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November 2002
Presented by
Dieter Schmitt
Vice President, Research and Future Projects
VISION 2020 – A Technology Challenge for
Europes Aeronautical Industry
Engineering the Future
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AIRBUS STRUCTURE
The Airbus GIE (Groupement d’Interet Economique) will continue
under the ownership of the national subsidiaries
1.05.01 /APS/1.2
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AIRBUS ORGANISATION
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Noël Forgeard *
CEO
Gustav *
Humbert
Patrick Carroll
Airbus Japan
Jurgen Thomas *
Special Advisor
Bill Black *
Integration and
Organisation Development
Government Relations,Communication
& External Affairs
Philippe Delmas
Eckhard Roelen
Dr Peter Kleinschmidt
e. business
General Counsel
Company Secretary
Andreas Sperl *
Finance
Gérard Blanc *
Ray Wilson *
John Leahy *
Erik Pillet *
Programmes
Procurement
Customer Affairs
Human Resources
Operations
Airbus France
Airbus Deutschland
Airbus España
Airbus UK
Jean-Claude Chaussonnet
Hans-Joachim Gante
Francisco *
Fernandez-Sainz
Tom Williams
* Members of the Executive Committee.
1.05.01 /APS/1.5
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PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING OPERATIONS
Engineering
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Flight
Physics
Systems
and
Integration
Tests
Structure
Cabin
and
Payload
System
Powerplant
Systems
FAL
Cabin
Engineering
Integration
Centres
Fuselage
Wing
Pylon/Nacelle
HTP / VTP
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Centres of
Competence
ENGINEERING ORGANISATION
Chief Engineers
Engineering
Legacy A/C*
Chief Engineer
S/A*
Technical Advisor
Human Resources
Chief Engineer
WB*
Planning and Controlling
Processes and Methods
Flight Operations
Product Integrity
Accident/Incident
Prevention
Chief Engineer
A380
Transverse Functions
Flight Physics
Systems and
Integration Tests
Structures
Chief Engineer
LR*
Cabin and
Payload Systems
Powerplant
Systems
Chief Engineer
A400M*
AINA/T
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Centres of Competence
FAL
Research &
Technology
FAL Tls
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Cabin
Future Projects
Sections
Fuselage 11/12, 15/29
------------13/14, 16/19
Wing
Wing Box
------------Highlift
CoCs and EICs working together in a matrix
structure to establish design teams
Pylon/Nacelle/Engine
HTP
-----------Empennages
VTP
Engineering Integration Centers
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/ Engineering
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Research & Future Projects
ET
Research and
Future Projects
D. SCHMITT
ETF
Resource
Management
S.BAJUL
FCMD
Project: Value Creation
H.POHL
ETX
Future Projects
Y. VIGNERON
ETB
Research
D. SCHMITT
ETBI
Technology Integration
M.VINCENDON
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Senior Expert
TBD
ETXN
Aircraft
Projects & Research
D. GENTILI
ETXM
Tools, Data,
Processes & Quality
G. WOLF
ETXV
Aircraft Projects &
Competitors
P. ESCARNOT
ETXG
General
Studies
H. FISCHER
ETXC
Aircraft &
Component Studies
V. RIVOIRE
ETV
Project and
Techn. Evaluation
H.QUAST
ETBS
Chief Technologist
Structure
J.KUMPFERT
ETZ
Strategy and
External Affairs
M.BOYCE
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ETBX
Chief Technologist
Flight Performance
G.DIRKS
ETM
Technology
Progr.Management
D.von REITH
ETBY
Chief Technologist
Systems
S.PRUDHOMME
ETBO
Chief Technologist
Env./Op./Infr.
TBD
ETD
National R&T Representatives
U.MÜLLER
ETT
National R&T Representatives
J.FONTANEL
ETU
National R&T Representatives
P.CHIVERS
ETC
National R&T Representatives
M.DE CASTRO NODAL
ETE
European R&T Representatives
D.REIMERS
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Research & Technology in the New Company
A single integrated Airbus R&T strategy:
Making the best use of available money
Maintaining a single research agenda
Leveraging diversity
Consistently and powerfully expressing interests
Leading a global research network
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Today: R&T delivery to A380.
