The work performed until the end of the Project is summarizes herein:
• Manufacturing: The plans and requirements have taken into account the system requirements and the manufacturing routes have been analysed in order to optimize the manufacturing time, the raw material used and the environmental impact. The motor, ballscrews and Flap-Tab ECU have been manufactured and delivered to the TM for later supply and integration on Airbus DS Regional Ground Demonstrator.
• HW certification: The PHAC generated within the EMA4FLIGHT project has been reviewed and updated and the records required for the certification is being collected. The PHAC has been formally approved by the Certification Liaison.
The development plans for the aileron/spoiler ECU HW generated within EMA4FLIGHT have been reviewed and updated.
The test benches for the acceptance tests have been adapted.
• SW certification: the development plans and standards generated within the EMA4FLIGHT project have been reviewed and updated. These plans and standards have been formally approved by the Certification Liaison.
The documentation and evidences for software requirements and preliminary design have also been generated and approved by the Certification Liaison. These elements have been updated and internally approved for the critical design review.
Additionally, several tasks for testing and formal verification of the source code have been performed.
A/S ECU hardware development has failed and will not achieve the expected results within the time and efforts needed to support FTB#2 step 2. So, A/S ECU HW and SW integration has not been finished. TM proposed to develop an alternative A/S ECU, as mitigating action included in TM GAM, after having been agreed by JU and Airbus DS to support FTB#2 step 2.
Dissemination & communication activities performed from the beginning of the project are:
• UMBRA paper about electrical motor designed for EMA4flight and VALEMA projects. Conference IECON 2019, Lisbon, Portugal, October 14-17, 2019
• GMV has generated 3 articles in internal magazine, GMV NEWS: Apr 2017, Dec 2017 and Nov 2019.
• Article in TECNALIA web page. April 3,2020
• GMV has prepared an article for AerospacheTechReview.com. “Critical SW Application at High Speeds Featuring a Digital Signal Processor (DSP)”, December 2021
• TECNALIA participation in R3ASC’18. May 30- June 1,2018, Toulouse. TECNALIA presented one Poster
• GMV has included a mention to the VALEMA project in its 2020 yearly report.
• SKYLIFE has created a web page
• GMV website
The achieved results are expected to be mature enough for implementation by TM in a flight demonstrator via its own development programme.
For the flap tab ECU, the expected exploitable result will be probably a new HW revision of the ECU with minor or major changes function of the results of the ground and flight tests being conducted by the TM and the CS2JU Member (Airbus DS). Shall this exploitation opportunity occur, a dedicated agreement in written shall be signed between both parties.
Limited possibilities to exploit results for A/S ECU HW or SW once the ECU will not be produced. Anyhow GMV and TECNALIA plan to use SW and HW, respectively, with similarities to the ones developed here in other related projects.
The experience acquired in VALEMA reinforces and consolidates RAMEM's knowledge in mechanical manufacturing and improves RAMEM's positioning to win future contracts for the manufacture of this type of components.
GMV has improved its skills in HW and SW certification for critical systems (DAL-A). GMV will use the experience gained in critical hardware and software certification in future aeronautics programmes.
