HERA
R&D Projects
HERA | Clean-Aviation-2022-01-TRA-01
Grant ID: 101102007
2023 – 2026
Title
Hybrid-Electric Regional Architecture
Challenge
Hybrid-Electric Regional Architecture
50% less GHG emissions compared to existing regional aircraft.
Goal
Definition of the potential hybrid-electric regional aircraft concept targeting 2035 EIS including key performance, architectures, features at aircraft level and those concerning hybrid-electric propulsion and related or complementary systems enabling such new propulsion and power sources;Feasibility of the real-scale demonstrators-in-flight and on-ground-to be performed after 2025 in Clean Aviation supporting the hybrid-electric validation at high TRL of the widest set of solutions useful to support the next development of an actual regional aircraft.
Outcome
Integrating cutting edge hybrid-electric techno-bricks;Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft concepts including key performance, systems enabling hybrid-electric propulsion and new power sources;Strategy for real-scale demonstrator in-flight and on-ground supporting the validation of hybrid-electric A/C concepts and technologies at a high Technology;Readiness Level towards EIS 2035.
LAETA
Main Contribution:
Main Contribution:
- Lead the detailed mapping of state-of the-art advanced materials and manufacturing process technologies relevant for the design of future aircraft structures, mapping of state-of the-art advanced materials and manufacturing process technologies relevant for the design of future aircraft structures, namely on current and expected H2 storage performance, volume and weight, as a function of both existing and future materials and manufacturing technologies, as well as technology trends for hybridization and distributed propulsion system weight, performance and volume;
- Assist the model-based systems engineering of the HERA concept, trough the optimization of structures and digital prediction models integrating manufacturing characteristics and typical to feed the mechanical performance models, as well as Advanced computational mechanics models, capable of predicting damage and effects from loads in critical certification conditions using manufacturing;
- Perform a life cycle inventory analysis (LCI) followed by a life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) to obtain intuitive indicators to quantify energy and resource efficiency, emission of toxic substances, among others;
- Evaluate and compare the performance of the different innovative processes, aircraft and structures, as well as the logistic solutions, developed or identified to be more efficient from an operational, economic and environmental point of view;
- Activities concerning sustainable industrialization and digitalization, analyzing sustainable industrialization design consequences and impact of HERA solutions, enabling integrated technologies into a regional aircraft.
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- Lead the detailed mapping of state-of the-art advanced materials and manufacturing process technologies relevant for the design of future aircraft structures, mapping of state-of the-art advanced materials and manufacturing process technologies relevant for the design of future aircraft structures, namely on current and expected H2 storage performance, volume and weight, as a function of both existing and future materials and manufacturing technologies, as well as technology trends for hybridization and distributed propulsion system weight, performance and volume;
- Assist the model-based systems engineering of the HERA concept, trough the optimization of structures and digital prediction models integrating manufacturing characteristics and typical to feed the mechanical performance models, as well as Advanced computational mechanics models, capable of predicting damage and effects from loads in critical certification conditions using manufacturing;
- Perform a life cycle inventory analysis (LCI) followed by a life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) to obtain intuitive indicators to quantify energy and resource efficiency, emission of toxic substances, among others;
- Evaluate and compare the performance of the different innovative processes, aircraft and structures, as well as the logistic solutions, developed or identified to be more efficient from an operational, economic and environmental point of view;
- Activities concerning sustainable industrialization and digitalization, analyzing sustainable industrialization design consequences and impact of HERA solutions, enabling integrated technologies into a regional aircraft.