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Origin of SA2GE Major Developmental Project
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SA2GE Sub-Projects and Leading Industrial Partners
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Participation by SME, Public Research Centres
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Contribution to Sustainable Development
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Economic Benefits
The Aerospace Industry:
A Strategic Sector for Quebec
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Aerospace Sector in Quebec
› 235 companies
› $10,9 billions in revenues, 80% from exports
› Close to 40,000 workers
› Ranked 6th in the world for sales behind U.S, U.K. France,
Germany and Japan
› Ranked 1st for manufacturing R&D in Quebec
› One of the rare place in the world where almost all of the
components needed for an aircraft can be found within a
30 km radius
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The Aerospace Industry:
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A Strategic Sector for Quebec
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Aerospace Industry in Quebec represents
› 55% of total Canadian aerospace production
› 50% of Canadian aerospace industry workers
› 70% of total Canadian R&D investment in
aerospace
The Ecological Aircraft:
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A major developmental project
for the Aerospace Industry
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On March 30th 2010, the Quebec government
announced its new Research and Innovation Strategy
which included five (5) major developmental projects:
1.
The Ecological Aircraft (L’Avion Écologique)
2.
The Electric Bus of the Future
3.
Bio-Refining of Forest Resources
4.
Écolo-TIC (Communications and Information Technologies)
5.
A fifth project to be determined
The Ecological Aircraft:
A major developmental project
for the Aerospace Industry
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Why is it called a major developmental project?
› Project meant to mobilize a vast number of
companies, research centres, and actors of the
industry around the development, test and
demonstration of technologies for the future
 Large companies
 Equipment suppliers
 SME
 Universities
 Public Research Centres
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The Ecological Aircraft:
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A Partnership for the Aerospace Industry – SA²GE
Systèmes Aéronautiques d’Avant-Garde pour l’Environnement
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A 4-year, $150M collaborative program formally approved by the
Quebec Government on August 17th, 2011
› $70M contribution from the Quebec Government (MDEIE)
› $80M financing from SA2GE Industrial Partners (Sub-Project
Leaders)
› 01 April 2010 to 31 March 2014
Industrial
Partners
$80M $70M
SA²GE: Systèmes Aéronautiques d’AvantGarde pour l’Environnement
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Five (5) Sub-Projects with Six (6) Leading Industrial
Partners:
› Aircraft Composite Fuselage Structures
 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd
 Bombardier Aerospace
› Next Generation Compressor
 Pratt&Whitney Canada
› Landing Gear of the Future
 Heroux-Devtek Inc.
› Integrated Avionics for Cockpit Applications
 Esterline CMC Electronics
› Integrated Modular Avionics for Critical Systems
 Thales Canada Inc.
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SA²GE: Governance
MDEIE
Board
Regroupement pour le développement de l’avion plus écologique
(A Not-for-Profit Organization)
Director
Dominique Sauvé
Project Office
Composite Structures
Bell - Bombardier
Project Office
Next Generation Compressor
Pratt & Whitney
Project Office
Landing Gear
Héroux-Devtek
Partners
Partners
Partners
Project Office
Integrated Cockpit Avionics
Esterline CMC
Partners
Project Office
Integrated Modular Avionics
for Critical Systems
Thales
Partners
Aircraft Composite Fuselage Structures
Bell Helicopter - Bombardier
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Technologies
Compression
Molding
Vacuum Assisted
Resin Transfer Molding
Thermoplastic Manufacturing
Processes
Bonding Processes
Non-Destructive Inspection
for Superior Detection
Automated Fiber
Placement
Optimized process
New Generation
Electro-magnetic
and Lightning
Strike Protection
Aircraft Composite Fuselage Structures
Bell Helicopter - Bombardier
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Technologies
Automated Fiber
Placement
Optimized process
Compression
Molding
Vacuum Assisted
Resin Transfer Molding
New Generation
Electro-magnetic
and Lightning
Strike Protection
Thermoplastic Manufacturing
Processes
Bonding Processes
Weight
Reduction
Non-Destructive Inspection
for Superior Detection
Advantages
Reduction of
Manufacturing
Waste
Reduction of
Manufacturing
Touch Hours and
Cycle Time
Superior
Quality
Aircraft Composite Fuselage Structures
Bell Helicopter - Bombardier
Structural Assembly
Systems Integration
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Flight
Test
High plant energy overhead carried by each helicopter
Current situation:
Manual assembly with significant
material waste
COST
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Raw Material
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Prod. cycle time: long
Parts list: long
Inventory: large
Tooling: numerous
Shop floor: large
Manual Assembly:
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Material waste
TIME
Costly
Significant composite
material waste
Possibility of errors
Aircraft Composite Fuselage Structures
