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4th Thematic Priority of F.P.6 Aeronautics and Space

4th Thematic Priority of F.P.6 Aeronautics and Space Towards the European Research Area in Aerospace Dietrich Knoerzer DG Research - Aeronautics Brno, 27 / 28 January 2003. Research in European Budget. Administration 3%. External Policies 6%. Reserve 1%. Internal Policies 2%.

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4th Thematic Priority of F.P.6 Aeronautics and Space

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  1. 4th Thematic Priority of F.P.6 Aeronautics and Space Towards the European Research Area in Aerospace Dietrich Knoerzer DG Research - Aeronautics Brno, 27 / 28 January 2003

  2. Research in European Budget Administration 3% External Policies 6% Reserve 1% Internal Policies 2% R&TD 4% Structural Funds 35% Agriculture 49% European Commission Budget 1998 5th Framework Programme (1998-2002)

  3. Sixth Research Framework Programme Integrating European Research

  4. R&TD Funding forSpecific Aeronautics Research on EU Level * *) Budget 2002 - 2006: Aeronautics (750), Air Transport (90) & Space (235)

  5. European Aeronautics: A Vision for 2020Findings of the Group of Personalities • Air transport is steadily increasing at a rate of 5% per year. • Triple air traffic by 2020! • Market needs: • 14.000 new aircraft by 2020 • 1.3 billion Euro value! • RTD public expenditure in Europe 3.4 times less than in US

  6. Paving the Way to a New Age of Aviation Source: ACARE - Strategic Research Aganda (SRA 2002)

  7. Implementing the European Research Areafor Aeronautics & Space • Advisory Council forAeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE) defines the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) providing guidance to • the Sixth Framework Programme and beyond • national programmes of the Member States • stakeholders’ initiatives • Joint efforts with EUROCONTROL towards a Single European Sky • European Strategy for Space developed jointly by EU and ESA • Complementary efforts to ESA, national space agencies and industry

  8. Aeronautics Overall Objectives within F.P.6 (consistent with SRA recommendations) • 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

  9. FourthPriorityThematic Area of F.P.6 Aeronautics & Space Budget: 1075 million Euro • Research Priorities Aeronautics • Strengthening competitiveness • Improving environmental impact • Emission • Noise • Improved safety • Increased operation capacity and safety of the air transport systems • Research Priorities Space • GALILEO • GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Safety) • Satellite Communications

  10. Research and technology acquisition Product development Production -10 -5 Research / Technology and Product Development in Aeronautics Fundamental knowledge Technology development Technologyvalidation Demonstrators Prototypes Product definition Product design and development Product demonstration EU Framework Programme EUREKA 0 years +5

  11. Research Areas and Scope for Aeronautics • Specific Research Areas(in line with Strategic Research Agenda) • Strengtheningcompetitiveness(of the manufacturing industry) • Improving environmental impact with regard to emissions & noise • Improving aircraft safety and security • Increasing the operational capacity of the air transport system • Scope • Commercial transport aircraft (comprising regional and business aircraft and rotorcraft), including their systems and components • On-board and ground-based elements of the ATM (4th area)

  12. Aeronautics Priorities in F.P.6 • Research Objectives: • Reducing, in the short and long term, respectively, • aircraft development costs by 20% and 50% • aircraft direct operating cost by 20% and 50%, • improving passenger comfort • Research Tasks: • Integrated design systems and processes • New aircraft configurations • Advanced aerodynamics • Materials and structures • Engine technologies • Mechanical, electrical and hydraulic systems • Improved cabin-environmental conditions and utilisation of multimedia services to improve passenger comfort Strengthening Competitiveness

  13. Aeronautics Priorities in F.P.6 • Research Objectives: • Reducing CO2 by 50% in the long term • Reducing NOx by 20% and 80%, in the short and long term • limit the noise nuisance outside the airport boundary, the target is to reduce noise levels by 4-5 dB in the short term, and 10 dB in the long term • Research Tasks: • Low-emission combustion and propulsion concepts • Engine technologies and related control systems • Low-drag aerodynamic concepts • Low-weight airframe structures and high temperature materials • Improved flight operational procedures • Engine and power-plant technologies • Aero-acoustics for airframe noise reduction • Advanced noise-control systems and novel flight operational procedures in the vicinity of airports Improving environmental impact by emissions and noise

