Pioneering technology in the struggle against climate change: tecsis will contribute towards reducing the ecological footprint of air travel. Within the European ?Clean Sky? programme, the force specialists within the WIKA Group are collaborating with Liebherr Aerospace to develop a force transducer ideal for aerospace applications.
EU project: Force transducer for electric drives
The project presents a special challenge. Products for aviation should be stated in accordance with extremely strict requirements. The DO254 (guidelines for the development of electronic hardware in the air) and DO160G (environmental conditions and test procedures for aviation equipment) standards, for instance, are applicable here.
Force transducers will play an extremely important role in aircraft manufacturing in the foreseeable future. Machines are increasingly being controlled by electric drives. They are replacing the hydraulic and pneumatic on-board systems which are common today. Future aircraft designs depends on the ?More-Electric and All-Electric Aircraft? concept. This will contribute towards reduced weight and better energy management through the reduction of CO2 and NOX emissions. Force transducers are a significant component of these electric drives. They perform a key function in the control and monitoring of the systems, e.g. on the landing gear and flaps.
Absolute innovation in aviation
In the implementation of this project, tecsis can draw upon its many years of experience and its own comprehensive expertise in neuro-scientific force sensor technology. The core of this new product is really a reliable sensor technology together with application-specific electronics. In pressure gauge octa -scientific measurement technology, this solution can be an absolute innovation, and constitutes an alternative to comparable products out there.
In collaboration with Liebherr Aerospace, tecsis is assuming full responsibility for developing this new sensor. An iterative process, i.e. a continuous sequence of improvement steps and validations up to the finished product, should lead to the goal. In this manner, tecsis aims to supply a force transducer by 2021 that is able to deliver Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 5-6 and that delivers a robust platform for further developments.
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This project has received funding from the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 821135. ไดอะแฟรม ซีล receives support from the European Union?s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the Clean Sky 2 JU members apart from the Union.