Some examples of successful research
Carbon Composite
Section 19
High Re (Reynolds
Number) Wing
Design
Flap vortex
generators
Horizontal tail plane
designed for relaxed
stability
Automated
wing assembly
Extensive use
of Knowledge Based
Engineering
Upper fuselage
skin in GLARE
New front
Fuselage concept
Full double deck
fuselage
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Electro-hydraulic
actuators
Variable frequency
power generation
Integrated and modular
avionics architecture (IMA)
Bonded metallic
outwing box
Dual air conditioning
pack concept
2 hydraulic (5000 psi) + 2 electrical
channel architecture for flight
controls and landing gear
On board
maintenance system
Centre wing box
in CFRP
New four post main landing gear
(4-6-6-4 wheels configuration)
Skin to Stringer
Welding (first on A318)
Technologies have to be developed generally and then
applied on products
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Why Research & Technology ?
To improve our products and services:
 Product performance
 Safety
 Service operation and support
 Mission & operational flexibility
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To improve our business performance:
 Strategic directions for Airbus technology partners
 Reduce cost of manufacture
 Reduce development cost and risk
 Reduce support cost
 Reduce time to market
To counter the claims and actions of our competitors:
 Differentiation vs.competitor
 Respond to agressive competitor threats
To meet regulatory and environmental requirements:
 Meet new regulatory requirements
 Improve environmental performance of entire value chain
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European Vision 2020: we share common
objectives
• Cheaper and passenger friendly air travel
 Average
cost of air travel reduced by 30%
 Improved passenger comfort
• Reduction of atmospheric emissions
 Reduce
CO2 emissions by 50%, NOx by 80%
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• Reduction of noise
 Reduce
perceived noise level by 50%
• Enhanced safety and security
 Reduce
aircraft accident rate by factor of 5
• Increased capacity and reduction of delays
 Aviation
system throughput to 16 million flights per year
 Less than 1% of all flights exceeding 15 mins delay
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How Airbus will implement the vision?
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Cheaper and passenger
friendly air travel
Reduction of
atmospheric emissions
Lower cost
Cabin design
Flexible, upgradable cabin
Reduce drag
Aerodynamic drag reduction
Alternative energy
More Electric Systems
Low weight structures
Improve systems
Reduce weight
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Improve powerplant
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Reduction of noise
Airframe noise
Security
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Enhanced safety and
security
Increased capacity and
reduction of delays
Low cost metallics, Manufacturing
processes
Design methods and tools; KBE
Safety
Capacity
Reduce delays
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Pylon, Engine integration
High lift noise
Landing gear noise
Passive protection means
Proactive protection means
Systems design
Human factors
Flight hazard resolution
Wake Vortex
Communication
Navigation
Surveillance
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Product Performance / Capability
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Strategy...
Incremental improvement
Fly by wire
Modern Jet
High By-pass ratio
Jet
Propeller
1950
1975
2000
… to protect incremental improvement and prepare step
changes in technology and innovation
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Long-term: Breakthrough
• Radical change
• New concepts
• Technologies changing the
basis for our products and
business operations
Product Performance / Capability
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Strategy: Beyond Optimization to Innovation
Medium-term: step change
• Focus on aircraft-level
solutions backed by search for
enabling technologies
• Follow-on investment in new
R&T once key technologies
have been identified
• Step change in product and
process performance
Short-term: incremental improvements
• Existing R&T
• Deliver to A380 and A400M
• Accelerate delivery of cost reduction
2002
Existing Technology
2007
Techplan 07
2012
Techplan 14
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Time (technology readiness @ new product launch)
Techplan 20 (Vision 2020)
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The leading role of Airbus
• Within the air transport system
Airbus play a unique role of
integrator:
4 Airbus States
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 designing
European
Commission
and integrating the
complete architecture
AIRBUS
 orchestrating the supply chain
 integrating technology and subcomponents
Research centres
Main suppliers
 being responsible in front of the
end-user and the Authorities for the
global performance, safety, comfort
SME
Universities
and certification
Supply chain
 in developing ATM solutions to
improve the integration of the
aircraft within the airspace and the
airport and to increase air capacity
• This role should be reflected in the structure of R&T
Programmes
Orchestrating the vision
• Airbus willing to lead and orchestrate the achievement of the vision and
will in return
 Ensure
full transparency of research to the countries
 Co-ordinate in agreement with the Airbus countries the effort of all
stakeholders
 Ensure deliverables in line with the vision
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• Increase investment to be achieved by
 Increasing Airbus
own funding
 Increasing Airbus share in planned EU/National programmes
 Redressing the US/EU imbalance in public funding.
