WEMACS
WEights and MAnufacturing Costs
| Coordinatore | GMVIS SKYSOFT SA
Organization address
city: LISBOA contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Portugal [PT] |
| Totale costo | 77˙325 € |
| EC contributo | 42˙897 € |
| Programma | FP7-JTI
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives |
| Code Call | SP1-JTI-CS-2009-01 |
| Funding Scheme | JTI-CS |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-01-01 - 2011-12-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GMVIS SKYSOFT SA
Organization address
city: LISBOA contact info |
PT (LISBOA) | coordinator | 8˙644.00 |
| 2 |
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT
Organization address
address: Stevinweg 1 contact info |
NL (DELFT) | participant | 18˙019.00 |
| 3 |
Spin.Works Lda
Organization address
address: Rua pedro Ivo 71 contact info |
PT (Porto) | participant | 10˙907.78 |
| 4 |
KE-WORKS BV
Organization address
address: MOLENGRAAFFSINGEL 12-14 contact info |
NL (DELFT) | participant | 5˙327.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'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 structures focus will be on the wings, fuselage pylons and tail of the aircraft. Parameters on size and geometry, weights and manufacturing costs shall be calculated with depth and accuracy. WEMACS shall obtain detailed weights for structural items taking baseline information previously obtained by conventional methods. It will also derive updated detailed information about costs to manufacture the aircraft. Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE) philosophy is where WEMACS draws its foundation. KBE is the added innovative component in WEMACS, driving progress in the technological implementation of the knowledge management vision and strategy for the aircraft engineering business.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Tomorrow's green regional aircraft must meet demanding weight reduction, energy, and aerodynamics efficiency and operational performance targets to minimise emissions and noise. An EU initiative created software to tackle the challenges.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Engine manufacturers and system engineering companies are looking for solutions that can deliver reliable estimates on components and structural changes of aircraft. With EU funding, the WEMACS (Weights and manufacturing costs) project set out to develop a software application that provides such accurate estimations.
By exploiting new materials, technologies and design solutions, the software suite calculates the weight of main aircraft structures such as the fuselage, wing and tail. In addition, it supplies detailed manufacturing costs for each component. The innovative tool also uses information previously gathered by conventional methods, and calculates those costs as well.
Project partners began by specifying the software requirements before proceeding with design and development. They then verified and validated the software application using Boeing 737 data. This included functionality, interface, resource and performance testing, in addition to system validation tests.
The estimated total weight of the fuselage, wing and tail was analysed and then compared to existing data. Results were positive, revealing only minor deviations.
The developed software is flexible and reusable thanks to its autonomous modules and reconfigurable interfaces. It can be partially or wholly integrated into more varied and complex aircraft design tools.
A manual introducing the application, its features and instructions for optimal use was also prepared.
WEMACS delivered innovative software technology for the next generation of aircraft. It is doing its part in meeting environmental and societal targets for more efficient, safer and greener air transport.