Swiss F/A-18 – Recertification

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Technical Lead
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Methodology development
(lifing policy, analysis and scatter factors
definition for crack initiation and crack growth analyses, statistics to
assess test and fleet finding(s), risk analysis, damage tolerance, residual
strength, fail safe analysis)
- Analysis team support
(team know-how build, reports checking, methods development and
improvement)
- Analysis
(detailed FEM build, damage tolerance with complex stress intensity
solution development and R-curve approach to define critical crack
length)
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Swiss F5 – Fleet Support
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- Development of F5 Analysis Manual for Crack Growth
- Damage tolerance analysis methodologies development
(stress intensity solution development, continuing damage analysis,
R-Curve approach)
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Damage tolerance analyses
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Pilatus PC-24 – Development and Certification

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Development Phase
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Static analysis methods development support
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Fatigue analysis methods development (automatized clocking analysis,
stress concentration in countersunk, stress gradient around cutout, stress
gradient interaction)
- Damage tolerance analysis
methods development (critical plane analysis using clocking approach,
out of plane stress intensity solutions, stress intensity solution
development using FEM)
- Center fuselage and wing structures
design development support
Certification Phase
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F&DT analysis and reporting of pressurized center fuselage
structure
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F&DT analysis support for wing, cockpit and rear fuselage
structures
- Testing support
- Detailed FEM build support
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A350XWB Winglet – Development

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Stress Lead
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Methods definition for composite and metallic primary structure
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Method definition for detailed FEM build of bolted joints
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Fatigue and damage tolerance analyses of metallic parts
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Technical support of a team of about 10 engineers for global FEM
build, sub-models build, static analyses of composite and metallic parts,
F&DT analyses of metallic parts, etc...
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Swiss F/A-18 – Fleet Support

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- Tools and methods development (VBA and
Python)
- FEM & DFEM models build
- Fatigue and damage tolerance analyses
(spectrum, crack initiation and crack growth)
- Development of preventive modifications
- Development of repairs
- Development of safety by inspection
programs
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Pilatus PC-9 - Support

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- Aging aircraft survey structural
engineering support:
- Modifications
- Life improvement
- Analysis:
- FEM
- Static
- Detailed stress
- Damage tolerance
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Aircrafts and Helicopters
Modifications & Accommodations

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- FE models build
- Analysis:
- Static
- Detailed stress
- Dynamic
- Damage tolerance
- Galleys
- Seats
- Medical accommodations
- Antennas installation
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Satellite Power Unit Cooling System Accumulator

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- Analysis:
- Static
- Detailed stress
- Dynamic
- Random vibration
- Fatigue
- Damage tolerance
(ESA standards)
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Pilatus PC-21 - Certification

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- Tests plans
- Tests reports
- Control systems internal loads
- Interface loads
(VT & HT to Fuselage)
(Canopy to Fuselage)
- FE model checks
- Stress reports
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A380P -
Outer Fixed Trailing Edge

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- Design development of structural
components
- Design optimisation
- Static, normal modes and buckling
analysis using FEM
- Nonlinear FEM analysis for ultimate
strength assessment and post-buckling behaviour
prediction
- Detailed stress analysis
- Fatigue analysis of critical components
(strain-life)
- Damage tolerance analysis of critical
components
- Development of a method using the FEM
for bolted connections fatigue analysis (ICAF 2003)
- Stress lead for certification (team up
to 5 engineers)
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F/A-18 Full Scale Fatigue Test

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- Wing loading concept validation
- Load path assessment within structure
- Over- lower-testing assessment
- Detailed analysis of critical areas and
load introductions
- Design and analysis of the dummies
- Development of fatigue guidelines
- Crack initiation analysis of critical
areas
- Crack growth analysis of critical areas
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ISSYS-Integrated Self-protection SYstem

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- Structural integrity of the components
(sensors assemblies, chaff/flares spender, support structure)
- Structural integrity of the helicopter
structure
- Dynamic behavior
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