More Intelligent Gas Turbine Engines (Des turbomoteurs plus intelligents)

Abstract

Increased emphasis on aircraft safety, enhanced performance and affordability, and the need to reduce the environmental impact of aircrafts are being addressed through the concept of Intelligent Propulsion Systems. These systems are potentially enabled through increased efficiencies of components through active control, advanced diagnostics and prognostics integrated with intelligent engine control, and distributed control with smart sensors and actuators. The focus of this report is on "On-Board Intelligence", and the discussions are limited to the overall engine gas-path performance perspective. The emphasis throughout the report is on identifying the sensor and actuator needs to realize these intelligent engine concepts and identifying the current sensor and actuator technologies and roadmaps for emerging technologies. The report is of interest both to the "Customers" to understand the investment needs and the "Researchers" and "Technology Developers" to understand the technology needs for closing the gap from current sensor and actuator capabilities to future performance and universal requirements and targets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA515458

Entities

People

  • Aditya Kumar
  • Daniel E. Viassolo
  • Dennis Culley
  • H. K. Mathews
  • Hany Moustapha
  • Hugo Pfoertner
  • Ion Stiharu
  • John Webster
  • Klaus Schadow
  • Pavol Rybarik
  • S. J. Hiller
  • Sanjay Garg
  • Taylor Rosenfeld
  • Wolfgang Horn

Organizations

  • NATO Science and Technology Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airframes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Optical Detection
  • Turbine Components
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design