Michel Peters, NLR

Nationaal Lucht- en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium – National Aerospace Laboratory NLR

“Aerospace education 2020”

Vision, innovation, research, sustainable business and the impact on education in 2020

ir. Michel PetersGeneral Director NLR

Innovation and EducationQuestions to be answered

What is innovation? creating changes.... ... commercialisation of inventions ... impact on society and/or business

What is education? preparing the people that have to do this...

There are Visions that show why innovations are needed in Aviation and Aerospace

the challenges we face.... the changes to be undertaken... Strategic Research Agendas recommend solutions...

Now how can we make it happen? which knowledge and skills do students need to develop?

Content

Introduction National Aerospace Laboratory NLR

Aeronautics in Europe : no business without vision

Netherlands Aviation and Aerospace

Knowledge and Innovation Agenda

Impact on Education


IntroductionNational Aerospace Laboratory NLR

Mission

As the innovation center for aerospace expertise in the Netherlands, NLR pursues the following objectives:

To support and enhance the innovational and decision-making capabilities of government and industry

To develop and apply high-grade technology

Research Centres

Industry

Universities

R&TDProjects

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Research and technology acquisition Product developmentProduct development

Fundamental knowledge

Demonstrators

Technology feasibility

Technology validation

IndustryIndustry

N L R - A m s t e r d a m

The Netherlands

N L R - F l e v o l a n d

Where is NLR?•Not for profit foundation•approx. 700 employees•Turnover M€79 (2009)•ISO 9001:2008, 14001• Approx. 50% academic degree

Market orientationNLR stakeholders including clients

Civil Aviation (20%)

NL Ministry of TransportANSPs (LVNL)Airports & AirlinesEurocontrol Air Transport related Industry

Aeronautics Industry (37%)

Ministry of Economic Affairs & DefenceAeronautics IndustryMRO & Logistics IndustryTraining & ICT IndustrySmall/Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Defence – Government (36%)

Ministry of DefenceOperational CommandsMilitary Aviation AuthoritiesDefence Materiel Organisation

Space (7%)

Ministry of Economic Affairs / TransportMinistry of Science & Education(Inter-) National Space IndustryESA/ESTEC

Some NLR Research facilities

Laboratory aircraft Testing facilities

Simulators Wind tunnels


Aeronautics and Air Transport in Europe“There’s no (sustainable) business without a vision”

From Vision through R&TD to productsThe European way

Vision2020

StrategicResearchAgendaSRA-2

WorkprogrammeR&TD projects

“European Aeronautics: A Vision for 2020”

Air Transport and Aeronautics - Key Assets for the Future of Europe

A Vision for European Aeronautics in 2020

Responding to society’s needs Securing global leadership Establishing supportive public

policy and regulation Identifying the research agenda

The Way Forward: Creating Partnership for Research and Innovation

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Goals for the European Aeronautics Industry

Meeting Society’s Needs Quality and affordability Safety (5 fold reduction in accident rate) Environment (50% reduction in CO2 per PassKm and

50% reduction of Perceived Noise) European Air Transport System Capacity (3 fold

increase in airspace and airport capacity in all-weather conditions)

Reducing costs

Winning Global Leadership Improved Industrial Cooperation Framework Improved national/civil/military research cooperation Improved analytical, design, manufacturing and

maintenance tools methods and processes to halve “Time to Market”

European AeronauticalAeronautical Strategic Research Agenda

ACAREOctober 2002 : The Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) 5 Challenges

Quality and Affordability

Environment SafetyAir Transport

System Efficiency Security

Vision 2020 (January 2001)• To meet Society’s needs

• To achieve global leadership for Europe

October 2004 : The SRA 2 High level Target Concepts

Very Low Cost ATS

Ultra Green ATS

Highly Customer

oriented ATS

Highly time-efficient ATS

Ultra Secure ATS

22nd Century

• 80% cut in NOx emissions• Halving perceived aircraft noise

• 50% cut in CO2 emissions per pass-Km by drastic fuel consumption reduction

• A green design, manufacturing, maintenance and disposal product life cycle

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Airport of the futureCapaciteit

ADS-B, Data Link, ASAS

Security

ATMTotal Airport

PlanningGround

surveillance

Wake vortices

Safety

Navi-gation

Environment

EHAM

ASSTAR MA-AFAS

AFAS

MFFANASTASIA INTENT 3FMS

C-ATM

EMMA EMMA2 SPADE2

OPTIMAL

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FLYSAFE

ISAWARE

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ATC WAKE

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SESAR

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SOURDINE II

APPROVE

SESAR: Comparison Europe and US

900 movements per controller

$380 ATM cost / flight

480 movements per controller

$667 ATM cost / flight

Europe

ATM airspace: 10,5 mio. km²

47 ATC-organisations (civil + mil.)58 en-route centre22 operating systems

ATM airspace: 9,8 mio. km²

USA

1 ATC-organisations (civil + mil.)21 en-route centre 1 operating systems

Study: EUROCONTROL 2003

Green Rotorcraft

Green Engines

SMART Wing Aircraft Systems for Green Operation

Eco-Design

Regional Air Transport

Technology Evaluator2 years 3 years 3 years

First Definitionof ecology efficiency

Refined Definitionof ecology efficiency

2 years 3 years 3 years

First Definitionof ecology efficiency

Refined Definitionof ecology efficiency

Simulator Platform AC, ATM, AP (flight segment)

