Durable Magnetorheological Actuators for Aircraft Primary Flight Systems

适用于飞机主飞行系统的耐用磁流变执行器

• 批准号: 567155-2021
• 负责人: Rancourt, DavidD
• 金额: $ 9.04万
• 依托单位: Université de Sherbrooke
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=754353
• 关键词: Durable; Magnetorheological; Actuators; Aircraft; Primary

Magnetorheological (MR) fluid actuators are a new technology resulting from and developed since 2008 by the University of Sherbrooke in collaboration with the Quebec aerospace ecosystem, in particular with Bell Textron Canada Limited. The technology offers control performance far superior to traditional hydraulic actuators while being lighter, cleaner, and less expensive. Many applications are being co-developed between Bell Textron Canada Limited and Exonetik, a young Sherbrooke company with 30 employees aiming to commercialize magnetorheological technology. Although magnetorheological actuators are fundamentally reliable because they do not have positive mechanical contacts, their mechanism of degradation over time is less well known. The project will undertake an exhaustive experimental study of magnetorheological actuators in order to identify their failure modes, their mechanisms of aging, and of course technological solutions that extend their lifetime limit. In parallel, a technology demonstration will be carried out on a full-scale application selected by Bell Textron Canada Limited. The project is supported by a complete industrial innovation chain including an integrator client, Bell Textron Canada Limited, two technology specialists, Exonetik and Infineum, and a certification / operation specialist, Gastops. Understanding of the aging of magnetorheological actuators provided by this research project is essential to commercialize this new Quebec technology in the aerospace sector where safety is critical. The project can bring many economic benefits to Quebec and Canada. These benefits include increased competitiveness of OEM manufacturers like Bell Textron Canada Limited, support for the growth of start-ups like Exonetik, strengthening of strategic partnerships outside Quebec with Gastops and Infineum, creation of high value job creation here in Quebec, and export of indigenous technology to international markets. In addition, the knowledge generated by this project will apply not only to the aerospace sector, but to all economic sectors where magnetorheological actuators apply: such as automotive and robotics, two sectors in which Exonetik is strongly active.

磁流变(MR)流体致动器是舍布鲁克大学自2008年以来与魁北克航空航天生态系统合作开发的一项新技术，特别是与贝尔德事隆加拿大有限公司的合作。这项技术提供了远远优于传统液压执行器的控制性能，同时更轻、更清洁、更便宜。贝尔德事隆加拿大有限公司和Exonetik共同开发了许多应用程序，Exonetik是一家年轻的舍布鲁克公司，拥有30名员工，旨在将磁流变技术商业化。虽然磁流变致动器基本上是可靠的，因为它们没有正的机械接触，但它们随着时间的推移而退化的机制还不是很清楚。该项目将对磁流变执行器进行详尽的实验研究，以确定它们的失效模式、老化机制，当然还有延长其寿命的技术解决方案。同时，还将对贝尔德事隆加拿大有限公司选择的一个全面应用程序进行技术演示。该项目得到了完整的产业创新链的支持，其中包括集成商客户贝尔德事隆加拿大有限公司、两名技术专家Exonetik和Infineum以及认证/运营专家Gastops。了解这一研究项目提供的磁流变致动器老化情况，对于将魁北克的这项新技术在安全至关重要的航空航天部门进行商业化是至关重要的。该项目可以为魁北克和加拿大带来许多经济利益。这些好处包括提高贝尔德事隆加拿大有限公司等OEM制造商的竞争力，支持Exonetik等初创企业的发展，加强魁北克以外与Gastop和Infineum的战略合作伙伴关系，在魁北克创造高价值的就业机会，以及向国际市场出口本土技术。此外，该项目所产生的知识将不仅适用于航空航天部门，还将适用于所有应用磁流变执行器的经济部门：例如汽车和机器人，这两个行业是Exonetik非常活跃的两个行业。