ONERA
Key technology:
Artificial Intelligence
Company summary:
ONERA is a central player in aeronautical and space research and employs over 2,000 people. Operating under the authority of the French Ministry of Armed Forces, its 2022 budget amounts to €266 million, over half of which comes from study, research and testing contracts. As the government expert in aerospace technologies, ONERA strives to prepare tomorrow’s defenses, address the aerospace challenges of the future, and boost the competitiveness of the aerospace industry. It boasts skills in all disciplines and technologies used in aerospace applications. All the major civil and military aerospace programmes in France and Europe are rooted in ONERA’s DNA, including Ariane, Airbus, Falcon, Rafale, missiles, helicopters, engines, radars, etc. Its world-renowned, prize-winning research scientists mentor many doctoral students.
Technology/expertise for ENLIGHTEN project:
ONERA will bring its expertise in AI to design a health-monitoring solution for the electrical system of the next-generation of launcher reusable engines. ONERA will leverage new advances in machine learning algorithms to monitor electrical components including power supply, actuators and bus health. The embedded algorithms will provide on-board early detection and diagnostic of failures in all phases of operation to support decision-making and improve engine reliability and safety.
AGS and ONERA have collaborated closely for many years in a number of technical and technological areas related to space systems under research and development partnerships covering these areas, mainly on propulsion, structure, aerodynamics. The investigation of data based IA for the health monitoring of the electrical system of the PROMETHEUS engine is a awesome opportunity to strengthen the cooperation for the benefit of the engine and the widening application of ONERA IA development.