EU Joint Technology Initiative Clean Sky

Research / Technologyand Product Development in Aeronautics

Product developmentResearch and Technology Acquisition

EU Framework Programme

Product definition

Technology Validation

Demonstrators Prototypes

Product design and development

Fundamental knowledge

Technology Development

Production

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Product demonstration

Level 1 (max 4 M€ EU funding)

Level 2 (6-40 M€ EU funding)

L3 Joint Technology Initiative

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Technology Readiness Levels

Research Centres

Universities

Industry


Knowledge and Innovation Agenda (KIAL) of the Dutch Aviation and Aeronautics sector

Key Aviation and Aeronautics assets in the Netherlands

Air France KLM largest European Airline

leads Dow Jones sustainability index airline sector for fifth consecutive year in 2009

Schiphol strong in connections 2nd main hub Air France - KLM

Dutch innovations on the Airbus A380– GLARE– Thermoplastic wing elements– Wiring Systems

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Government asks for Knowledge and Innovation Agenda Luchtvaart (KIAL)

Conditions:

The Netherlands should be easy accessible by air

Supportive to governmental policy goals

Better use of innovation potential

Good dialog between government, companies and research establishments

Faster time-to-market of knowledge and innovation

From Vision through R&TD to productsThe Netherlands way

ObjectivesThemesProjects

Knowledgeand Innovation

Agenda Aviation andAeronautics

Proposed NLpolicy on

Air Transport

A historic step

Ambitions in Four Lines of Action

Strengthen sustainable technology position

Ensure seamless connections

Create value by marketing innovations

Stronger by

cooperation

Ambitions 2020- Higher contribution to GNP- New export value- Optimal accessibility- More economic spin-off- Less environmental impact and noise- Contributions to peace, security and rescue missions

Ambitions 2040The Netherlands aviation climate neutral

(Some) KIA themes

Innovative gates

Flying demonstratorMore Electric Aircraft

Duurzaam onderhoudcomposiet reparatiesAlternate fuels

Civil-military airspace integration


Impact on education

Aviation and Aeronautics in a complex system with multi-modal interfaces

Ticketing System

Airport System

MROSystem

AircraftSystem

Air Transport System, including Regulation,

Certification and Inspection

Military Aircraft System

Fuel distributionSystem

ATC System

Command and Control System

AirbaseSystem

Air VehicleSystem

MROSystem

Aircraft Development System

Defence systemTransport system

Supply Chain System, including Regulation, Certification and Inspection

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The complex Air Transport System as the context for the innovation challenges for the Engineer of the future

“Past” Profile

(Mono) disciplines Aerodynamics Materials and Structures Flight Mechanics Electronics Instruments and Systems Aero-Elastics Engines Etc.

Aircraft Design

Future Profile

Disciplines Flight Physics Flight Mechanics Propulsion Systems ATM, Avionics, Systems Human Factors, Training,

Psychology Airworthiness, Regulation,

Certification, Safety Supply Chain Management Environmental Aspects Civil and Military Aircraft Ops Society and Economy

Total Air Transport System Design

But there is more than technology only!Become synergetic

Become a highly synergetic thinker to create Sustainable and Seamless aviation!

Multi-national and multi-cultural co-operation capability

become highly communicative

to become a sustainable and seamless actor!

Unis

Life-long learning requires co-operation between Unis, REs, Industry, Operators and Authorities

Airport

Regulation, Certification and Inspection

M R O

AircraftEngine Industry

Systems

M R O

ATMSystemsIndustry

Aircraft Operators

ANSPs

REs

Universities and REs should complement

Vision in EuropeACARE Vision 2020 >> 2050

SRA-1 already stated: “Europe needs an educational system capable of delivering

the required diverse and multi-cultural skilled research workforce”.

ACARE starts preparing an update of its vision 2020 > 2050

Why? Aeronautics and Air Transport represented 1.9% of the jobs

in Europe in 2000, which is expected to grow by up to 3.8 million jobs in 2020.

Impact on people and eduction? Aeronautics has always been inspirational and has attracted

engineers and technicians with the creativity and innovation needed for technological progress

– “job as a mission” People recognise aerospace as one of the major drivers of

the high-skill levels in society

Concluding remarks From Vision through R&TD to products

Vision2020

StrategicResearchAgendaSRA-2

WorkprogrammeR&TD projects

ObjectivesProgramme

Projects

Knowledgeand Innovation

Agenda Aviation andAeronautics

Proposed NLpolicy on

Air Transport

Concluding remarks

EU and NL have a clear vision on the future of aviation and aeronautics

Major challenges are in making it sustainable “green” and seamless “efficient”

National and international co-operation are key to achieve the goals

Education is essential to achieve these challenges: understand the Air Transport System as a whole combine it with deep disciplinary or design knowledge develop excellent communication skills stimulate “job as a mission”

– long-life learning, self-directed or autonomous– in close co-operation with partners

Questions ????

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 2050

Michel Peters, NLR

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