HIRF SE - HIRF Synthetic Environment
Overview
Background & policy context:
The HIRF Synthetic Environment (HIRF SE) project concerned the development of a unique reference framework along with a validation process that would cover the two following main phases regarding the life cycle of air vehicles:
- Design phase (including upgrade);
- Certification/qualification phase.
Objectives:
The aim of the HIRF SE research project was to provide the aeronautics industry with a framework which could be used during the development phase to mitigate the EM aspects. In addition, it would provide a considerable reduction in the certification/qualification tests required on air vehicles.
The main objectives have been summarised by the followings items:
- Full validated and integrated solutions to model, to simulate numerically and to test air vehicles for EM aspects during design and certification;
- To build (from past and ongoing works) an integrated approach with an open and evolutionary architecture.
Methodology:
The HIRF Synthetic Environment results have been summarised by the following items:
- Capability to deal with the increased use of composite materials and structures by the airframe industry. The HIRF SE framework included the most advanced computational models for the numerical simulation of the EM characteristics and performance of composite materials;
- Capability to deal with the complete internal and external electromagnetic environment (present and foreseen). The HIRF SE tool was able to simulate a wide spread typology and number of EM (internal and external) interference sources to take advantage of a large community to develop and issue a work of excellence on modelling.
The result was to develop and issue a work of excellence on EM modelling by gathering a large team of scientists, academic and industrial engineers, cooperating together to build a reference tool of their own. This methodology/tool was to be developed and well recognised within the civil aviation community in accordance with certification bodies. Taking into account the HIRF SE main objectives and the expected results, it was possible to affirm the HIRF SE project and address the scope of work described in the FP7 Work Programme.
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