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.

Magnetorheologologoly（MR）流体致动器是一项自2008年以来由Sherbrooke University自2008年起与魁北克航空航天生态系统合作的新技术，尤其是与Bell Textron Canada Limited。该技术提供的控制性能远优于传统的液压执行器，同时更轻，清洁和便宜。在贝尔·德克萨斯·加拿大有限公司（Bell Textron Limited）和Exonetik（一家年轻的Sherbrooke公司）之间共同开发了许多应用程序，该公司旨在将磁性技术商业化。尽管磁性执行器在根本上是可靠的，因为它们没有正面的机械接触，但随着时间的推移，其降解机制尚不清楚。该项目将对磁性执行器进行详尽的实验研究，以确定其故障模式，其衰老机制以及延长其寿命限制的技术解决方案。同时，将在由贝尔·德克萨斯·加拿大有限公司（Bell Textron Canada Limited）选择的全面申请中进行技术演示。该项目得到了一个完整的工业创新链的支持，包括集成商客户，贝尔·德斯特朗加拿大有限公司，两位技术专家，Exonetik和Infineum，以及一名认证 /运营专家Gastops。了解该研究项目提供的磁性执行器的衰老对于在安全性至关重要的航空航天部门中商业化这一新的魁北克技术至关重要。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OEM制造商等OEM制造商，例如Bell Textron Canada Limited，支持Exonetik等初创企业的增长，加强与Gastops和Infineum之外的战略合作伙伴关系，在魁北克创造高价值的就业创造以及向国际市场的土著技术的出口。此外，该项目产生的知识不仅适用于航空航天部门，还适用于所有适用磁性执行器的经济领域：诸如汽车和机器人技术，这是Exonetik强烈活跃的两个部门。