laminar Flow Wing is recognized as a potential key technology for the next generation of aircraft. The requirements of a Natural laminar flow wing differ significantly from a conventional turbulent wing, requiring changes to both the architecture of the wing, the aerofoil definition and the detailed design and manufacturing concepts. The performance of a natural laminar flow wing requires very tight surface roughness and waviness tolerances and contamination free surfaces in the areas where laminar flow is to be maintained. Alternative leading edge moveable concepts and novel leading edge/wingbox attachment concepts, and extremely slender LE sections also have to be addressed in the design. In Phase 1 of the programme, the problem of how to achieve an aerodynamic surface of sufficient quality to support natural laminar flow has been addressed by GKN. In particular a number of mechanical joint concepts have been evaluated against a very tight set of criteria including steps and gaps, surface finish, aerofoil profile, waviness and fastening techniques. Phase 2 (this project) will form the basis for the further development of the concepts for a ground-based demonstrator. The work on LE design is focused into five specific development activities: Innovative Wing Leading Edge Ribs and Integrated Leading Edge Cover solutions; Kruger flap integration into the D-Nose; Continued Investigations on potential Wing Ice Protection (WIPS) solutions; Lightning Strike protection for the Leading Edge zone; Bird strike risk assessment.

Keywords: clean sky sfwa ground based demonstrator gkn phase 2 ctc laminar flow
Contribution to design optimization of tiltrotor components for drag reduction (CODE-TILT)

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: Italy
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2010-01, 2010)
Start date: 2010-10-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 894000.0
EU funding (EUR): 670500.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Objectives. This proposal describes a methodology to be used for efficient optimization aimed at drag reduction of some components of a tiltrotor fuselage, i.e. nose, wing/fuselage junction, sponsons and tail surfaces. Specific objectives of such activity are to: i. set up a comprehensive and automatic design tool, integrating the software in use at the GRC Consortium and an in-house optimizer already developed by the applicants; ii. implement efficient and robust optimization strategies for obtainment of optimal geometries using reasonable computing time; iii. implement, test and run such tool within the industrial design procedure currently available at the GRC Consortium; iv. apply such tool for drag reduction of the above mentioned components in order to improve the overall aircraft aerodynamic efficiency, while guaranteeing compliance with industrial constraints and needs. Methodology. Objectives i) and iii) will be achieved by means of a dedicated programming activity where the software tools will be integrated together and with the proprietary optimization tool by the applicants. This will result in a procedure where geometrical and grid manipulation, as well as CFD analyses will form an automatic loop. Objective ii) will be guaranteed by the capability of the optimizer to handle complex multiobjective problems; the optimization chain will be conceived in such a way that the user can interact with the optimizer and monitor the whole process as it takes place. Objective iv) will be pursued mainly by means of shape modifications for drag reduction, but, due to the product oriented character of this activity, also complementary techniques (i.e. riblets, vortex generators, Hybrid Laminar Flow Control, gaster bump, sweeping jets, winglets, wing strakes, upper surface spoilers) may be considered and discussed with the leading industry, if a pure numerical shape optimization would lead to unfeasible solutions with respect industrial constraints.

Keywords: tiltrotor,optimization,multiobjective evolutionary algorithms,fuselage nose,wing/fuselage junction,sponsons,empennage
Design and manufacturing of smart composite panels for wing applications and development of structural health monitoring techniques (MACOTECH)

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: Italy,Italy,Italy
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2010-01, 2010)
Start date: 2011-07-01
End date: 2012-03-31
Duration (months): 9.0
Total project cost (EUR): 119933.2
EU funding (EUR): 88899.9
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

The goals of the call will be achieved by means of a “multilevel” approach, combining local damage propagation mechanisms with guided waves propagation modeling, and designing a dedicated optimization methodology aimed at finding the best actuators/sensors positioning in order to enhance the tool sensitivity to forecasted impact damages. The final results will be a numerical tool (or a family of tools) developed in high level programming language and capable of driving commercial codes (F.E. codes like MSC/NASTRAN ad LS-DYNA) within an optimization strategy. The consortium is made by two SMEs and the Department of Structural and Transportation Engineering of the University of Padova; the partners include all the needed expertise in the fields of numerical simulation (explicit and implicit F.E.) described above, as well as in the field of Structural Health Monitoring approaches based on guided waves and optimization tools. The production of GFR Panels will be supplied by external subcontracting to a primary supplier of composite structural components for aeronautical use. Within the NDE techniques special attention will be dedicated to the ‘virtual implementation’ of a novel damage detection method based on the Proper Orthogonal Decomposition.

