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AdVanced Aerodynamic Tools for lArge Rotors (AVATAR)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2017,

The motivation for the AVATAR project lies in the fact that upscaling wind turbine designs towards 10-20 MW requires radical innovations to make this feasible. Many of these innovationshave a strong aerodynamic component and can be considered as unconventional from an aerodynamic point of view. As such the analysis of the resulting rotor designs falls outside the validated range of applicability o ...
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An international network of 50 CubeSats for multi-point, in-situ measurements in the lower thermosphere and re-entry research (QB50)

Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Oct 31, 2017,

The QB50 Project will demonstrate the possibility of launching a network of 50 CubeSats built by CubeSat teams from all over the world to perform first-class science and in-orbit demonstration in the largely unexplored middle and lower thermosphere. Space agencies are currently not pursuing a multi-spacecraft network for in-situ measurements in the middle and lower thermosphere because the cost of ...
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A Life-cycle Autonomous Modular System for Aircraft Material State Evaluation and Restoring System (ALAMSA)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

Accurate quantification of damage in aircraft structures during their life cycle through an automated monitoring system could ensure airframe integrity and long term durability. Nonlinear Elastic Wave Spectroscopy are an innovative class of non-destructive techniques providing an extreme sensitivity in diagnosing manufacturing defects such as porosity, component assembly contact conditions, and in ...
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"Self healing innovative elastomers for dynamic seals, damping and noise reduction" (SHINE)

Start date: Feb 1, 2013, End date: Jul 31, 2016,

"Overall objective of the SHINE project is to develop a novel generation of elastomers that undergo spontaneous self-healing, leading to enhanced durability and reliability of the products made thereof (dynamic seals, shock absorbers, anti-vibration devices for vehicles, roads, railroads and bridges). The elastomers can heal without human intervention and can undergo multiple healing stages. They ...
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Efficient Systems and Propulsion for Small Aircraft (ESPOSA)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Jun 30, 2016,

The ESPOSA project will develop and integrate novel design and manufacture technologies for a range of small gas turbine engines up to approx. 1000 kW to provide aircraft manufacturers with better choice of modern propulsion units. It will also deal with engine related systems which contribute to the overall propulsion unit efficiency, safety and pilot workload reduction. Through the newly develop ...
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Advanced Cockpit for Reduction Of StreSs and workload (ACROSS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2016,

Outstanding safety level of air transport is partly due to the two pilots standard. However situations where difficult flight conditions, system failures or cockpit crew incapacitation lead to peak workload conditions.The amount of information and actions to process may then exceed the crew capacity. Systems alleviating crew workload would improve safety.ACROSS Advanced Cockpit for Reduction of St ...
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MULTIFUNCTIONAL SELF HEALING ELASTOMERS (MUSHE)

Start date: May 21, 2014, End date: May 20, 2016,

The aim of MUSHE is to develop, for the first time, Natural Rubber compounds with self healing properties, following the intrinsic self healing approach based on reversible bonding and by the inclusion of conductive nanoparticles. In this sense, both mechanical and electrical functionalities can be restored. Special attention will be paid to the overall molecular dynamics of these materials, which ...
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A European volcanological supersite in Iceland: a monitoring system and network for the future (FUTUREVOLC)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2016,

The main objectives of FUTUREVOLC are to establish an integrated volcanological monitoring procedure through European collaboration, develop new methods to evaluate volcanic crises, increase scientific understanding of magmatic processes and improve delivery of relevant information to civil protection and authorities. To reach these objectives the project combines broad European expertise in seism ...
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Transition Location Effect on Shock Wave Boundary Layer Interaction (TFAST)

Start date: Feb 1, 2012, End date: Jan 31, 2016,

Vision-2020, whose objectives include the reduction of emissions and a more effective transport systems, puts severe demands on aircraft velocity and weight. These require an increased load on wings and aero-engine components. The greening of air transport systems means a reduction of drag and losses, which can be obtained by keeping laminar boundary layers on external and internal airplane parts ...
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Combined morphing assessment software using flight envelope data and mission based morphing prototype wing development (CHANGE)

Start date: Aug 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

"Morphing in aircrafts has been studied and used throughout recent time in order to increase their flight envelope. This characteristic is of the upmost importance in order to offer a greater efficiency, versatility and performance during the assigned mission. Moreover an aircraft with the capability to adapt itself to each given situation is prone to achieve positive results to a range of differe ...
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Aviation Safety and Certification of new Operations and Systems (ASCOS)

Start date: Jul 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

"Fundamental changes in the institutional arrangements for aviation regulation in Europe, the introduction of new technologies and operations, and demands for higher levels of safety performance call for the adaptation of existing certification processes. Therefore, the main objective of ASCOS is to develop novel certification process adaptations and supporting safety driven design methods and too ...
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New Robust DESIgn Guideline for Imperfection Sensitive COmposite Launcher Structures (DESICOS)