  14. Aeronautics Priorities in F.P.6 • Research Objectives: • Two-fold reduction in accident rates in the short-term • Five-fold reduction the long term, in order to compensate for the growth in air transport movements. • Research Tasks: • Investigation of systemic safety models, • Improve fault-tolerant systems and human-centred cockpit • Design enabling a controllable situation awareness for the crew • Improved materials and structures as well as advanced safety systems. Improving aircraft safety

  15. Aeronautics Priorities in F.P.6 • Research Objectives: • Optimise airspace and airport utilisation, and consequently reduce flight delays, through a seamlessly integrated European air traffic management system, which would facilitate the achievement of the “Single European Sky” initiative. • Research Domains • On-board and ground automation aids, • Communication, navigation and surveillance systems • Flight operation procedures that will enable the introduction of new concepts including the free-flight concept in a future European ATM system Increasing operational capacity of the air transport system

  16. The Research Instruments forAeronautics & Space in F.P.6 • New instruments • Networks of Excellence (NoE) New!through integration of existing research capacities • Integrated Projects (IP) New! mobilisation of large scale activities for a critical mass of RTD resources • The “Classical” RTD projects • Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP) • Co-ordination Actions (CA) - follow-on of Thematic Networks • Specific Support Action (SSA) - follow-on of Accompanying Measures

  17. Integrated Project ( IP ) (1/3) • Objectives • Generate new knowledge • Achieve ambitious clear scientific & technological objectives • Activities covering full research spectrum • Objective-driven research • Technological development, innovation and demonstration • Effective knowledge management and exploitation • Training • Coherent management framework

  18. Integrated Project ( IP ) (2/3) • Critical mass • resources in line with ambitions • up to several tens of million euro • at least 3 partners, in practice significantly more • typically 3 to 5 years, possibly longer • Financial regime • Community support as a “grant to the budget” • no predefined cost categories • annual payments, based on summary cost statements for each partner, certified by an external auditor, and a management-level cost justification

  19. Integrated Project ( IP ) (3/3) • Flexibility and management autonomy • Detailed 18 month implementation plan rolling forward annually • Distribution of Community contribution not specified • Possible partnership modification • Maximum rate of Community support • 50% for research • 35% for demonstration • 100% for management and training • management supported up to maximum of 7% of Community support

  20. Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP) (1/2) • An elaborated form of F.P.5 CT Projects • To be sharply focussed • To take one or both of the following forms • RTD project to gain new knowledge in order to develop or improve new products, processes or services • Demonstration project to prove viability of new technologies • Duration 2 to 3 years, possibly more if justified • Up to several million Euro

  21. Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP) (2/2) • Partnership • minimum of 3 participants • SME participation strongly encouraged • Community support as a “grant to the budget” (contribution to actual costs) • 50% for RTD and innovation related activities • 35% for demonstration • 100% for management (up to 7% of Community contribution) • eligible costs: same as for IPs

  22. Classification of the Instruments

  23. Some Topics for Integrated Projects (1st Call) Strengthening Competitiveness (1st Area) • Integrated, intelligent, multidisciplinary design in the extended enterprise (IP1) • Maintenance including smart health monitoring, damage detection and maintenance-free concept (IP2) • Integrated, intelligent, flexible manufacture(IP3)

  24. Some Topics for Integrated Projects(1st Call) Improving Environmental Impact with Regard to Emissions and Noise (2nd Area) • Multidisciplinary approach to an environmentally acceptable supersonic transport(IP4) • Integration of technologies in support of a passenger and environmentally friendly helicopter(IP5)

  25. Some Topics for Integrated Projects(1st call) Improving Aircraft Safety and Security(3rd Area) • Airborne technologies integration for improved flight hazard protection and all weather operation (IP6) • Security of aircraft operation (IP7)

  26. Some Topics for Integrated Projects(1st call) Increasing Operational Capacity and Safety of the Air Transport System(4th Area) • Technologies for advanced approach and landing(IP8) • Co-operative Air Traffic Management (C-ATM) in a multi-layered planning concept1 (IP9) • Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems (A-SMGCS) improving the efficiency of airside airport operations1 (IP10) • Airport efficiency (AFF) improving the effectiveness of airport land-side operations1(IP11) 1- will be split into several phases distributed over several calls - Phase 1 only in first call

  27. Some Topics for Networks of Excellence • Strengthening Competitiveness(1st Area) • Windtunnel testing for aeronautical applications and related advanced measuring technologies • Integration of experimental and analytical research capacities for fixed wing aircraft • Improving Environmental Impact with Regard to Emissions and Noise(2nd Area) • Integration of research capacities on the environmental compatibility of aviation with regard to the impact of aircraft emissions

  28. In Summary ... • For aeronautics, the technical areas covered will be similar to the one covered by F.P.5. • F.P.6 proposes a number of new instruments, amongst which the Integrated Projects. They should replace the Technical Platforms, offering more autonomy and flexibility. • “Classical” RTD projects (STREP, Critical Technologies) and CRAFT projects will remain(with some adaptations). • SMEs, as usually in aeronautics, should not concentrate on CRAFT projects, but should set up Specific Targeted Project and participate to Integrated Projects.