Keywords: cfrp panel design,fem simulation,damage detection,optimization
Agile RF Transceivers and Front-Ends for Future Smart Multi-Standard Communications Applications (ARTEMOS)

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: Finland,France,Austria,France,Germany,Greece,Austria,Portugal,Greece,Spain,Italy,Belgium,France,Netherlands,France,France,Germany,Belgium,Netherlands,France,Sweden,Czechia,Netherlands,Austria,Czechia
Call:  (ENIAC-2010-1, 2010)
Start date: 2011-04-01
End date: 2014-03-01
Duration (months): 35.0
Total project cost (EUR): 40934495.0
EU funding (EUR): 6836061.0
Participants: 41
Project status: CLOSED

This project aims at developing architecture and technologies for implementing agile radio frequency (RF) transceiver capacities in future radio communication products. These new architecture and technologies will be able to manage multi-standard (multi-band, multi-data-rate, and multi-waveform) operation with high modularity, low-power consumption, high reliability, high integration, low costs, low PCB area, and low bill of material (BOM). This will not just require smart RF architectures in advanced CMOS and BiCMOS technology, but also need incorporating of e.g. MEMS technologies and novel simulation methodology for achieving these complex optimizations. Multi-standard multi-band terminals integrating all standards (e.g. GSM/EDGE, UMTS, LTE,) and beyond that additional wireless communications systems for mobile devices (such as Wi-Fi, GPS, WirelessHD, WirelessUSB, NFC, PMR, all digital TV standards, etc.) in a single radio architecture with the lowest number of external SAW or BAW filters and power amplifiers. Frequency agile high dynamic range digital friendly RF architectures suitable for nanoscale (Bi)CMOS together with tuneable filters are the key innovations proposed for this project. Today, the analog RF frontend simply duplicates the circuitry for each band. Due to the severe signal constraints in a cell phone and limitations of the current technologies and architectures, it is not possible to create an integrated solution. A tunable RF frontend radio is required which can cover all bands and bandwidths in a range from 0.3GHz to 5GHz, meeting all specifications within a mobile device. This requires homogeneous or heterogeneous integration of a set of complete new tunable architectures and technologies (high-Q on-chip inductors, tunable MEMS capacitors, MEMS switches and resonators or tunable BAW/SAW filters and integrated passive devices processes) with existing (Bi)CMOS technologies.

Keywords: agile rf,wireless communications,multi-standard,tunable rf,agile radio
Partitioning and Modeling of SiP (PARSIMO)

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: France,France,France,Poland,United Kingdom,France,United Kingdom,Poland,United Kingdom
Call:  (ENIAC-2010-1, 2010)
Start date: 2011-03-01
End date: 2014-06-01
Duration (months): 39.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4875713.0
EU funding (EUR): 814245.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

Integration of heterogeneous systems in a package (SiP) allows smaller, smarter and more energy efficient products for many applications. Through SiPs, even small or medium-sized enterprises could gain access to the development of technologically advanced, miniaturized products. However, to date, the lack of appropriate design methodologies and flows hinders the efficient development of SiPs. PARSIMO aims at enabling first time right design of heterogeneous SiP, which can contain sensors, MEMS, RF or other parts beside the micro- and nano-electronics. In order to handle complex systems, models and modelling methods will be developed which improve the modelling accuracy of sensitive SiP parts while reducing simulation time by orders of magnitude. In addition, partitioning algorithms will be investigated to enable cost, performance and power optimisation at early design stages. Furthermore, procedures for the direct data exchange to packaging tools will be developed, so that a complete design flow can be established as basis for automated, fast and cost-efficient manufacturing of SiP based products. PARSIMO aims at initiating standardization, which will open the application of SiP technology for innovative products of European SME and industry. The developed design methodology will reduce design time by several months and significantly save development costs. Eight industry-driven demonstrators from the automotive, aviation and wireless communication domains emphasize the relevance of SiP technology for future products and the need for the design methodology addressed in PARSIMO.

