Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Development of Electric Smart Actuator for gas turbine engines (E-SEMA)

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,Spain,Spain,Spain,Germany
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2011-01, 2011)
Start date: 2012-04-01
End date: 2014-10-31
Duration (months): 31.0
Total project cost (EUR): 967798.4
EU funding (EUR): 588533.2
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

The E-SEMA project will design, manufacture and test an innovative concept of light, reliable and smart electrical actuator for an inlet guide vane or stator vane application of gas turbine engines that will be capable of interfacing and connecting to the engine control unit in a plug-and-play manner. This innovative concept of smart electrical actuator will be based on a multi-disciplinary approach that will consider mechanisms, the control electronic, the control software and the power supply in an integrated way, as will be shown in the following subchapters. The main topics that are going to be developed in this proposal are related to the temperature levels and environmental conditions (combustion gas, oxidation) that are the normal aero engine working conditions. In this respect, the present consortium is currently working in a similar application inside JTI Clean Sky (HP-SMART-EMA / Development of high power density electrical actuators / HP-SMART-EMA / Topic addressed: JTI-CS-2009-1-SAGE-05-006) under contract CS-GA-2009-255819. The scope of this project is the development of high power density electrical actuators with Smart electrical interfaces in severe environment: • The WP 5.2.5 of SAGE5 Demonstration Project dedicated to the development of an innovative control system, aims also at developing and testing Smart electrical actuators for turbine engine control systems • The target is to have a light, reliable and “easy to interface to a control unit” electrical actuator All the experience and lessons learnt in the ongoing HP-SMART-EMA project will be applied and considered in the present proposal: motor, high temperature, benchmarking performed for sensors, motors, gear, brakes, ..., lubrication, redundacy for increased reliability, ... 3 or 4 actuators are foreseen to be manufactured inside the proposal: o One unit for MTU o One/Two for testing validation o One unit as spare

Keywords: smart actuator,gas turbine engines,high temperature electronic,high reliability
Grooved paint surface manufacturing for aerodynamic drag reduction testing (RIFPA)

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
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2011-01, 2011)
Start date: 2011-11-02
End date: 2013-12-01
Duration (months): 25.0
Total project cost (EUR): 349746.8
EU funding (EUR): 262310.1
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Experiences had been conducted in the 90's showing that longitudinal grooves actually reduce the aerodynamic drag. However, plastic stickers used in that period suffered inconvenient. In this programme, it is proposed to realize various shapes of grooved surfaces thanks to a new casting method, developed by the applicant. The project aims at providing ONERA with models covered with grooved paint of several profiles, in order to qualify the aerodynamic performance. After an initial study and process definition, paint films of different shapes will be designed and realised against molding surfaces. Then, films will be applied onto a model, to be further tested into a wind tunnel. The paint film process will use approved aeronautical paints with as little modification as possible, so as to prepare future application on aircrafts.

Keywords: riblets paint film groove drag reduction
Strain Monitoring in Composite Stiffened Panels Using Sensors (STRAINMON)

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: Czechia,Greece
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2011-01, 2011)
Start date: 2012-01-01
End date: 2012-08-31
Duration (months): 8.0
Total project cost (EUR): 99920.0
EU funding (EUR): 74940.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

STRAINMON aims to develop and establish a methodology for the strain monitoring of composite fuselage stiffened panels using embedded and/or bonded Fiber-Optic Bragg Grating (FOBG) sensors and strain gauges. The proposed work-programme of STRAINMON is summarized as follows: 1. Definition of the FOBG system requirements and specifications based on the nature of the problem and the available technology using progressive damage modeling. The number of sensors will be decided and the network of sensors will be designed. 2. Description of the methodology for integration of sensors related to the autoclave manufacturing process by ensuring measurement capability of the sensors, integrity of sensors, and integrity of the parent composite material. 3. Design of the test plan and design and fabrication of the test-rig, 4. Execution of the series of the following tests to establish the proposed SHM methodology: -Compression tests to failure on undamaged panels to characterize their reference compressive behavior, -Low velocity impact tests on selected critical locations of the panel in order to create impact damage, -Compression tests to failure on the impact-damaged panels to evaluate the residual stiffness and strength of the panels, -Fatigue of impact-damage panels up to a certain number of cycles in order to create additional fatigue damage, -Compression tests to failure of panels subjected to impact and fatigue to evaluate the residual stiffness and strength data of the impacted and fatigued panels. After each test series, NDT inspection of the panels will be conducted in order to detect the type, extent and location of damage induced. Each of the above tasks meet an activity of the topic. A reliable and effective data acquisition system will be build to take sensor measurements at appropriate rates during the whole duration of the testing scheme and from all sensors placed on the panels simultaneously. STRAINMON's consortium comprises VZLU (CZ) and UNIPatras (GR).

