VIVACE - Value Improvement through a Virtual Aeronautical Collaborative Enterprise
Overview
Background & policy context:
ACARE, the 'Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe', defined five major strategic goals that need to be achieved by 2020 to provide more affordable, cleaner, safer and more secure air travel:
- Cheaper and passenger friendly air travel;
- Reduction of atmospheric emissions;
- Reduction of Noise;
- Enhanced safety and Security;
- Increased capacity and efficiency of the Air Transport System.
VIVACE is a project set-up in the framework of AECMA (Association Européenne des Constructeurs de Matériel Aèrospatial) addressing aeronautics Vision 2020 objectives. The project is also a manifestation of the European Commission's desire to fund cutting-edge research in the Aeronautical sector as expressed in the STAR 21 ('Strategic Aerospace Review for the 21st Century') report.
VIVACE will significantly contribute to fulfilling three specific targets of the aeronautics industry Strategic Research Agenda:
- halve the time to market for new products with the help of advanced electronic analytical, design, manufacturing and maintenance process, methods & tools;
- increase the integration of the supply chain into the network;
- maintain a steady and continuous fall in travel charges through substantial cuts in operating costs.
Objectives:
The mission of the project is:
- to meet society’s needs for a more efficient, safer and environmentally friendly air transport;
- to win global leadership for European aeronautics, with a competitive supply chain, including small and medium size enterprises.
The objectives are to:
- contribute to 50% cost reduction in engine development;
- achieve a 5% cost reduction in aircraft development;
- contribute to 30% lead time reduction in engine development.
VIVACE will develop advanced capabilities (Knowledge Enabled Engineering, Multidisciplinary Design and Optimisation, Design to Decision Objectives, Engineering Data Management, Distributed Information Systems Infrastructure for Large Enterprise and Collaborative Hub for Heterogeneous Enterprises) applied on real case engineering and business scenarios from the aircraft and engine sectors.
Methodology:
The project was organised intothree technical subprojects:
- Virtual Aircraft. A specific global product work area that develops the different elements of the aircraft, and works around the products for design, modelling, interfacing and testing.
- Virtual Engine. A specific global product work area that develops the different engine modules of the aircraft propulsion system and key areas of multidisciplinary optimisation, knowledge management and collaborative enterprises.
- Advanced Capabilities. A key integrating work area that develops common tools, methodologies and guidelines to be shared amongst the developments in the previous two work areas and provides for further integration of these two.
Much of the development in these three areas will build upon the methods, tools and techniques explored and validated during a previous European Commission funded project ENHANCE (Enhanced Aeronautical Concurrent Engineering). The project will bring together 55 partners from industry, research institutes, universities and technology providers.
VIVACE will make its approach available to the aeronautics supply chain via existing networks, information, dissemination, training and technology transfer actions. The project will publicly disseminate its results through its website and by holding 3 annual forums, and by presenting its work at relevant conferences and Aeronautical gatherings such as trade shows, air shows, standards events, national and regional trade association meetings etc. The needs of third tier suppliers will be addressed by formally involving a representative group of these from the 18 month point onwards in the project - they will be expected to suggest customisation and then provide validation of the VIVACE outputs from their perspective.
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