Topics: Quality, Safety & Maintenance
This four-hour, instructor-led course provides key considerations for the comparison of electrically supplied (Power-by-Wire, or PbW) and hydraulically supplied (Power-by-Pipe, of PbP) actuation for aerospace. The focus is put on the consequence, for designers, of changing the physical principles and the technology used. A particular attention is paid to the unavoidable side effects introduced by the technological realization. Simple examples with realistic numerical values are used to make the comparisons quantitatively realistic.
By attending this course, you will be able to:
This course is designed for engineers and other key personnel who want to get preliminary considerations for comparing the merits and drawbacks of conventional hydraulic actuation and PbW actuation.
A basic knowledge of hydraulics and electric‐drives will be beneficial, but is not requested.
You must complete all course contact hours and successfully pass the learning assessment to obtain CEUs.
Jean-Charles Maré
Jean‐Charles Maré is Emeritus Professor at Institut Clement Ader laboratory in Toulouse. For more than 25 years, he has been delivering worldwide courses on actuator for initial and lifelong education. His research activity, initially focused on hydraulics actuation, deals with more electrical actuation for the next generation of aircrafts. Being centered on the TRL 3 to 6, the research projects are run in close relation with aircraft makers and aerospace system suppliers. He is the author of the book Aerospace Actuators (in 3 volumes). He is member of the SAE A‐6 steering committee and organizes the International Conference on Recent Advances in Aerospace Actuation Systems and Component (9 events since 1998).