Keywords: composite stiffened panels,strain monitoring,fiber-optic sensors,structural health monitoring,finite element analysis
Open Rotor Engines Advanced Technologies II (OREAT II)

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,Poland
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2011-01, 2011)
Start date: 2011-12-01
End date: 2016-03-31
Duration (months): 52.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1999999.2
EU funding (EUR): 940371.0
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

A principal contributor to affordable and sustainable public air transportation will be the introduction of more fuel-efficient propulsion systems, one of which is the Open Rotor Engine concept. Unlike turbofans, open rotors must vary blade pitch to accommodate power and aircraft speed range, so a key element to the viability of the concept is the actuation and control of the blade pitch via the Pitch Change Mechanism (PCM). GE Company Polska, Warsaw Institute of Aviation and GE Aviation Systems Ltd (trading as Dowty Propellers) propose to build on the background of JT1-CS-2009-1-SAGE-02-001 as support for the SAGE 2 engine PCM. The work packages proposed via this application will focus on the design, manufacturing and testing of key components associated with the down selected PCM concepts from JT1-CS-2009-1-SAGE-02-001. The proposal contains detailed design, manufacturing and assembly of key components and test benches, design and procurement of required instrumentation, key components maturation test plans, description of the test support and test data post processing. The deliverables from the programme will be the definition of the selected key components with 3D models, complete definition of test benches, evaluation of vendors and suppliers. All activities will be summarized in comprehensive reports. The work packages will be closely aligned to the key technologies maturation plans, in preparation for the ground demonstration of the open rotor engine.

Keywords: open rotor,pitch change,control,geared propulsor,slip ring,unison ring,counterweight,test bench,key components,maturation
optimizinG Electrical Network In AirpLane composite structures (GENIAL)

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
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2011-01, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 398666.4
EU funding (EUR): 223924.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

GENIAL project aims at developing a numerical methodology and a SW tool to model the current return networks (called ALEEN, ALmost Equipotential Electrical Network) installed aboard composite aircrafts. It will be able to: - input geometry and material properties of ALEEN (including also metallic structural parts of the aircraft if any) from CAD; - accept measured data as partial characterization of ALEEN sub-parts; - evaluate the impedance matrix of ALEEN in the frequency range DC-100 kHz, also considering the EWIS (Electrical Wiring Interconnection System) and the electromagnetic interaction with aircraft body; - interface the above mentioned impedance matrix with an electrical database of EWIS, in order to evaluate the impedance between any two interconnection points of EWIS. A 3D full-wave procedure will be implemented based on PEEC (Partial Element Equivalent Circuit) method. A number of improvements with respect to “standard” PEEC algorithm will be implemented (e.g. non-orthogonal PEEC to avoid staircase problem; modelling of anisotropic composites; modelling of non-radiating networks; effective skin-effect modelling; Model Order Reduction, MOR). Acceleration methods like MLFMA (Multi-Level Fast Multipole Algorithm) and parallel coding will be applied in order to allow effective analysis of large structures in a limited amount of time, with currently available HW resources (i.e. no expensive HPC resources required). The computational module will be integrated, together with pre-processing and post-processing modules, into a SW CAE tool (“ALEEN Modelling Tool”) also providing user-friendly working procedures, projects management, data storing and data navigation. A general “client-server” HW configuration will be allowed (without any limitations about the number of clients and servers) with automatic dispatching procedures for optimal exploitation of the HW resources. The procedure will be validated against experimental data measured on a mock-up.

