AUDACITY | compAct powerfUl anD reliAble piezoeleCtrIc acTuator for landing gear sYstems

Summary
Design and development of a long The objective of the AUDACITY project is to make the demonstration of a compact powerful and reliable piezoelectric actuator for future locking applications in landing gear systems.
Audacity is required to get rid of the well-established hydraulic actuators in order to comply with System ITD Strategic Objectives in terms of environmental impact and More Electric Aircraft (MAE).
One American and one Japanese company have shown the relevance of the piezoelectric technology to be used in landing gear systems. Their demonstration are today without equivalent in Europe.
Whereas the principle of long stroke piezoelectric actuator is not new, technical challenges occur. The consortium of AUDACITY has come to the conclusion that every technical limitations one by one during the 20 past years. The technical objective is then to integrate all these individual progresses within a prototype for TRL4 demonstration

AUDACITY aims at impacting the competitiveness of Europe and Associated countries with the direct creation of 20 jobs and 45 Millions of cumulative sales before 2030.
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Web resources: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/831795
Start date: 01-04-2019
End date: 30-09-2022
Total budget - Public funding: 990 212,00 Euro - 798 962,00 Euro
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Design and development of a long The objective of the AUDACITY project is to make the demonstration of a compact powerful and reliable piezoelectric actuator for future locking applications in landing gear systems.
Audacity is required to get rid of the well-established hydraulic actuators in order to comply with System ITD Strategic Objectives in terms of environmental impact and More Electric Aircraft (MAE).
One American and one Japanese company have shown the relevance of the piezoelectric technology to be used in landing gear systems. Their demonstration are today without equivalent in Europe.
Whereas the principle of long stroke piezoelectric actuator is not new, technical challenges occur. The consortium of AUDACITY has come to the conclusion that every technical limitations one by one during the 20 past years. The technical objective is then to integrate all these individual progresses within a prototype for TRL4 demonstration

AUDACITY aims at impacting the competitiveness of Europe and Associated countries with the direct creation of 20 jobs and 45 Millions of cumulative sales before 2030.

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CLOSED

Call topic

JTI-CS2-2018-CfP08-SYS-02-48

Update Date

26-10-2022
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Horizon 2020
H2020-EU.3. SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
H2020-EU.3.4. SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport
H2020-EU.3.4.5. CLEANSKY2
H2020-EU.3.4.5.6. ITD Systems
H2020-CS2-CFP08-2018-01
JTI-CS2-2018-CfP08-SYS-02-48 Design and development of a long stroke Piezo Electric Actuator