2016 UTARI – Bell’s R&D Strategy; Solving Aerospace Challenges in Today’s Global Environment. Vince D’Arienzo Director Engineering, Bell Helicopter / Textron Thursday, January 14, 2016 UTARI Fort Worth, Texas Bell Helicopter Confidential and Proprietary 1
Aerospace Industry – Business & Technological Challenges – Very high demand for next 20 years – Half of it in Asia – Very innovation intensive – Long development cycles – Tight benefit margins of the airlines, airports (the customer) – Global competition – Tighter environmental legislation – Development of supply Chain – Manpower – Infrastructure Bell Helicopter Confidential and Proprietary 2
Value Proposition wrt the Business Case • Examine the combined role of Government/Academia/Industry – Excellent at Research level, TRL 0-2 – Can improve at the insertion level, TRL 3-4 – Need more “transition” based curriculum – IP Sharing/Restrictions • Sustainable Intelligence For Next Generation Aerospace… Science, Business and Government need to have a Focused Target Bell Helicopter Confidential and Proprietary 3
Vertical Lift Consortium (VLC) Non-profit Consortium OTA with US Gov (typically cost share required) OEMs, suppliers, academia work collaboratively with the U.S. Gov to develop and transition innovative vertical lift technologies (TRL 3-5) Solicitation Method – Task Request, Request for Project Proposals NRTC is a program funded under VLC Focused on pre-competitive research (TRL 2-3) High Fidelity Icing Analysis and Validation for Rotorcraft Project 2013 AHS Howard Hughes Award Winner Bell Helicopter Confidential and Proprietary 4
NASA-Industry Research How NASA promotes industry research: NASA Research Announcement (NRA) Procurement contract, Grant, Cooperative Agreement Space Act Agreement (SAA) Reimbursable, nonreimbursable, funded, international Bell uses SAA for M525 engine inlet icing test & FARDS drive system testing (Reimbursable – Bell pays NASA to use resources) Indefinite Demand, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) 5 year agreement (no cost share) Tiltrotor Test Rig developed under an IDIQ Bell Helicopter Confidential and Proprietary 5
CARIC: Consortium for Aerospace Research and Innovation in Canada • To stimulate business innovation through collaborative R&D in the aerospace industry. • To provide financial support for collaborative R&D projects. • To launch initiatives whose primary purpose is to: – serve as catalysts for collaboration that can help to overcome the silo effects; – promote faster, more relevant R&D. Government becomes a key facilitator for aerospace collaborative research and technology development Bell Helicopter Confidential and Proprietary 6
Canadian Aerospace Research Continuum Product development, manufacturing, in-service, end of life TRL Demonstrations Technology Push Applied & Research Requirements Fundamental Pull Research Product timeline Bell Helicopter Confidential and Proprietary 7
Industrial Members 8 Bell Helicopter Confidential and Proprietary 8
Universities, Colleges and Research Centres Bell Helicopter Confidential and Proprietary 9
Governance Representation: • Regional • Industrial Board of Directors • OEM 23 members • SME • Academia and research centres Executive Committee Research Ethics Scientific Committee Finance Committee Committee Committee Independent, transparent authority: • Selects and approves research projects Bell Helicopter Confidential and Proprietary 10
International Collaborations Funding Scenarios Multilateral Mechanisms (ei: Eureka, Joint calls) Public Funding Programs International Québec/ Canada Public Funding Programs Company Company Project Governance Project Governance Protocol of Collaboration CRIAQ Agreement R&D Agreement University/ University/ Research Centre Research Centre Bell Helicopter Confidential and Proprietary 11
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK : RESEARCH THEMES Diagnostics, pronostics, surveillance of Composites components Acoustics, noise control, Avionics and COMP DPHM environment, de-icing controls AVIO ENV Autonomous systems Interior design AUT INTD Product and system PLE-P LEAN development, productivity Optimisation of the supply chain and MANU OPR lean production MDO Manufacturing and Air operation and assembly processes, human factors - Modeling, simulation, quality assurance organisational multidisciplinary innovation * As of February 2015. optimisation Bell Helicopter Confidential and Proprietary 12
Outcomes - Metrics • CARIC accelerates aerospace research • Research projects launched (TRL 1-6) • Involvement: academia, research centers and industry • Funding provided and leveraging factor • Technologies developed • CARIC supports student training • Mob ilizing SMEs 13 Bell Helicopter Confidential and Proprietary 13
US Participants Ready to Participate • The State of New York • The State of Washington • The State of Michigan • OEMS: – Aerospace – Automotive • Medical • Electrical Power Including Batteries • Optics • Bio [Environmentally Focused Companies] Bell Helicopter Confidential and Proprietary 14
Questions Bell Helicopter Confidential and Proprietary 15
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