Grant: College - University Idea to Innovation Grants
Sir Sandford Fleming College of Applied Arts and Technology
$250,000.00
Design, Simulation and Testing of Novel Wing-Integrated Electrical Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) System
FY 2023-24
Summary
For this project, experts from Fleming College's Centre for Advancement in Mechatronics and IndustrialInternet of Things (CAMIIT) and Ontario Tech University's Department of Mechanical and ManufacturingEngineering will work with Horizon Aircraft to design, simulate and prototype the mechanisms of a novelwing-integrated electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) system. The academic partners will provideHorizon Aircraft with technical knowledge related to additive manufacturing, topology optimization, and the concepts of design for manufacturing and design for assembly. Advancements in these areas, which aretraditionally part of advanced manufacturing and machining, will accelerate Horizon Aircraft into the aerospaceindustry and will ultimately transform how a novel aircraft will be designed, tested, and manufactured. Theproposed research focuses on three areas: 1) detailed design of components and mechanisms for the system; 2) structural and fluid dynamics simulation and testing of the components and the system; and 3) design formanufacturing and design for assembly analysis. The outcome of this collaborative research work will stand as a premier example of integrating advanced manufacturing technologies with aerospace and eVTOL.
Program
College - University Idea to Innovation Grants
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
567115-2021
Name nom
Goodwin, Brett BJ
Department département
Frost Campus
Organization id
4915
Institution établissement
Sir Sandford Fleming College of Applied Arts and Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2021
Award amount
250000
Program id
CUI2I
Program name en
College - University Idea to Innovation Grants
Program name fr
Subventions De l'idée à innovation pour les universités et les collèges
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
1576
Committee name en
College-University Idea to Innovation grants
Committee name fr
Subventions De l'idée à innovation pour les universités et les collèges
Area of application code
703
Area of application group en
Transportation systems and services
Area of application group fr
Services et systèmes de transport
Area of application en
Aerospace
Area of application fr
Aérospatial
Research subject code
2108
Research subject group en
Mechanical engineering
Research subject group fr
Aerospace, aeronautical and automotive engineering
Research subject en
Génie mécanique
Research subject fr
Génie aérospatial, aéronautique et automobile
Application title
Design, Simulation and Testing of Novel Wing-Integrated Electrical Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL)
System
Keyword
additive manufacturing; advanced manufacturing; aerospace; computer aided design; design for assembly; design for manufacturing; small aircraft; structural dynamics; vertical flight
Application summary
For this project, experts from Fleming College's Centre for Advancement in Mechatronics and IndustrialInternet of Things (CAMIIT) and Ontario Tech University's Department of Mechanical and ManufacturingEngineering will work with Horizon Aircraft to design, simulate and prototype the mechanisms of a novelwing-integrated electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) system. The academic partners will provideHorizon Aircraft with technical knowledge related to additive manufacturing, topology optimization, and the concepts of design for manufacturing and design for assembly. Advancements in these areas, which aretraditionally part of advanced manufacturing and machining, will accelerate Horizon Aircraft into the aerospaceindustry and will ultimately transform how a novel aircraft will be designed, tested, and manufactured. Theproposed research focuses on three areas: 1) detailed design of components and mechanisms for the system; 2) structural and fluid dynamics simulation and testing of the components and the system; and 3) design formanufacturing and design for assembly analysis. The outcome of this collaborative research work will stand as a premier example of integrating advanced manufacturing technologies with aerospace and eVTOL.