Start date: Feb 1, 2012, End date: Jul 31, 2015,

"European Space industry demand for lighter and cheaper launcher transport systems. The proposed project DESICOS contributes to these aims by a new design approach for imperfection sensitive composite launcher structures, exploiting the worst imperfection idea efficiently: the Single Perturbation Load Approach. Currently, imperfection sensitive shell structures prone to buckling are designed accor ...
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Cryogenic Hypersonic Advanced Tank Technologies (CHATT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

"Topic: Cryogenic propellant management and advanced tank design for hypersonic and advanced future aviation systemsIn future aviation and particularly in hypersonic systems new propellants will be used, such as liquid hydrogen, liquid methane and possibly even liquid oxygen. These systems will require complex technology, ultra light-weight, and reusable propellant tank systems. Challenging techno ...
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European Satellite PArtnership for Computing Ephemerides (ESPACE)

Start date: Jun 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2015,

This ESPACE project aims at strengthening the collaboration and at developing new knowledge, new technology, and products for the scientific community in the domains of the development of ephemerides and reference systems for natural satellites and spacecraft by conjugating expertise of main European research centres involved in space sciences and dynamics, ROB, TUB, JIVE, TUD, CNES, DLR and IMCCE ...
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PulsarPlane: Worldwide Air Transport Operations (PULSARPLANE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: May 31, 2015,

Pulsars are fast rotating neutron stars that emit electromagnetic radiation, which is received on earth as a series of very stable fast periodic pulses with periods in between 1.4 milliseconds and 8.5 seconds. These periodic pulses and the known positions (in celestial coordinates) of the neutron stars make them ideal beacons for navigation.Air traffic management and aircraft operations are curren ...
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Metropolis, Urban Airspace Design (METROPOLIS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Apr 30, 2015,

This project proposes the investigation of radically new airspace design concepts for scenarios, which are extreme when compared to today in terms of traffic density, complexity and constraints.Extrapolating the current developments in aerospace technology, it is considered likely that the following two new types of air vehicles will have arrived in the second half of this century:- personal air v ...
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Investigation of novel vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft concept, designed for operations in urban areas (ANULOID)

Start date: Apr 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

Principal objective of proposed project is computational and experimental investigation of novel concept of VTOL aircraft with nickname „Anuloid“ regarding its flight properties and flying qualities, and compare „Anuloid“ to helicopters, tilt rotor aircraft, or other VTOL aircraft concepts, in relation to potential utilization for transport missions in urban areas.
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REsearch on a CRuiser Enabled Air Transport Environment (RECREATE)

Start date: Aug 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2015,

This proposal is all about the introduction and airworthiness of cruiser-feeder operations for civil aircraft. Cruiser-feeder operations are investigated as a promising pioneering idea for the air transport of the future. The soundness of the concept of cruiser-feeder operations for civil aircraft is explained in the proposal, taking air-to-air refuelling operations as an example. A comprehensive ...
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Fire risks assessment and increase of passenger survivability (AircraftFire)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2014,

The project aims for the increase of passenger survivability in the case of fire aboard aircraft focused on the next generation of aircraft. The composite materials and other combustible materials are increasingly used in order to reduce the weight of the aircraft or to higher the passenger comfort, but they raise the fire load significantly. Although these materials have passed the certification ...
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Harmonised eCall European Pilot (HeERO)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Jun 30, 2014,

The HeERO project will prepare, carry-out and coordinate eCall pre-deployment pilots at European level taking into account the approved standards. The overall project objective is to prepare for the deployment of the necessary infrastructure in Europe with the aim of making the Pan-European in-vehicle emergency call service eCall a reality.In order to address the eCall interoperability which would ...
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SYstem for Digitization and Diagnosis in ART Applications (SYDDARTA)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2014,

Cultural heritage monitoring comprehends a sum of technologies, protocols and studies which need to be modernized and automated to reduce costs and process time. Current spectroscopy permits the study and characterisation of the surface of artworks by the inspection of specific spectral bands, by means of different techniques. As a consequence, the sets of results are often difficult or slow to li ...
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The 2050+ Airport (2050AP)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2014,

"This project will explore new airport concepts with radical and novel solutions to prepare airports for 2050 and beyond. It will build on the High Level Target Concepts (HLTC) from the Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE) Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) 2. The SRA-2 underlines the importance of the air transport sector with respect to value added, Gross Domestic Product, jo ...
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Integrated management of product heterogeneous data (iProd)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2014,

Description iProd aims to improve the efficiency and quality of the Product Development Process of innovative products by developing a flexible, service oriented, customer driven software frameworkData and knowledge management technologies are of strategic importance for industrial innovation, provided they are integrated in the company p ...
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Air Cargo Technology Road Map (CargoMap)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

The Air Cargo technology Roadmap proposal focuses on the future role of air freight and the definition of a technology roadmap for future cargo aircraft responding to end user requirements and environmental needs. In order to improve seamless flow of goods, Inter-and Co-modality approaches will be considered within the SESAR operational concept.Main issues of the CARGO Map (CSA-SA) proposal are:• ...
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Advanced Lattice Structures for Composite Airframes (ALaSCA)

