WEMACS

WEights and MAnufacturing Costs

Coordinatore	GMVIS SKYSOFT SA    more  Organization address city: LISBOA postcode: 1998025 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Patrícia Cognome: Nunes Email: send email Telefono: +351 21 382 93 60 Fax: +351 21 382 93 66
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

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	GMVIS SKYSOFT SA  Organization address city: LISBOA postcode: 1998025 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Patrícia Cognome: Nunes Email: send email Telefono: +351 21 382 93 60 Fax: +351 21 382 93 66	PT (LISBOA)	coordinator	8˙644.00
2	TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT  Organization address address: Stevinweg 1 city: DELFT postcode: 2628 CN contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Martin Cognome: Hoekstra Email: send email Telefono: 31152785214 Fax: 31152786403	NL (DELFT)	participant	18˙019.00
3	Spin.Works Lda  Organization address address: Rua pedro Ivo 71 city: Porto postcode: 4200-443 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Duarte Nuno Cognome: Vasconcelos Belo Email: send email Telefono: +351 21 0128452 Fax: +351 21 0128452	PT (Porto)	participant	10˙907.78
4	KE-WORKS BV  Organization address address: MOLENGRAAFFSINGEL 12-14 city: DELFT postcode: 2629 JD contact info Nome: Jochen Cognome: Berends Email: send email Telefono: +31 5 154646847687	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.