Bell Helicopter - Bombardier
Structural Assembly
Systems Integration
Flight
Test
High plant energy overhead carried by each helicopter
Goal:
Automated assembly
with lower material waste
Raw Material
Structural
Assembly
Systems
Integration
Lower plant energy
overhead carried by
each helicopter
COST
COST
Current situation:
Manual assembly with significant
material waste
Material waste
Raw
materials
Lower
waste
TIME
TIME
Flight
Test
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Aircraft Composite Fuselage Structures
Bell Helicopter - Bombardier
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Benefits
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Production cycle time: shorter
(lower plant energy overhead attributed to each helicopter)
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Goal:
Automated assembly
with lower material waste
Automated assembly:
› High level jobs (advanced technologies)
› Significantly reduced composite
Structural
Assembly
material waste
› Reduced possibility of errors (higher quality)
Lower plant energy
overhead carried by
each helicopter
Raw
materials
COST
Parts list: shorter (reduced management cost)
 Inventory: reduced (reduced inventory cost)
Lower
waste
 Tooling: reduced (simplified assembly processes)
 Shop floor: reduced (increased production capacity)
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Systems
Integration
Reduced Environmental Impact and Increased Productivity
TIME
Flight
Test
Next Generation Compressor
Pratt & Whitney Canada
Engine and Propeller
Aerodynamic
Integration
Low Emission
Combustion Chamber
Engine and Propeller
Integrated Controls
(FADEC)
Advanced Aerodynamics
and Cooling Techniques
Aerodynamic Air Inlet
Advanced 6A-1C
Compressor
Compact Centrifugal Rotors
Latest Generation Alloys
Hybrid Diffuser
Increased Use of
Electrical Systems
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Next Generation Compressor
Pratt & Whitney Canada
SA2GE
Engine and Propeller
Aerodynamic
Integration
Low Emission
Combustion Chamber
Engine and Propeller
Integrated Controls
(FADEC)
Advanced Aerodynamics
and Cooling Techniques
Aerodynamic Air Inlet
Advanced 6A-1C
Compressor
Compact Centrifugal Rotors
Latest Generation Alloys
Hybrid Diffuser
Increased Use of
Electrical Systems
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Next Generation Compressor
Pratt & Whitney Canada
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Technologies Involved
› Advanced Aerodynamics
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Optimized aerodynamic profiles
Advanced helico-centrifugal rotor
Hybrid diffuser
Low speed idling characteristics
Better management of the gap at the blade tip
› Advanced Materials for Rotors
 Advanced manufacturing technologies
› More Electric Engine
 Permanent Magnet Starter-Generator
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Next Generation Compressor
Pratt & Whitney Canada
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Sub-Project Primary Goal
› Design and demonstrate a more ecological high
performance compressor with the best
compression ratio for a single shaft compressor,
with enhanced durability and a reduced frontal
cross-section
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Benefit
› Significant increase in compressor
and turbine efficiencies
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Landing Gear of the Future
Héroux-Devtek
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Objectives
› Materials and manufacturing processes
with a lesser impact on the environment
› Materials and configuration leading to a
lower weight and a lower acoustic
signature in flight
› More intelligent components
 Easier to command
 Easier to inspect
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Benefits
› A lower environmental impact from
component manufacturing and
maintenance
› A lower noise signature in flight
› A lower weight leading to a lower fuel
consumption
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Integrated Avionics for Cockpit
Applications - Esterline CMC
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Avionics Core Architecture
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Lighter, more compact avionics suites. Optimized
performance due to better data sharing, less latency, better
user interface, improved display capability
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Reduced wire weight
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Easier technology
insertion allowing access
to functions optimized
for NextGen and SESAR
Integrated Avionics for Cockpit
Applications - Esterline CMC
Avionics Technologies are Critical to Reducing the Impact on
the Environment
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More direct routes – reduced fuel consumption and gas
emissions
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Less waiting to take off and land
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Better airport access
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Better dispatch rates
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Flight plans adjusted due to weather and other factors
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Less congestion through greater predictability of estimated
time of arrival
Efficient, Flexible Routing
Streamlined
Departures
Vector-Free
Arrivals
All-Weather
Approaches
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Integrated Modular Avionics for Critical
Systems (IMACS) - Thales Canada
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Sub-Project Primary Goal