Start date: Dec 1, 2010, End date: Nov 30, 2013,

The ALaSCA project focuses on maximum weight and cost reduction significant in airframes by developing manufacture-optimized lattice fuselage structures fulfilling fundamental aspects of airworthiness.The idea behind the ALaSCA project is to perform a comprehensive investigation starting with the beneficial geodesic design well-proven in space technology and transferring it to composite aircraft f ...
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Study of Innovative GNSS Multiconstellation Algorithms (SIGMA)

Start date: Nov 1, 2009, End date: Oct 31, 2013,

"This project aims to develop innovative positioning and integrity algorithms for demanding applications. SIGMA will investigate and implement different positioning techniques based on satellite navigation, mainly focusing on the integration of signals from two different satellites systems: GPS and Galileo. Galileo, the most important technological project initiated by Europe, is expected to be re ...
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A collaborative project aimed at developing a GMES-service for monitoring and forecasting subsidence hazards in coastal areas around Europe (SubCoast)

Start date: Apr 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

The objective of SubCoast will be to develop a service for monitoring the extent and impact of subsidence in coastal lowlands and demonstrate its capability in various pilots for a variety of settings around Europe. The service will be designed to appropriately determine the effects of subsidence on current and future floodrisk in coastal lowlands, monitor the integrity of coastal barrier systems ...
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AIRCRAFT and ROTORCRAFT PILOT COUPLINGS – TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR ALLEVIATION and DETECTION (ARISTOTEL)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

"The ARISTOTEL project challenge is ensuring aircraft safety and aims to reduce the aircraft and rotorcraft accidents caused by a particularly unfavourable category of phenomena: aircraft-pilot-couplings and rotorcraft-pilot-couplings (A/RPCs). Generally, A/RPCs are defined as “inadvertent, sustained aircraft oscillations which are a consequence of an abnormal joint enterprise between the aircraft ...
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Medical Devices Design in Cardiovascular Applications (MeDDiCA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2009, End date: Aug 31, 2013,

We propose an innovative, multi-disciplinary and multi-centre Marie Curie Initial Training Network; “MeDDiCA” (Medical Devices Design in Cardiovascular Applications) focused on Cardiovascular Engineering and Medical Devices. MeDDiCA Early Stage Researchers will build a career in cardiovascular engineering founded on both “skills for life” (communication skills, research and project management, IP, ...
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AERODESIGN - Preliminary Design Methodologies (AERODESIGN)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2013,

"To study the future configuration of commercial aircrafts, it is important to have the most efficient method of preliminary design supported by the most complete database with information on existing assets and validated results. Such combination will set CleanSKY GRA with the right starting point for a preliminary design process that will yield a future advanced technology aircraft. The AERODESI ...
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Future Fast Aeroelastic Simulation Technologies (FFAST)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2013,

"The upstream FFAST project addresses the topic Design Systems and Tools (AAT.2008.4.1.1) by developing, implementing and assessing a range of numerical simulation technologies to accelerate future aircraft design. Critical load identification methods and reduced order modelling techniques developed will potentially provide a step change in the efficiency and accuracy of the dynamic aeroelastic “l ...
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Small Air Transport - Roadmap (SAT-Rdmp)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2013,

The Small Air Transport (SAT) focuses on the new mode affordable, accessible, energy effective component of Air Transport System. It fills niche between Surface and Scheduled Air Transport.This future SAT system will provide a wide choice of transportation mode - and the wider use of small aircraft, served by small airports, to create access to more communities in less time.The goal of the propos ...
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Leading Edge Actuation Topology Design and Demonstration (LeaTop)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

Optimisation, design, production, and testing of a topology of an internal actuation system to deflect a seamless morphing leading edge of a wing are proposed. The actuation system is designed using an aeroelastic optimisation code including sufficient boundary conditions, such as leading edge skin strain allowables, to ensure a practical outcome of the actuation topology. The variation in aeroloa ...
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International Air Transport and Operations Symposium 2012 (ATOS2012)

Start date: May 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2012,

" As we enter the second decade of aviation, and with the EU Emission Trading Scheme about to enter into force, ATOS 2012 will explore how to achieve sustainable progress for the industry. The conference will address ways to identify, formalize, quantify, optimize and deliver sustained value for air transport in the current environment. The conference will help to move towards a new Value Operati ...
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Evaluation of Integrated Cardiac Imaging for the Detection and Characterization of Ischemic Heart Disease (EVINCI-study)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

The main purpose of the EVINCI-study is to test the impact of combined “anatomo-functional” non invasive cardiac imaging for detection and characterization of Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD). The EVINCI-study is a prospective clinical European multicenter trial performed in a cohort of 700 patients with suspected IHD. Patients with intermediate pre-test probability will undergo clinical and biohumora ...
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WEights and MAnufacturing Costs (WEMACS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2011,

"This proposal dedicates its tasks to the specification, design and development of a software application to support the CLEANSKY Green Regional Aircraft Design. The WEMACS software suite is intended to become a high-tech, flexible and innovative tool to provide estimation on structural components. Existing know-how on parts will be used to provide accurate estimates on structural changes. The str ...
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