Keywords: composite aircraft,aleen (almost equipotential electrical network),crn (current return network),modelling,cae (computed aided engineering),peec (partial element equivalent circuit)
Automated Geometrical Measurment and Visual Inspection for Blisks (AMI4BLISK)

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: Germany,Switzerland,Germany
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2011-01, 2011)
Start date: 2012-03-01
End date: 2015-04-30
Duration (months): 38.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1293362.8
EU funding (EUR): 646681.4
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

The main impact of the following proposal of the three participants Hexagon Metrology GmbH, Hexagon Technology Center GmbH, and Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM is an integrated approach to the measurement the geometry and automatical identification and characterization of surface defects of a BLISK (bladed disk). An automatic visual inspection of the BLISKs would create a significant contribution to better and safer processes at lower cost. The key innovations of AMI4BLISK is a unique and new approach for automated BILISK measurement and inspection; an innovative and new image processing algorithms and visual inspection sensor setup and a new sensor for defect characterization and measurement. In a first step the geometrical measurement with a coordinate-measuring-machine (CMM) will provide the information of the shape and surface of the BLISK in combination with the CAD model that provides basic information of the geometry. In a second step all possible defects need to be found with the use of an intelligent image-processing-system. The location and type of the questionable defects will then be qualified and stored automatically. In a third step the defects will be classified. With the known position of the defects a program to measure all the defects with another CMM is generated automatically. These measurements give a quantitative description of the possible defects. In some cases where a defect may be questionable the inspection by a person of skill will still be necessary.

Keywords: blisk,geometrical measurment,visual inspection,automated measurement system
Hot sheet metal forming of aerospace materials - Virtual manufacturing and enhanced quality (VIMAQ)

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: Sweden
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2011-01, 2011)
Start date: 2011-11-01
End date: 2013-10-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 498000.0
EU funding (EUR): 290750.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Hot stamping allows producing complex geometries from high performing materials. The use of this technique is increasing among automotive manufacturers because of the possibility to reduce weight without compromising with performance. The aim of this study is to tailor the press hardening technique to fit the materials and demands of the turbofan engine, hoping to reduce weight, waste, machining and cost. Aerospace steel grades has not previously been used in press hardening. The possibilities and limitations of these new materials will be thoroughly examined as well as the benefits using this manufacturing technique compared to conventional methods. A selection of aero space grade steels will be characterized to find the material best suited for press hardening. For this material a thermo-viscoplastic material model will be created. Using this model geometries from the turbofan engine, suited for press hardening, will be optimized and the feasibility of forming these details investigated. The first of the geometries is a sheet metal disc. In this proposal it is suggested to also investigate one of the flow surfaces and a guide vane. To validate the simulation process and the prediction of detail quality from the forming analysis physical parts of the disc and the guide vane will be produced. For the disc and the guide vane benefits using near-net-shape blanks will be investigated. A method to achieve non uniform blanks is rolling. Flat rolling is majorly done to produce a large amount of standard strip/plate. Flat rolling into a shape is not widely used but it has a large potential to save material and machining by rolling a Near-net-shape product. The guide vane will be manufactured using this technique. Also a technical study of serial production will be performed to compare the new production process to conventional design and manufacturing methods with regards to detail quality, weight, cost, material properties and manufacturing robustness.

Keywords: hot sheet metal forming,hot stamping,simulation,virtual manufacturing,variable sheet thickness,hot rolling,thermo-mechanical forming analysis,long product rolling,trb,aero space grade steel
Industrialization setup of Thermoplastics in situ consolidation process (ISINTHER)

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,Spain
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2011-01, 2011)
Start date: 2011-11-01
End date: 2014-01-31
Duration (months): 27.0
Total project cost (EUR): 284439.2
EU funding (EUR): 195539.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Thermoplastics (TP) are high molecular weight polymers which, unlike thermosetting (TS) resins, do not form a rigid three-dimensional cross-linked chemical structure after processing. This allows the TP to be readily re-melted and re-formed, not the TS. Additional advantages are: chemical/impact resistance, range of temperatures, low level of moisture uptake then low hot/wet conditions degradation, eco-friendly/reusable properties that can make them a primary selection when the part live cycle is considered. In situ consolidation automated processes with TP (ISC/TP) are currently at a level of development that does not allow efficient series production of complex TP components. More research is still needed to manufacture double curvature panels including strong thickness changes, plies drop-off, etc. Disadvantages for a good industrialization are: difficult process management, high process temperatures and pressures, material handling for an efficient ISC/TP process. The four main drivers of the ISINTHER project are: -To assess an in situ consolidation process for TPM orientated to industrial outcome -To apply the above main guidelines for trials and demonstrators manufacturing - To investigate on repair solutions and process to restore nominal quality of parts - To assess the potential benefit impact of the ISC/TP process in terms of environment, costs and elongated life cycle. The project work plan shall be supported on a strong collaboration of a Technology Center (FIDAMC) with an experimented Automation Manufacturer (MTorres) able to transfer their experience to ISC/TP process. PEEK APC2-AS4 will be the material reference but open to evolution or new materials. Reparability is other aspect to be investigated with a high budget and mechanical tests. Finally, process eco-assessment is a key objective of the ECODESIGN ITD, widened here to the concept of process sustainability (environment plus cost efficiency) to see if ISC/TP could be the preferred selection.