Keywords: heterogeneos integration,partitioning,modelling,mems,sensors,smart systems
Singularly Perturbed Dynamical Systems (SINGPERTDYNSYS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Re-integration Grants
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Austria
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-RG, 2010)
Start date: 2011-10-25
End date: 2015-09-01
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 75000.0
EU funding (EUR): 75000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Singularly perturbed systems are ubiquitous in mathematics and its applications. These problems often appear due to a time scale separation i.e. when two processes evolve at substantially different rates. The goal of this project is to advance the theory of multiple time scale systems in the following directions. (1) Mixed-mode oscillations: These complicated oscillatory patterns appear in a wide range of models. In particular, high-dimensional problems are of interest. (2) Multiparameter problems: Bifurcation theory of mulitscale systems, particularly for two or more singular parameters, has to be developed. A starting point are two-parameter bifurcation curves in the FitzHugh-Nagumo equation. (3) Geometric de-singularization: Extension and development of the so-called blow-up method are a major part of this project. (4) Extension of current methods: A further driving question will be how the theory for finite-dimensional systems extends to stochastic and partial differential equations; even the understanding of simple examples is anticipated to very interesting.

Keywords: differential equations,chaos theory,computational models
Probe burn phenomena: Predictive modeling and characterization for high power wafer test applications (PROBE-BURN)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Re-integration Grants
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Türkiye
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-RG, 2010)
Start date: 2011-03-01
End date: 2016-08-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 100000.0
EU funding (EUR): 100000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

As the probe size shrinks due to finer device pitches, its current carrying capability (CCC) is also reduced, conflicting with the future wafer test requirements for power delivery. Probe burn can result in damage to probe-card or pad of wafer tested, causing significant semiconductor wafer yield loss. The approach in the test industry has been mostly experimental for baseline data for determining this key parameter-CCC of probes on probe cards. Often, the CCC of a probe calculated empirically, does not agree well with measurements for dc and especially pulsed current applications. Accurate analytical models are needed for predicting probe CCC under both dc or pulsed current test loading for probes under compression. The main goal of the proposed research is to establish fundamental understanding of the probe burn phenomena through development of accurate models of probe current carrying capacity and verification of numerical and analytical models by data collected using a precise experimental measurement methodology. We will develop advanced analytical models representing electro-thermal characteristic of contacting probe and its environment by using advanced meshing techniques to perform simulations for any probe geometry. Time dependent algorithms to predict pulsed current loading will be included in the predictive tool. There will be special focus on cantilever or MEMS-type probes where the current restriction and probe burn happens on the probe tips. The software tool developed will be help users to optimize probe design and predict CCC limits accurately, thus prevent provide probe burn failures before wafer test. Another objective is to develop a cost-effective current limiter tool via thermistors mounted on a printed-circuit-board for advanced probe card technologies. This will be demonstrated using probe-cards for specific device power requirements.

Keywords: probe current carrying capability-ccc,probe burn control,semiconductor wafer test,thermal simulations,finite element analysis,probe designs,ccc modeling and measurements,dc/pulsed current measu
On the conceptual representation of actions (ACTIONCONCEPTS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Outgoing Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Spain
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IOF, 2010)
Start date: 2011-10-03
End date: 2014-10-02
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 223669.6
EU funding (EUR): 223669.6
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

