Description du projet
Une nouvelle approche pour améliorer la sécurité des avions
Le monde du contrôle des aéronefs est en train de changer grâce aux récentes percées dans la théorie du contrôle non linéaire et la technologie des capteurs qui ouvrent de nouvelles possibilités. Le problème de la forte dépendance à l'égard des données nominales des modèles d'aéronefs est en passe d'être résolu. Le projet INCEPTION, financé par l'UE, fusionnera les domaines de la détection avancée des défaillances, des algorithmes d'identification en ligne et des lois de contrôle basées sur les capteurs. En utilisant des mécanismes auto-reconfigurables et des lois de contrôle moins sensibles à l'inadéquation des modèles, ce projet a pour ambition d’améliorer le niveau de sécurité des futurs aéronefs. Globalement, INCEPTION vise à prévoir et à s'adapter à des régimes de vol sûrs, même face à des défaillances inconnues et sans précédent. Il y parviendra en développant des systèmes de commande de vol génériques pouvant être appliqués à différentes plates-formes aériennes.
Objectif
Recent developments in the areas of nonlinear control theory and sensor technology paved the way to the derivation of flight control laws that are significantly less dependent on nominal aircraft model data. In addition, novel and complex methods which make use of advanced fault detection and online identification algorithms to estimate the aircraft’s achievable flight envelope and to provide protection in case of adverse conditions, such as system failures or damages are arising.
Project INCEPTION proposes to develop and combine the abovementioned research topics, exploring the INCEPTION of an innovative approach to the design of automatic flight control systems, supported by sensor-based (almost model-independent) control laws with the ability of online reconfiguration following failure scenarios.
By employing self-reconfigurable mechanisms and control laws that are less sensitive to model mismatch INCEPTION aims to provide an enhanced level of safety for future aircraft. The objective is to predict and adapt to safe flight regimes of operation, even in the presence of unprecedented and unknown failures, and to enable the development of generic flight control systems, applicable to different aerial platforms. These motivations are completely aligned with the European vision for aviation safety portrayed in the ACARE Flightpath 2050 Report, which envisages the prediction and mitigation of technical and operational issues through advanced on-board systems.
Project INCEPTION focuses on researching and developing the best approach to achieve the proposed targets, to implement it into a coherent system and to test its performance in Unmanned Aircraft and evaluate its future applicability to General and Commercial Aviation. To accomplish these tasks, the INCEPTION Consortium includes renowned universities within the domains addressed by the project, a company that develops advanced inertial sensors and an SME that engineers and operates its own UAV fleet.
Champ scientifique
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systems
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- social scienceslaw
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Régime de financement
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinateur
80333 Muenchen
Allemagne