Keywords: thermoplastics,industrialization,in situ consolidation,process,repairs,tooling,first layer deposition,demonstrator,eco-assessment,sustainability
Development of Helicopter EXhaust Engine NOise Reduction technologies (HEXENOR)

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,France,Germany,Germany,Romania
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2011-01, 2011)
Start date: 2012-02-01
End date: 2014-07-31
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1065780.0
EU funding (EUR): 666065.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

The HEXENOR proposal aims to study, design and manufacture three items ( short, mean, and long) each made of two innovative concepts, a quiet plug and a quiet diffuser which will be mounted on a turboshaft engine to reduce the noise radiated by the exhaust. A preliminary study is concerned with the capability of two materials a Ferritic stainless steel (low cost material) and TiAl alloy (light but fragile material) to satisfy the design constraints and the engine hard conditions. High cycle fatigue, thermo-mechanical and metallurgical characterization tests will be conducted before the design step. Also an academic work will be achieved to determine an optimal configuration of a new quiet diffuser concept made of angular and axial cavities surrounding an internal perforated wall of the duct lined section. This approach is based on the measurement with a flow duct facility developed during the Ducat European program without and with cold flow of the liner configurations efficiency for a higher order mode incident pressure vector and the development of an analytical model of the acoustic propagation through the lined barrel leading to the calculation of the attenuation of each configuration with and without flow. The choice of the optimal configuration which will be used to design the quiet diffuser will be the result of a tradeoff between acoustic efficiency provided by the academic study, mass and cost specifications.

Keywords: duct acoustics,mufflers,exhaust engine,helicopter,material,alloy,design
PLants Employed As SEnsor Devices (PLEASED)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Future and Emerging Technologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Spain,United Kingdom,Italy,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2011-C, 2011)
Start date: 2012-05-01
End date: 2015-04-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1454700.0
EU funding (EUR): 1076025.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

Plants have amazing and significant sensing capabilities. For instance, each single root apex can simultaneously and continuously monitor many chemical and physical parameters. Natural organisms, including human beings, have often inspired works of science and science fiction on how to augment their abilities or interface them with machines. As a remarkable example, electroencephalography (EEG) enables the transduction of electrical activity in the brain into machine understandable signals of non-verbalised patterns. In this project, we plan to extend this approach to the realm of plants, shifting focus from interfacing a single entity (e.g. a human brain that controls a prosthetic device) to a network of entities (a community of plants) that renders an orchestrated response to the environment in which it lives. While artificial sensing devices exist that can monitor environmental parameters of interest, such as temperature or humidity, the focus of our research will be on the use of plants themselves as sensing and decision-making devices. The holistic approach we propose is novel: while plants as bio-sensors have been the object of previous studies, prior work has focused on the study of the sensing capabilities of individual plants in a controlled laboratory environment. In contrast, we plan to consider real field scenarios (e.g. a forest or a meadow) in which plants often receive uncontrollable and unpredictable stimuli. We will consider the case of multiple points of observations, in which readings from several plants are collected over a wireless network and integrated in a suitable way to obtain a consistent and global view of an environment of interest. Eco-compatible, self-sustainable and cost effective plant-based solutions will be studied to tackle two relevant problems of the modern society: air pollution and the use of chemicals in organic agriculture. We are used to thinking of plants as inanimate objects. A nice aphorism well describes our vision: "One day you will step into the garden to look at the flowers – and the flowers will look back at you". Even more interestingly, we also claim that plants will gossip about you!

Keywords: bio-sensors,plants signal,ecosystem,plant behavior,plant communities