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SYNCOMECS (RE) - Synthesis of Aeronautical Compliant Mechanical Systems |
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The objective of SYNCOMECS is to build an integrated software, using inverse methods, for the design of aeronautical compliant mechanical systems from industrial specifications of functional requirements.
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CFP March 04 |
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Duration |
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30 months |
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6th FP
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The design of these innovative systems poses unique challenges and necessitates the support of advanced prediction software tools since they should have adequate flexibility to undergo desired deformations under the action of applied forces and adequate stiffness to withstand external loading. The focus is to generate the topology and dimensions of a compliant mechanical system starting from input/output force/displacement functional requirements and design constraints. This problem is a non-linear optimisation problem of a non-linear mechanical system that may involve one or several flexible components. In a general case, it involves Optimisation, Multi-Body Simulation and Non-linear Finite Element Analysis. The solution may be non-existent and, if it exists, not necessarily unique. Software to be developed will be applied to aeronautical industrial problems.
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R&D activities will be executed in four steps. Firstly, a full specification of the system will be made. The second step will be the separate development of five modules and the simultaneous preparation of benchmarking models. The third step will be the integration of the separate modules within the SYNCOMECS system. The fourth step will integrate the outcome from evaluation of the end-users.
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EXPECTED RESULTS |
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The activities will be based on existing software technologies owned by the partners and on the results of the ending FP5 project SYNAMEC (focussed on synthesis of aeronautical mechanisms, from the rigid kinematical point of view), which will guarantee a stable foundation and reduces the risk in R&D activities.
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