Smart Aircraft in Emergency Situations

Project Information

SMAES

Grant agreement ID: 266172

Project closed

Start date 1 February 2011

End date 31 October 2014

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics)

Total cost € 5 732 492,60

EU contribution € 3 828 125,00

Coordinated by

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
United Kingdom

Objective

"Ditching analysis is requested for large transport aircraft by EASA. The respective requirements are specified under § ‘’CS 25.801 Ditching’’. They are primarily devoted to a minimisation of risks for immediate injuries and the provision of fair chances for an evacuation. A significant part of average air travel is over water and historically a planned or unplanned water-landing event occurs grossly speaking every 5 years.
This proposal directly addresses areas ""7.1.3.3: Aircraft Safety"" and “7.1.4.1: Aircraft Development Cost”. The primary outcome of the SMAES project will be advanced methodologies and simulation tools to support aircraft development from pre-project phase to certification. These will enhance future innovation in aircraft design through ensuring that innovative designs are compliant with safety requirements
The key developments addressed in the work programme are:
1. Improved models for the calculation of ditching loads including both analytical and detailed fluid dynamics models. Inclusion of the effects of the complex flow physics in ditching is critical to prediction of ditching loads.
2. Reliable and predictive aircraft models for structural behaviour under dynamic fluid loads.
3. Demonstration of the methods on representative future aircraft design concepts.
The consortium brings together aircraft manufacturers, analysis software developers, research organisations and universities. Together the partners form a strong team covering the required expertise in aircraft design, numerical methods and simulation, ditching analysis and supporting experimental methods to achieve the project objectives."

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › aircraft
• natural sciences › physical sciences › classical mechanics › fluid mechanics › fluid dynamics
• natural sciences › mathematics › applied mathematics › numerical analysis
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software › software applications › simulation software

Programme(s)

• FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics)

Topic(s)

• AAT.2010.3.3-1. - Aerostructures
• AAT.2010.4.1-1. - Design systems and tools

Call for proposal

FP7-AAT-2010-RTD-1
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Funding Scheme

CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project

Coordinator

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY

• EU contribution: € 437 500,80
• Address: College Road ; MK43 0AL Cranfield - Bedfordshire ; United Kingdom
• Region: East of England › Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire › Central Bedfordshire
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: James Charles Anthony Campbell (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (15)

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN

Germany

• EU contribution: € 132 640,00
• Address: HELMHOLTZSTRASSE 10 ; 01069 Dresden
• Region: Sachsen › Dresden › Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Sven Kreigenfeld (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

DASSAULT AVIATION

France

• EU contribution: € 360 000,00
• Address: 9 ROND POINT CHAMPS-ELYSEES-MARCEL DASSAULT ; 75008 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Svetlana Bauchière (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 155 607,00
• Address: CALLE AVIOCAR 2 ; 28906 Getafe (Madrid)
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Daniel Martin Martinez (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 26 300,00
• Address: KREETSLAG 10 ; 21129 Hamburg
• Region: Hamburg › Hamburg › Hamburg
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Holger Temmen (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ALENIA AERMACCHI SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 175 000,00
• Address: PIAZZA MONTE GRAPPA 4 ; 00195 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Donatella Invernizzi (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV

Germany

• EU contribution: € 441 351,75
• Address: LINDER HOHE ; 51147 Koln
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Köln › Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Andreas Heinz (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: PIAZZALE ALDO MORO 7 ; 00185 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Alessandro Iafrati (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES

France

• EU contribution: € 401 914,50
• Address: CHEMIN DE LA HUNIERE ; 91120 Palaiseau
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Essonne
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Vincent Brochier (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ESI GROUP

France

• EU contribution: € 195 000,00
• Address: 10 AVENUE ARISTIDE BRIAND ; 92220 BAGNEUX
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Hauts-de-Seine
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Argiris Kamoulakos (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

ALTAIR ENGINEERING FRANCE

France

• EU contribution: € 127 500,00
• Address: 5-8-10 RUE DE LA RENAISSANCE CENTRE D'AFFAIRES BATIMENT C ; 92160 Antony
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Hauts-de-Seine
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Mauro Guglielminotti (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 212 138,40
• Address: EARLHAM ROAD ; NR4 7TJ Norwich
• Region: East of England › East Anglia › Norwich and East Norfolk
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Tracy Moulton (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

PANEPISTIMIO PATRON

Greece

• EU contribution: € 215 922,00
• Address: UNIVERSITY CAMPUS RIO PATRAS ; 265 04 Rio Patras
• Region: Κεντρική Ελλάδα › Δυτική Ελλάδα › Αχαΐα
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: George Lampeas (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT HAMBURG

Germany

• EU contribution: € 144 000,00
• Address: AM SCHWARZENBERG CAMPUS 1 ; 21073 Hamburg
• Region: Hamburg › Hamburg › Hamburg
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Monica Schofield (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

C.I.R.A. CENTRO ITALIANO RICERCHE AEROSPAZIALI SCPA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 235 580,10
• Address: VIA MAIORISE ; 81043 Capua
• Region: Sud › Campania › Caserta
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Federico Tammaro (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

ISTITUTO NAZIONALE PER STUDI ED ESPERIENZE DI ARCHITETTURA NAVALE

Participation ended

Italy

• EU contribution: € 567 670,45
• Address: VIA DI VALLERANO 139 ; 00128 ROMA
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Alessandro Iafrati (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data