Deploying the Next Generation of Landing Gear for Energy Efficient Aircraft at Centennial College

航空航天工业对加拿大至关重要。年为经济贡献了超过211，000个增值工作岗位， 2015.加拿大航空航天制造业的研发密集度是制造业平均水平的5倍以上。 在全球范围内，40%的商业客机使用安大略制造的起落架。即便如此，该行业仍面临着 挑战包括：（a）开发创新技术;（B）克服技术吸收的障碍; 以及（c）培训工作人员以支持增长。为了帮助安大略的航空航天工业，我们提议的研究 该计划采用以行业为主导的供应链模式，重点开发下一代起落架技术 主要在加拿大制造的喷气式飞机上。庞巴迪航空航天公司、赛峰着陆系统公司和较低级别公司 中小企业将共同创新，以减少技术吸收的障碍。他们有经验， 专业知识、设施、关系和认证，以满足全球法规要求， 技术.在省和联邦政府的支持下，我们学院还在建造一个价值7000万美元的航空航天中心。 位于多伦多的唐斯维尔公园，前德哈维兰工厂的校园。当2018年秋季开放时，这个校园 将把我们目前的航空和航天培训计划的能力增加两倍，以解决工业劳动力问题 增长和预期退休。我们的研究计划将提供直接的经验学习超过 500名学生。数十名第一代学习者和面临障碍的学生将获得新的技能， 高素质的专业人员准备在一个高品质，先进的制造业的职业生涯， 创新密集型产业。它将创建唯一一个可公开访问的起落架创新实验室， 加拿大的竞争优势。通过将电气化、轻量化和添加剂 制造，下一代起落架将减少碳足迹。我们的建议与 政府、行业和大学的优先事项。它利用现有的投资和我们有影响力的记录， 加速行业主导的创新，同时造福社会和我们的星球。

The aerospace industry is vital to Canada. It contributed more than 211,000 value-added jobs to the economy in 2015. Canadian aerospace manufacturing was over 5X as R&D-intensive as the manufacturing sector average. Worldwide, 40% of all commercial airliners deploy landing gears made in Ontario. Even so, the industry faces challenges including: (a) developing innovative technologies; (b) overcoming barriers to technology uptake; and (c) training the workforce to support growth. To help Ontario's aerospace industry, our proposed research program uses an industry-led supply chain model to develop next generation landing gear technologies focused on jets primarily made in Canada. Bombardier Aerospace, Safran Landing Systems, and lower tier small/medium-sized firms will co-innovate to reduce barriers to technology uptake. They have the experience, expertise, facilities, relationships, and certifications to meet regulations globally and commercialize ensuing technology. Backed by provincial and federal governments, our College is also building a $70M aerospace campus at Toronto's Downsview Park, the former de Havilland factory. When open in Fall 2018, this campus will triple the current capacity of our aviation and aerospace training programs to address industry workforce growth and anticipated retirements. Our research program will provide direct experiential learning to more than 500 students. Dozens of first-generation learners and students facing barriers will acquire new skills to become highly qualified professionals ready for high quality, advanced manufacturing careers in an innovation-intensive industry. It will create the only publicly-accessible Landing Gear Innovation Laboratory, a competitive advantage to Canada. By incorporating electrification, light-weighting, and additive manufacturing, the next generation landing gear will reduce carbon footprints. Our proposal intersects with government, industry, and college priorities. It leverages existing investments and our impactful record to accelerate industry-led innovation while benefiting society and our planet.