One question that has long captured the interest of philosophers, cognitive psychologists and linguists is how our brain mediates the knowledge we have about the world (i.e., concepts). The importance of this question is that concepts permit us to bring meaning to our experiences; they are core to language and nonverbal behavior and their impairment after brain damage generates significant disability. Previous studies have mostly focused on object concepts (e.g., animals, tools, etc.) rather than action concepts (i.e., to run, to think, etc.). In our view, exploring our conceptual representations of actions is fundamental for obtaining a more complete picture of how the brain mediates our knowledge of the world. In this project we use the functional magnetic resonance imaging technique (fMRI) with healthy individuals as a tool for addressing two controversial questions in the field. First, we will examine whether a differential representation of action and object concepts exists in a particular brain region (the posterior-lateral-temporal cortex- PLTC). In particular, we will try to demonstrate that the PLTC subserves the representation of actions relative to objects, and that this is due to a conceptual (action vs. object) rather than a grammatical (verb vs. noun) distinction (Experiment 1). Then, we will examine whether the PLTC is specialized in representing action concepts to the extent that it differentially responds to homophone words marked as verbs (she drinks) relative those marked as nouns (these drinks; Experiment 2). Second, we will determine the nature of action concepts by examining whether they are represented in an abstract manner (Experiment 3). If so, we will investigate whether the amount of motion information carried by an action (e.g., run vs. think) influences how these abstract representations are organized in the brain (Experiment 4).

Keywords: language,cognitive science,concepts,grammatical category-specific effects,semantic category-specific effects
Advanced heating system and control mode for homogeneous high temperature curing of large composite repairs (ADVANCED)

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: France,Greece
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2010-03, 2010)
Start date: 2011-01-01
End date: 2012-06-30
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 220000.0
EU funding (EUR): 165000.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

The required elevation of temperature for curing of composite repairs is usually achieved by resistance heating blankets, controlled through spot temperature measurements. Although this method is simple and works adequately for small repairs, when larger areas are heated, cold or hot spots frequently occur, due to variable heat losses, caused by geometrical asymmetry etc. For this reason, autoclave curing of large repairs is currently used, as the most reliable curing methodology, which is however accompanied by high cost, wastes and energy consumption. The scope of this proposal is to enable the extension of heating blankets technology for the treatment of large repairs (e.g. reversers), currently requiring autoclave heating. A five step process is proposed:a)Thermal transfer simulation, to retrieve the “thermal signature” of the part and experimental validation using heat flux sensors,b)Manufacturing of thermal blankets, namely adapted Variable Heating Elements (VHE), with denser or coarser heating elements inside, and standard Compensation Heating Elements (CHE), in order to compensate for dissimilar heat losses,c)Development of universal Advanced Heating Control Unit (AHCU), with innovative programmable closed loop control,d)Development of a specialized High Power Supply Unit (HPSU,e)Process validation. It is expected that, this innovative methodology will allow the performance of structural repairs, either totally out-of-autoclave or in combination with autoclave treatment, as required, thus improving the overall heating process and achieving large scale economies compared to current autoclave solutions. Given that specified repairs are generally standardized, steps (a) and (b) will only need to be performed once per P/N to be repaired, while the developed equipment described in steps (c) and (d) will be totally reusable, thus significantly decreasing the non-recurring cost encountered per repair.

Keywords: bonded composite repairs,heating technology,variable capacity heating blankets,large area - high temperature curing
Sample power electronic module construction for testing, characterisation and manufacturability assessment (PEMREL)

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,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2010-03, 2010)
Start date: 2011-03-01
End date: 2013-08-31
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 499571.0
EU funding (EUR): 337141.0
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

Power Module Reliability (PEMREL) addresses the clean sky’s call “Sample PEM (Power Electronic Module) construction for testing, characterisation and manufacturability assessment. This proposal aims to compliment other research into the development of an all SiC 10kW inverter, implemented in a double-side cooled, non-hermetic sandwich packaging technology (no bondwires), able to withstand a nominal ambient temperature range of -60°C to +200°C. Key developments will include FMMEA, and the development of physics-of-failure reliability models for both type 1 & 2 modules. These modules will be tested for electrical and thermal chracterisation. Power and passive cycling of the modules will be undertaken to generate reliability data for validating the developed reliability models.

Keywords: electronic module,physics of failure,reliability,lifetime prediction,silicon carbide,planar construction,electroforming,additive laser machining