Hyperconnected simulation ecosystem supporting probabilistic design and predictive manufacturing of next generation aircraft structures
Overview
The aviation industry estimates that global CO2 emissions could triple by 2050 compared to 2015 levels. This leads to the need of adopting a new breed of aircraft, as tube-and-wing design powered by turbofan engines will not be sufficient to reach the EU 2050 goal to reduce CO2 emissions. As a result, the industry must re-think aerostructure design and introduce feasible and reliable disruptive aircraft concepts through extensive re-design and advanced manufacturing technologies. Decisive improvements in aircraft performance will be vital for achieving safe and viable emissions reductions. According to the aeronautics community, virtual prototyping has the biggest potential as a key enabling technology for achieving these objectives and making zero carbon aviation a reality.
CAELESTIS aims to develop a hyperconnected simulation ecosystem to support the probabilistic design and predictive manufacturing of next-generation aircraft structures. This system will enable large-scale calculations and predictions across the aviation value chain. Digital twins will then be developed, covering manufacturing effects and deviations with unprecedented detail.The project will focus on reducing CO2 emissions, cost, risk and development time for future aircrafts.
Objectives
Develop a digital thread across the value chain linking the design, simulation, production engineering and manufacturing of next-generation airframe and engine structures.
Develop model-based product and manufacturing digital twins, supporting virtual prototyping of next-generation aerostructures by linking and managing design and manufacturing uncertainties.
Develop advanced high-performance computing (HPC) data analytics that supports the design and manufacturing engineering.
Develop smart manufacturing strategies to identify and reduce in real-time the impact of defects across the manufacturing chain.
Foster the uptake of the CAELESTIS virtual prototyping ecosystem across the EU aeronautics industry to boost innovation for future aircraft with a Multi-Actor Approach.
eBOS Role in the Project
eBOS’s main technical contribution to the CAELESTIS project will be the in-depth research and development of cybersecurity analysis and recommendations, software interoperability with CAELESTIS digital thread, and their integration with the CAELESTIS Interoperable Simulation Ecosystem.
As an ISO 27001-certified organisation, eBOS will ensure that the project complies with cybersecurity standards and incorporates effective defence mechanisms to protect data, intellectual property and end-users within the digital ecosystem. The cybersecurity analysis will focus on industrial design and manufacturing simulation applications, with a focus on the specificities of cyber-physical systems.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