  29. Tentative Planning for Calls and Budget of Aeronautics in F.P.6 17/ 12/ 2002 First Call 11 / 2003 Second Call 11 / 2004 Third Call 2003 2004 2005 2002 € 240 + 19 Mio € 225 Mio € 225 Mio

  30. Tentative Planning for the First Call of Aeronautics RTD Actions 17 Dec. 2002 First Call Published (all 4 areas) 65% New Instruments (IP 90% + NoE 10%) 35% “Traditional” Instruments 20 March 2003First Call Closed April-May 2003 Proposals Evaluations / Projects Selections June-Nov. 2003 Contract Negotiation / Contract Preparation December 2003 First Contracts

  31. Aerodynamic Research on European Level 2nd F. P.: ELFIN I, DUPRIN I, DACRO, SCIA, EUROVAL, EUROMESH GEMINI I 3rd F. P.: HELISHAPE, EUROSHOCK ECARP, ELFIN II, LARA SNAAP, GEMINI II ETMA, DUPRIN II 4th F. P.: AVTAC, UNSI, ENIFAIR HELIFLOW, HELIFUSE EROS, ROSAA, FASTFLO APIAN, HYLDA, HYLTEC 5th F. P.: ALLTA, C-Wake, EUROLIFT, HELIX, NEFA HiAer, AWIATOR, M-DAW, TILTAERO, ADYN, VELA Thematic Priority Theme: Aeronautics and Space Networks of Excellence + Integrated Projects + Stairways of Excellence • Improving • Environmental Impact • Emission • Noise Improving Safety Increased Operation Capacity and Safety of Air Transport Strengthening Competitiveness Other Thematic Priority Themes of the 6th F. P. Other International Activities GARTEUR EUREKA, etc. National R&TD Programmes of the Member States (e.g. NEXUS, ProHMS,) International Co-operation

  32. Space within F.P.6 Rationale: • More stringent society demands on Environment and Security: reliability, availability of information, awareness and decision making. • Further access to positioning, navigation and timing services. • Initiate the implementation of the European Space Policy (EU 2001) “Space has the potential to become an integral component of the Union’s core policies. The first benefits of such a development are already highlighted by GALILEO and GMES initiatives….”. • European level RTD effort on Space applications: • to complement the European Space Agency programmes • to complement the national programmes. • to consolidate research activities initiated in F.P.5

  33. Research Areas for Space in F.P.6 • General objectives directed towards application fields • GALILEO: Strategic European infrastructure to change transport sector and foster related services • GMES: operational capability to provide information to the user community as per EC Action Plan (2001-2003) • Satellite Telecommunications: to provide affordable and economically viable services to the largest possible customer base

  34. Sixth Research Framework Programme(2002-2006)

  35. Structuring the ERA Human Resources and Mobility • Host-driven actions: • MC (Marie Curie) research training networks, • MC host fellowships for early stage research training, • MC host fellowships for the transfer of knowledge, • MC conferences and training courses • Individual-driven actions: • MC intra-European fellowships, • MC outgoing / incoming international fellowships, • Excellence promotion and recognition: • MC excellence grants, • MC excellence awards, • MC chairs • Return and re-integration mechanisms

  36. Structuring the ERA Research Infrastructures • Trans-national access to research infrastructures • Integrating activities • Communication network development • Design studies • Development of new infrastructures

  37. Contact Points European Commission DG Research - H.3 Rue Joseph II 79 B - 1049 Brussels Tel./ Fax: +32 2 29 61607 / 66757 E-mail: dietrich.knoerzer@cec.eu.int DG Transport & Energy - F.2 E-mail: cesare.bernabei@cec.eu.int christopher.north@cec.eu.int Specific assistance for SME AeroSME (http://www.aerosme.com) SCRATCH (http://www.aero-scratch.net) Jean-Pierre.Lentz@cec.eu.int Specific information on F.P.6 http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/ http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/

  38. Aeronautics & Space have to prepare the technologies for a quantum leap in aerospace efficiency

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