Public funding to double over the next 10 years
• Increase effective value to Airbus from
 Research
centres
 Universities
 Suppliers
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Airbus International Research Network
Global
University
Network
Industrial
Partner
Network
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Airbus
Research
Establishments
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Corporate
Research
Centres
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Airbus International Research Network - AIRNet
•AIRNet approach:
• Operating on a global scale
• Integrated managed partnerships
• Strategic relationships and
networks
• Centres of research excellence
• Strong alignment with the Airbus
Technology needs
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•AIRNet delivers:
• Access to technology and
expertise worldwide
• Improved focus, effectiveness and
efficiency
• Access and leverage of resources
• Direction and focus for our
partners
• Educated and skilled workforce of
the future
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Research Partners in Europe:
88 Universities
39 Research Institutes
All EU States
North
America
Russia
Japan
China
India
A Global Network
Australia
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Research Process & Maturity
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- 10
- 2 Application
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Discover
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Understand
Adapt / Integrate
Validate
~ 10% R&T Portfolio
~ 40% R&T Portfolio
~ 50% R&T Portfolio
Deploy
New Aircraft Development Programme
Candidate
technologies
identified
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Baseline
technologies
selected
Technology
selection by
Programme
/ Customer
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Supreme Aircraft Family
1
14
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Today : one single
Airbus concept
to best meet
all requirements
Proposed : a family of
scenarios tailored
to fit specific sets
of requirements
2
13
3
12
4
11
5
10
6
9
7
8
The challenge is to explore the most relevant technical
opportunities while preparing for all key business
requirements
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Enabling Technologies
New Aircraft
EIS 2013 ?
Low cost /
Flexible
Manufacturing
technologies
Flow Control
MDE
Flexible Assembly
Design Tools
Composites
Pylon
Noise Supression
Low Cost Metallics
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High Performance
/ Low Noise
New Configurations
Synthetic
Design
Environments
Sensors
Open Systems
KBE
Flexible, upgradable cabin
More Electric Systems
High Bandwidth
Comms; photonics
Systems Engineering
Short Lead-time /
Dependable
Longer term...
More radical
concepts
addressing new
requirements:
 Advanced
Aircraft
Configuration
New Design Methods
On-board Diagnostics
MMI
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Current key European partnerships
Airbus Site
UK:
•30 Universities
•Key partners inc MDowty, Lucas, B
Aluminium, Smiths
•RTOs inc DERA,
AEA, TWI; BAES
University
Industrial Partner
Research Organization
D:
• 15 Key Universities
• 20 Key partners and
approx. 80 minor
partners organised in the
BDLI (German Aerospace
Industries Association)
• RO’s, DLR (30 different
specialised RI’s),
Frauenhoverinstitut, Max
Plank Inst.
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E:
4 Universities: ETSIA,
Carlos III, Cantabria,
Zaragoza
Key partners:
M.Torres,Cadtech,
CESA, SACESA
•RTOs: INTA, Inasmet
F:
• 15 Universities
• 20 Key partners inc
Dassault,
Eurocopter,Snecma,
Dornier,RR,
• 15 RO incl.
CCR,ONERA,CEAT
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Next steps...
• Eastern Europe
• Missing West-European
Countries
• Japan
• Australia
•Russia
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