The HighPMAAC project created, designed, developed and validated a new High Performance Modular architecture of Acquisition and Control Command system dedicated to test Electrical Systems for Aeronautics in an efficient way.

This new architecture allowed tests to be performed in an “independent way” at the Equipment Level. We were then able to perform tests at System Level, providing a full integrated test system. We used a distributed synchronised front-ends system, with high capabilities in terms of synchronised data acquisition rate, simulation, synchronised stimulation, modularity and adaptability.

The architecture was based on modular subsystems allowing operators to adapt easily the front-ends to the characteristics and needs of each equipment. Synchronisation mechanisms and monitoring at high data rate allow performing secure integration tests with high quality of acquired data, for a fine exploitation of electrical behaviour propagation.

The whole system was validated through the Electrical Test Bench and constitutes the Control and command system of this ETB. Associated to the dedicated wiring, it was possible to supervise tests of Aircraft representative power networks. It was also important to note that this distributed system included simulation capabilities, implementing "Hardware In The Loop" possibilities and may address other application requiring combination of Supervision, Monitoring, high performance Data acquisition and exploitation.

For this, the consortium, motivated by its will of sharing respective know-how, invested in this project with the intention to being a key partner concerning this kind of need in the future. It was set up to meet the basic requirements of such a system, then conceive and develop the hardware and software solution. This led to an increased competitiveness of the European aeronautic industry by reducing the tests and validation phases and thus reducing the time to market of the aeronautics products.