HIGHPMAAC

High Performance Modular Architecture of Acquisition and Control command system dedicated to test Electrical systems for Aeronautics

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The HighPMAAC project will create, design, develop and validate a new High Performance Modular architecture of Acquisition and Control Command system dedicated to test Electrical Systems for Aeronautics in an efficient way. This new architecture will allow easily to perform tests in an “independent way” at the Equipment Level. We’ll then be able to perform tests at System Level, providing a full integrated test system. We’ll use a distributed synchronized front-ends system, with high capabilities in terms of synchronized data acquisition rate, simulation, synchronized stimulation, modularity and adaptability. The architecture will be based on modular subsystems allowing operators to adapt easily the front-ends to the characteristics and needs of each equipment. Synchronization mechanisms and monitoring at high data rate allow performing secure integration tests with high quality of acquired data, for a fine exploitation of electrical behaviour propagation. The whole system is validated through the Electrical Test Bench and constitutes the Control and command system of this ETB. Associated to the dedicated wiring, it will be possible to supervise tests of Aircraft representative power networks. It is also important to note that this distributed system will include simulation capabilities, implementing 'Hardware In The Loop' possibilities and may address other application requiring combination of Supervision, Monitoring, high performance Data acquisition and exploitation. For this, the consortium -motivated by its will of sharing respective know-how- will invest in this project with the intention to being a key partner concerning this kind of needs in the future. It will set up the basic requirements of such a system, then conceive and develop the hardware and software solution. This will lead to increase competitiveness of the European aeronautic industry by reducing the tests and validation phases and thus reduce the time to market of the aeronautics products.'

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EU-funded scientists are developing a modular system that should be able to better control the quality and stability of new on-board aircraft electrical systems.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Pushing towards more-electric aircraft, the industry has introduced new equipment and electrical architectures to replace on-board hydraulic and pneumatic systems. However, interactions between the different electrical equipment may impact on the quality of the on-board electrical subnetwork and its stability.

Funded by the EU, the project HIGHPMAAC (High performance modular architecture of acquisition and control command system dedicated to test electrical systems for aeronautics) was initiated to optimise the tests of future power networks and components through the development of an integrated test system. The project is developing a data acquisition and control command system that allows testing at equipment and system levels.

The system is an open modular platform that enables easy integration of new modules. It should decrease the weight of the electrical subnetwork, thus reducing energy consumption. The competitiveness of the European electrical equipment suppliers will be increased through decreasing the time to market of electrical systems.

Over the second project period, activities continued with manufacturing and integrating the front-end workstations. In addition, users started evaluating the hardware and software prototype configuration.

Work should continue with commissioning, testing and validating the whole demonstration platform, including the seven front-ends, thus improving the hardware and software configuration.