Objective
The objectives of this research are to use the advantages of aluminium honeycomb panels developed in the aeronautic sector in the automotive sector, for the development of a platform (the structural part supporting the engine and body of the vehicle) using welding techniques to meet a three-points challenge: A. a 15% gain in weight compared to other panels B. to pass European Safety Norms EUR03-93 C. low costs of production for SMI's To achieve these objectives, the R&D programme will: 1. work on the optimisation of the processing of welded aluminium based honeycomb for increased mechanical strength and durability. 2. work on the optimisation of platform design for crash resistance 3. use numerical simulation of crash and crash tests for validation of platform prototypes In accordance to the CRAFT programme, the goal of the companies involved in this cooperative research is, through the development of this platform, to make possible the arrival of a new generation of economic, flexible, safe, environmental friendly vehicles for low volume production. to respond to growing demand for tomorrow's transportation means (e.g. urban automated people movers, electrical cars ) . The main expected impacts of such a technical innovation are: - environmental friendly vehicles with lower pollution levels - more affordable flexible, urban and leisure vehicles in accordance to the new European life style - the creation of direct and indirect employment in the composites, parts and automobile industries
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- engineering and technology materials engineering composites
- engineering and technology mechanical engineering vehicle engineering automotive engineering
- natural sciences chemical sciences inorganic chemistry post-transition metals
- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences environmental sciences pollution
- social sciences economics and business business and management employment
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Coordinator
69200 VENISSIEUX
France
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