Clearance of flight control laws using optimisation

Project Information

COFCLUO

Grant agreement ID: 30768

Start date 1 February 2007

End date 31 January 2010

Funded under

• Aeronautics and Space: thematic priority 4 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 3 202 817,00

EU contribution € 2 055 516,00

Coordinated by

LINKÖPINGS UNIVERSITET
Sweden

Objective

Before an aircraft can be tested in flight, it has to be proven to the authorities that the flight control system is safe and reliable, i.e. it has to go through a certification and qualification process. Currently significant time and money is spent by th e aeronautical industry on this task. An important part of the certification and qualification process is the clearance of flight control laws (CFCL). The overall objective of this project is to develop and apply optimisation techniques to CFCL in order to improve efficiency and reliability of the certification and qualification process. The application of an optimisation-based approach relies on clearance criteria derived from the certification and qualification requirements. To evaluate these criteria dif ferent types of models of the aircraft are employed, which usually both serve for clearance as well as for control law design purposes. The development of different models and of suitable clearance criteria are therefore also objectives of the project. Bec ause of wider applicability optimisation-based CFCL will open up the possibility to design innovative aircraft that today are out of the application field of classical clearance tools. Optimisation-based CFCL will not only increase safety but it will also simplify the whole certification and qualification process, thus reduce costs. The speedup achieved by using the new optimisation-based approach will also support rapid modelling and prototyping and reduce "time to market". It is therefore believed that th e project is addressing the two top-level objectives of the Work Program, i.e. ". To meet society's needs for a more efficient, safer and environmentally friendly air transport. ". To win global leadership for European aeronautics, with a competitive supply chain, including small and medium size enterprises. Specifically the project targets Research Area 1: "Strengthening Competitiveness" and its first objective.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › control systems
• natural sciences › mathematics › pure mathematics › mathematical analysis › differential equations
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › aircraft
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › aeronautical engineering
• social sciences › law

Programme(s)

• FP6-AEROSPACE - Aeronautics and Space: thematic priority 4 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• AERO-1.1 - Strengthening competitiveness

Call for proposal

FP6-2005-AERO-1
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Funding Scheme

STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project

Coordinator

LINKÖPINGS UNIVERSITET

• Address: Hus origocampus valla ; Linköping ; Sweden
• EU contribution: € 0,00

Participants (5)

AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS

France

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: 316 route de bayonne ; Toulouse

SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Gullfossgatan6 ; Stockholm

UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI SIENA'

Italy

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Via banchi di sotto 55 ; Siena

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FÜR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.

Germany

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Linder höhe ; Köln

OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AÉROSPATIALES'

France

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: 29 avenue de la division leclerc ; Paris