Descrizione del progetto
Una nuova sonda digitale multifunzionale per monitorare meglio i dati sull’aria atmosferica
Per mantenere un aeromobile nella rotta di volo desiderata è necessaria una miriade di tecnologie, tra cui sonde per il monitoraggio dei dati aerei che misurano parametri quali pressione statica dell’aria, pressione totale dell’aria, angolo di attacco, angolo di derapata e temperatura totale dell’aria. Convenzionalmente queste informazioni provengono da molteplici sensori installati sulla superficie esterna del velivolo, il che li sottopone a condizioni avverse tra cui ghiaccio, polvere e impatti con uccelli. Il progetto MIDAS, finanziato dall’UE, sta sviluppando un sistema di dati sull’aria di tipo multifunzionale, modulare, integrato e digitale che integra tecniche di reti neurali in grado di consentire una stima dell’angolo aerodinamico e di fornire capacità antighiaccio. Questo nuovo sistema sarà caratterizzato da dimensioni e peso inferiori, consumo energetico ridotto e maggiore affidabilità.
Obiettivo
The main objective of the MIDAS project is to design and manufacture a smart and fully integrated air data probe (ADP) for SAT applications, characterized by the following features:
• reduced size and weight;
• reduced power consumption;
• improved reliability;
• fully-integrated with the onboard communication bus; • fault tolerant, thanks to the health monitoring functionalities:
The ADP will be delivered after:
• a thorough test campaign for verification and validation of the manufactured system; • environmental requirement verification (Temperature, Vibration, Icing, EMI/EMC).
Quality is ensured by the documented traceability of measurement results.
In order to achieve these targets, the solution will include key enabling innovative technologies such as:
• single Line-Replaceable Unit (LRU) with the capability of communicating with other FBW control system devices through a standard legacy (e.g.
Arinc429, CanBUS Arinc825) and innovative communication bus (e.g. AFDX). As a further step it may be evaluated the introduction of a AFDX over fibre link channel to furtherly drastically reduce wiring weight on the aircraft, signals crosstalk and susceptibility and to increase the overall system reliability; • optimized fail-safe architecture; • innovative air data strategies to implement virtual sensors with the aim to reduce the use of physical probes; • redundant power supply and advanced health monitoring (hardware and
software) based on previous partners’ experience exploiting power-up, initiatial and continuous built-in test; • advanced air data algorithms focused on air data system optimization, based on partners’ previous experience; • anti-ice capability using automatic heater in order to avoid holes occlusion due to ice formation; • complete sensors characterisation, calibration and target uncertainty evaluation.
Campo scientifico
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencecomputational intelligence
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IA - Innovation actionCoordinatore
10129 Torino
Italia