Testing of Advanced Basic Structures with novel Low-Cost Solutions
Started: 2019
Completion: 2022
Participants: Leader: APPLUS LABORATORIES, THIOT INGENIERIE
Funding: This project has received funding from the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 864940. The JU receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the Clean Sky 2 JU members other than the Union.
Project aims:
The Tabasco R&D project is part of the Clean Sky research programme, focused on developing breakthrough technologies to improve the environmental performance of airplanes and air transport.
The goal of the Tabasco project is to improve the accuracy of virtual testing based on FEM models in order to facilitate its acceptance in aerospace certification campaigns.
Virtual testing is a well-known strategy used to reduce costs and campaign testing times. In order to be considered a true alternative in safety-critical industries like aerospace, the reliability of the FEM models being developed must be proven by correlation with experimental data.
The use of virtual testing in this project makes it possible to validate the integration of a novel Advanced Rear End demonstrator developed by Airbus, which contributes to achieving the environmental performance targets established by the Clean Sky programme.
The Tabasco project has three specific and complementary research sub-objectives:
The accuracy of the FEM models used to carry out virtual tests can be determined by performing high-reliability experimental tests and contrasting the data obtained from them with the results of each virtual test. In order to improve the simulations required to perform these virtual tests, all real-test conditions should be taken into account, as well as the test setups.
To this end, this project will implement the CAETestBench Methodology, the Absolute Accurate Methodology and the Virtual Field Method (VFM):
The project will make good use of three different IT tools, developed by Applus+, to enhance the calibration and validation of the FEM Models. These software solutions provide a digital infrastructure that facilitates the comparison of the outputs obtained from real tests and simulations, the generation of material cards used in simulation software, and the validation of the simulation model.
The project will also implement new metrological solutions and evaluate their capacity to improve the quality of test data and reduce test costs.
Applus+ Laboratories is a strategic provider of testing and engineering services to the main aircraft manufacturers and their suppliers. Our network of laboratories and engineering departments across Europe, Asia and North America enables us to meet the challenging delivery times of aerospace programmes. We also collaborate with the aerospace industry in research and technology programmes to develop a range of innovative solutions.
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