Electrical Tail Drive - Modelling, Simulation and Rig Prototype Development

Project Information

ELETAD

Grant agreement ID: 267322

Project closed

Start date 1 October 2010

End date 31 March 2016

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives

Total cost € 2 478 434,40

EU contribution € 1 858 825,80

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
United Kingdom

Objective

The research programme will capitalise on the most recent advances in electrical machine technologies, thermal modelling, design optimisation and manufacturing processes to realise and evaluate a full-scale helicopter electric tail rotor (ETR) motor that is engineered for flight-critical operation and is representative of an aircraft installation. A direct drive ETR solution will be optimised against the objectives of a peak output power of 3kW per kg of installed active mass making it weight-competitive with current mechanical technology, and will be a fault-tolerant design specified to an integrity target of 10 to the -9 failures per flight hour, whilst offering demonstrable performance and whole-life cost benefits.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › manufacturing engineering
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › aircraft › rotorcraft

Programme(s)

• FP7-JTI - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives

Topic(s)

• JTI-CS-2009-2-GRC-03-001 - Electric Tail Drive - Modelling, Simulation and Rig Prototype Development

Call for proposal

SP1-JTI-CS-2009-02
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Funding Scheme

JTI-CS - Joint Technology Initiatives - Clean Sky

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

• EU contribution: € 1 100 763,90
• Address: BEACON HOUSE QUEENS ROAD ; BS8 1QU Bristol ; United Kingdom
• Region: South West (England) › Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area › Bristol, City of
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Philip Mellor (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (3)

MOTOR DESIGN LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 306 606,60
• Address: 5 EDISON COURT WREXHAM TECHNOLOGY PARK ; LL13 7YT Wrexham
• Region: Wales › East Wales › Flintshire and Wrexham
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: David Staton (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

LUCCHI R. ELETTROMECCANICA SRL

Italy

• EU contribution: € 209 460,00
• Address: VIA PALMIRO TOGLIATTI 3 ; 47900 RIMINI
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Giorgio Lucchi (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI

Romania

• EU contribution: € 241 995,30
• Address: SPLAIUL INDEPENDENTEI 313 SECT 6 ; 060042 Bucharest
• Region: Macroregiunea Trei › Bucureşti-Ilfov › Bucureşti
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Valentin Navrapescu (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data