UTRC leads CS2 TRL demonstrator project
A European research hub in Ireland has announced its lead of the MISSION project under the EU’s Clean Sky 2 (CS2) Joint Technology initiative (JTI).
The announcement was made at the Aerodays2015 conference in London on Thursday, an event that is highlighting the success of European aerospace research and development funding.
United Technologies Research Centre Ireland (UTRC Ireland) will head the consortium comprising a number of private actors in the €11.2m venture which seeks the development of new, integrated modelling, simulation and optimisation tools to incorporate Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) in all stages of aircraft design and development.
The MISSION project’s results will lead to a common modelling and simulation framework for applications in various technology developments within the CS2 Systems Integrated Technology Demonstrator (ITD), and will support the integration and demonstration of such technologies through virtual tests. The Systems ITD, led by Liebherr and Thales, is set to develop and build highly integrated, high TRL demonstrators across major aircraft systems.
Dr David Parekh, vice-president for research and director at UTRC, commented: “There is a lot of enthusiasm around this opportunity to engage in the European aerospace community and work on projects that will shape the world’s future aircraft.”
Collaborating with UTRC Ireland in the project are UTRC’s Advanced Laboratory for Embedded Systems Srl (ALES) in Rome, Italy; UTC Aerospace Systems; and German companies dSPACE and ITI.
Adding his thoughts, Dave Hess, senior vice-president for aerospace business development at UTC, said: “Key to the success of the MISSION programme will be the capabilities of the participants. UTC companies in Europe include over 60,000 talented employees supporting our global aerospace and commercial business, with UTRC Ireland leading the way in delivering new technologies. We’re proud to be leading the MISSION project with strong partners.”
CS2 is partly funded by Horizon 2020.
