Computer experiments for concurrent engineering   Brite/EuRam project BE963046   Partners: CRF (FIAT), SNECMA, Politecnico di Torino, CNRS, IntraSoft

Projects/© European Communities, 1997

Record Control Number : 34528

Quality Validation Date : 05-Aug-1997

Update Date : 15-Sep-1997
 

Title : Computer Experiments for Concurrent Engineering

 Subject Index Code : Aerospace Technology; Industrial Manufacture; Materials Technology
 

 General Information : The introduction of Concurrent Enginnering has led not only to reduced time to market but also to an integrated approach to product and process development- This last aspect has a strong potential for achieving more performant design solutions through an optimization process that takes into account all product relevant aspects. However. presently, this possibility is not fully exploited owing to lhe lack of tools that allow to tackle, at lhe same time, mutiple design aspects leading to globally optimal solutions. The main objective of this project is the development of a general purpose tool and methodology that allow to achieve multiobjective optimization through the use of numerical simulation codes. The key idea of the project is to design, implement and test a system which replaces two or more simulation codes (simulators) by FAST EMULATORS (mathematical functions) which mimic behaviour of the simulators but run hundreds or thousands of times faster, and to adjoin to these a suitably designed MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMISER. The emulators will be based on a methodology based on the Design and Analysis of Computer Experiments which has already proved highly successful in the electronic field and preliminary studies show that this can be ported to olher domains. The main components are -Design and Analysis of computer experiments for fitting the emulators to the simulators - Multi-objective optimiser using the latest algorithms, including global optimisation - Graphics and analysis module for interface with the designer - Connectors to cope with diverse input/output and data structures for different simulators It is expected that design lead times in a multiobjective environment will be reduced by up to 20%. The project will be tested both during design and validation on real case studies which are typical of the kind of complex design areas where the sohware will be used and are also relevant from the point of view of safety and enviroronmental impact. The Consortium comprises the research centre of FIAT (CRF), an aeronautic company (SNECMA), a software company (INTRASOFT) and research/academic partners (City University, CNRS and Politecnico). They have already had close collaboration precisely in the relevant area of computer and industrial experiments, optimisation and computer aided design.

Start Date : 01-Nov-1996

End Date : 31-Oct-1999

Duration : 36 months

Project Status : Execution

 Programme Type : 4th FWP (Fourth Framework Programme)

Programme Acronym : BRITE/EURAM 3

Subprogramme Area : TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEANS OF TRANSPORT - Transports

Project Reference : BRPR960282
 
 

Prime Contractor

Organisation : Centro Ricerche Fiat SCpA Organisation Type : Industry Department : Direzione Sistemi Elettronici Address : 50 Strada Torino Postcode : 10043 City : Torino - Orbassano Region: Torino Country : ITALY Contact Person : Name: FONTANA, Roberto Tel: +39-11-9023111 Fax: +39-11-902367

Other Contractors

Organisation Name : University of Warwick Organisation Type : Education  Contact Person : WYNN, Henry Philip Department : Department of Statistics  Address : Gibbet Hill Road City : Coventry Region : WEST MIDLANDS Org. Country : UNITED KINGDOM Post Code : CV4 7AL Telephone : +44-71-4778200 Fax : +44-71-4778572

Organisation Name : Politecnico di Torino Organisation Type : Education  Contact Person : PISTONE, Giovanni Department : Dipartimento di Matematica  Address : 24 Corso Duca degli Abruzzi City : Torino Region : Torino Org. Country : ITALY Post Code : 10129 Telephone : +39-11-5647550 Fax : +39-11-5647599

Organisation Name : Intrasoft SA Organisation Type : Industry  Contact Person : ZENZEFILIS, George Department : Industrial Sector - Businesss Unit  Address : 2 Adrianou Street City : Athens Region : ATTIKI Org. Country : GREECE Post Code : 11525 Telephone : +30-1-6408196 Fax : +30-1-6925259

Organisation Name : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Organisation Type : Non Commercial  Contact Person : PRONZATO, Luc Department : URA 1376 - Laboratoire Informatique, Signaux et Systèmes de Sophia Antipolis  Address : 250 Rue Albert Einstein City : Valbonne Region : Alpes-Maritimes Org. Country : FRANCE Post Code : 06560 Telephone : +33-92942708 Fax : +33-92942896

Organisation Name : SNECMA : Société Nationale d'Etudes et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation Organisation Type : Industry  Contact Person : LANDSHEERE, Eric Department : RIEA  Address : Centre de Montereau City : Moissy-Cramayel Region : Seine-et-Marne Org. Country : FRANCE Post Code : 77550 e-mail : eric.landsheere@snecma.fr Telephone : +33-1-64.14.85.75 / +33-6-88.59.54.32 Fax : +33-1-64.14.80.31