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 technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsnatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsmathematical analysisdifferential equationsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaeronautical engineeringsocial scienceslaw 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 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator LINKÖPINGS UNIVERSITET EU contribution No data Address Hus OrigoCampus Valla LINKÖPING Sweden See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS France EU contribution No data Address 316 route de Bayonne TOULOUSE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY Sweden EU contribution No data Address Gullfossgatan6 STOCKHOLM See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI SIENA' Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Banchi di Sotto 55 SIENA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FÜR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. Germany EU contribution No data Address Linder Höhe KÖLN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AÉROSPATIALES' France EU contribution No data Address 29 avenue de la Division leclerc PARIS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
