Description du projet
Des robots pour faciliter l’assemblage des avions
Dans le vaste domaine de l’aérospatiale, l’assemblage d’aéronefs est confronté à des défis de taille qu’il convient de relever. Le projet CORDIAL, financé par l’UE, propose une solution: une unité compacte de perçage et de fixation. L’assemblage à sens unique de cet effecteur innovant promet une coopération révolutionnaire entre les opérateurs et les robots collaboratifs légers, remodelant ainsi le paysage aéronautique. La définition de nouvelles méthodes d’interaction, l’exploration de schémas d’assemblage et le développement d’effecteurs automatisés ne sont que quelques-uns des sous-objectifs du projet. CORDIAL s’attaquera de front à cet obstacle colossal, en s’alignant sur les objectifs de Clean Sky 2 et en menant des processus respectueux de l’environnement.
Objectif
The overall objective of the CORDIAL project is to develop a new compact drilling and fastening unit for One Way Assembly. The effector has to be used by operator or lightweight industrial robots. Six sub-objectives contribute to achieve such a goal:
- To define how robots and operators can interact in an OWA cell.
- To evaluate a typical assembly layout and endeavour new OWA opportunities and risks assessment.
- To develop compact automated effector(s) for drilling, fastening and counteracting
- To establish a test plan according to requirements for commercial aircraft structures.
- To demonstrate the technology, realize specimens and test the proof of concept under real conditions.
- To disseminate the results widely to maximise the impacts of the CORDIAL project.
To complete the project, the capabilities of the partners include:
-SONACA Engineering, industrialization, qualifying and manufacturing means for small subassemblies such as slats of landing gear doors, including composite manufacturing.
-AEROSPLINE innovative engineering in robotics and drilling and fastening effectors. Including innovative fastener with sealant feeding, which permits to simplify and lighten any effector.
-XLIM Advanced sensor vision technologies using small size vision sensors and capable of multiple information computation: coordinate positioning, centring, normality, hole and fastener quality.
The CORDIAL project is perfectly in line with the Clean Sky 2 objectives since it will contribute to develop eco-friendly processes (reduction of the impacts on health, creation of sustainable capabilities), to demonstrate new technologies (human/robot close collaboration in the aeronautics, new structures design), improve the European competitiveness (lighten the assembly process, cost reduction and shorten time-to-market) and create market opportunities (technology transfers, innovation stimulation and attraction of elite in Europe) and new skilled jobs like cobotics engineering.
Champ scientifique
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringtribologylubrication
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systems
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaeronautical engineering
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics
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Régime de financement
CS2-RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinateur
33520 BRUGES
France
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.