› The development of a new vision for tomorrow’s
embedded system architecture based on highly integrated,
modular, reconfigurable and versatile building blocks
Current Technologies
Modular Avionics
Technologies courantes
1 function = multiple boxes
multiple functions
1 box = and
multiple suppliers
Thales Proprietary
Integrated Modular Avionics for Critical
Systems (IMACS) - Thales Canada
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REU
Electric Flight
Controls
Fuel
Management
REU
RDC
RDC
IMA 1
IMA 4
IMA 2
IMA 3
REU
Aircraft Critical Data Network
REU
REU
Brakes
Steering
REU
Thales Proprietary
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Integration of «time critical » systems
on a modular platform
Integrated Modular Avionics for Critical
Systems (IMACS) - Thales Canada
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REU
REU
Less Raw Material Needed
Aircraft Weight Reduction
Simplified Installation
Easier Aircraft Manufacturing
REU
RDC
IMA 1
IMA 2
REU
Aircraft Critical Data Network
RDC
RDC
RDC
IMA
IMA1 4 IMA
IMA23
IMA 4
REU
REU
REU
Aircraft Critical Data Network
IMA 3
REU
REU
REU
Greater Aircraft Availability
Easier Maintenance
Simplified Life Cycle Management
Thales Proprietary
REU
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Integrate in a modular architecture all on-board
systems with similar operating requirements
Small and Medium Enterprises
Public Research Centres
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Potential SME
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Potential Research Centres
›
Air Data
›
Avior Integrated Products
›
Composites Atlantics (CAL)
›
Coriolis Composites Canada
›
Delastek
›
FDC Composites
›
L3-MAS
›
Maetta
›
Marquez
›
Meloche
› École Polytechnique de Montréal
›
Mésotec
› McGill University
›
PCM Innovations
› Université de Sherbrooke
›
Rasakti
› Université Laval
› CDCQ (Centre de Développement
des Composites du Québec)
› CNEC (Conseil National de
Recherches du Canada)
› CTA (Centre Technologique en
Aérospatiale)
› Centre de Formation
Professionnelle Des Moulins)
Potential participants only.
Subject to the specific needs of sub-projects and
contractual agreements with sub-project leaders.
Small and Medium Enterprises
Public Research Centers
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Sub-Project Needs
› A number of SME and Public Research Centres were
initially approached by sub-project industrial leaders to
ascertain their desire to participate and to perform a
preliminary evaluation of their capabilities
› Sub-projects have since been progressing from general
concepts to more precise definitions
› Knowledge and technical capability gap analyses are
taking place to identify which specific technology
development and demonstrations are needed to fill the
identified knowledge and technological capability gaps
› SME and Public Research Centres best suited to the needs
of the sub-projects will be selected by industrial leaders
It is possible that not all SME and Public Research Centres that
were initially approached by industrial leaders will participate.
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Public Research Centers
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Major developmental project requirements
› Involve a number of Quebec SME
› Flow contracts to Quebec SME
› Flow contracts to Public Research Centres
› Current status and projections by sub-project industrial
leaders indicate that these requirements are being met
Mobilizing Actors of the Quebec Aerospace Sector
to Strengthen and Grow Our Aerospace Industry
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Sustainable Development
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Improved Aircraft Aerodynamics and Increased
Engine Performance
› Reduced fuel consumption
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Manufacturing Processes and Materials with
Reduced Environmental Impact
› Reduction of material wasted during fabrication
› Reduction of manufacturing cycle time
› Reduction of structural component weight
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More Intelligent, More Capable and More
Integrated Avionics and Systems
› Reduction of on-board equipment weight
More Innovative, More Competitive Products
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Economic Benefits
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Advanced research conducted in Quebec, with
Quebec SME and Public Research Centers
› Approximately 75% of $150 M will be spent in Quebec
› Using and growing knowledge of local workforce
› Using and growing manufacturing capabilities of local
supply chain
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A more innovative and competitive industry and
supply chain able to offer an enlarged portfolio of
products and services
› To the Quebec aerospace manufacturers
› To international aerospace manufacturers
› To other industries (trains, automobiles, etc…)
More Innovative, More Competitive Products
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Conclusions
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Aerospace is a strategic sector for Quebec
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With financial support from the Quebec
Government, our industry is mobilizing to develop
innovative design and manufacturing technologies
and competitive on-board systems
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In the process, we will strengthen our local supply
chain, raise the overall competitiveness of our
industry and reduce its impact on the environment
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