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PEP4.0

Development of a highly efficient linked product development process
(PEP) for hybrid lightweight structures in the context of Industry 4.0

Period
01.07.2018 – 31.03.2022
Project Director
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Maik Gude

Contact Person
Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Spitzer
Funding
• Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs
and Energy (BMWi)
• German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Project Partner
• Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
• CTC GmbH
Fig. 1: Interactive development process with the individual disciplines of design, layout and
manufacturing (top) along the phases from specification of requirements to manufacturing
(bottom)

Fig. 2: Technological possibilities (left), functional necessities (right)
and synthesis of technology and function in the structure (centre)

In the project “PEP4.0”, the ILK is collaborating with Rolls-
Royce Deutschland to research on efficient methods for Fig. 3: Virtual (top) and real validation (bottom) from the overall
developing an engine intermediate case (IMC) in met- engine model (WEM, left) to the individual components of a Vane
al-composite design. The basis for this is a digitally linked (right) and linking of the individual elements via a digital twin (middle)
product development process, which combines the
methods, models and data of the individual disciplines be able to assess the effect of a parameter change in the
of design, dimensioning and manufacturing in a linked overall system. In parallel, the virtual results and models
development structure from the specification of require- are verified and validated with real tests (see Fig. 3).
ments up to the manufacturing (see Fig. 1). The project is funded under the fifth aviation research
Within the framework of the project, a function- and program (LuFo) of the German Federal Ministry for Eco-
stress-oriented design takes place (top-down, ILK). The nomic Affairs and Energy BMWi (FKZ 20X1717B).
design determined in this way is aligned with the tech-
nological options available for aerospace applications
(bottom-up). The synthesis of geometry and material re-
sults in the function- and production-oriented structure
of a lightweight intermediate case (see Fig. 2). The tech- Supervised by:
nological work is carried out in close cooperation with
CTC GmbH.
Within individual development phases, models are con-
sidered at different levels from the single component
vane up to the overall engine model (WEM) in order to

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