CAELESTIS. Hyperconnected simulation ecosystem supporting probabilistic design and predictive manufacturing of next generation aircraft structures
Program: HORIZONTE EUROPA
Reference: 101056886
Resolution date: 04/25/2022
Execution date: 01/05/2022-30/10/2025
Aviation is responsible for 2% of global CO2 emissions and by 2050 these are expected to be three times higher than in 2015. The EU’s goal is to drastically reduce these emissions, however, efficiency gains in the evolution of turbofan-powered wing designs alone will not be sufficient to achieve the climate neutrality targets set for 2050. Therefore, the rethinking of ultra-strong aerostructures that integrate new forms of propulsion (electric, hybrid, hydrogen) is a fundamental aspect, which could result in a reduction of up to 50% of emissions. This rethinking will require extensive redesign and the application of new manufacturing technologies. To take advantage of this opportunity it is necessary to define reliable and commercially viable aircraft concepts, while at the same time ensuring a competitive position by reducing costs, risks and time during the development of these configurations.
Virtual prototyping offers great potential to meet this new challenge, presenting itself as a key technology in the design, certification and manufacturing of these new designs. Within this context, the CAELESTIS project will develop a novel, secure, end-to-end, interoperable simulation ecosystem that will enable the establishment of a multi-directional data flow along the aircraft value chain. This system will link product design with the CAD-CAE tools of engineering teams in order to accelerate new aeronautical designs within the EU, with a view to meeting the 2050 climate targets. This ecosystem will be enhanced by high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructures that enable massive computations and predictions. From these, digital twins will be developed that will incorporate unprecedented levels of detail and cover various stages of production, capturing the effects and deviations that occur in manufacturing.
Therefore, the main outcome of CAELESTIS will be the flexible integration of simulation ecosystems in aeronautical design, facilitating multidisciplinary design, optimizing and quantifying uncertainty on realistic time scales for commercial aviation. This would accelerate the reduction of the impacts and emissions generated by aeronautics on the environment.
NORTHWEST METALLURGICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA
ADD ADDCOMPOSITES OY
ESI GROUP
ESI SOFT ESI SOFTWARE GERMANY GMBH
JVN INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE TECHNOLOGIQUE JULES VERNE
ITA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF ARAGON
BSC BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER-CENTRO NACIONAL DE SUPERCOMPUTACION
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DELFT
EBOS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
GKN AEROSPACE SWEDEN
RTDS – VEREIN ZUR FORDERUNG DER KOMMUNIKATION UND VERMITTLUNG VON
FORSCHUNG, TECHNOLOGIE UND INNOVATION (RTDS VEREIN, ENGL. RTDS ASSOCIATION)
TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET: 5,956,882.75 €.
TOTAL BUDGET ITAINNOVA: 450.125,00 €.
TOTAL PROJECT SUBSIDY: 5.956.880,00 €.
TOTAL FINANCING ITANNOVA: 450.125,00 €.
“Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.”
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