The Airbus Electric Landing Gear Project was a long term research project aimed at delivering a next generation electro-hydraulic landing gear system for a future A320-sized aircraft. I acted as the primary technical systems integrator between Liebherr in Germany, Safran in France and Airbus in the UK. The project was run in collaboration with the European CleanSky initiative.
The culmination of this project was a series of high-complexity rig and flight test activites, which necessitated managing large multi-discipinary teams, complex validation & verification strategies, and technical troubleshooting at aircraft, system, component, and subcomponent levels of detail.
Skills and Tools
Systems Engineering
Systems Integration
Team Leadership
Hydraulic Systems Design
Simulation and Modelling
Requirements Management
Research
Validation & Verification
Test Coordination
Airbus Rib 27 Repair Campaign
Project Summary
The Airbus Sharklet campaign involved the installation of large wingtip aerodynamic devices onto the existing A320 airframe. As a result of this modification, the outer wing required substantial modifications to reinforce the structure, including a completely redesigned wingtip rib. I led a team in Bangalore, India to develop new repair methodologies for the redesigned wingtip joint.
This project involved analysing the rib and surrounding skin interfaces to determine what Allowable Damage Limits could be deemed acceptable for in-service operations, and then compiling technical documentation to define these repair approaches.
Skills and Tools
MathCad 14
Finite Element Analysis
Static Stress Engineering
Team Leadership
Technical Writing
Classical Hand Calculations
Offshore Management
Seraf 3D Printed Watch
Project Summary
The Seraf Watch is an ongoing technical demonstrator project in collaboration with a large scale Swiss timepiece manufacturer. The project intends to produce a luxury timepiece where every component is manufactured via 3D printing, taking full advatage of the geometric freedom that this allows. I am the sole technical coordinator and industrial designer on this project.
The timepiece casework and bracelet is manufactured from laser melted titanium, produced by Materialise NV in Belgium. The dial is a 3D printed lost-wax casting in black rhodium, while the hands, crown and parts of the movement are created from binder jetted stainless steel produced in collaboration with Digital Metal in Sweden.
Skills and Tools
Catia V5
Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
CAD Design
Autodesk Meshmixer
Materials Engineering
solidThinking Evolve
Stretch VW Amarok Modelling
Project Summary
In collaboration with an Australian aftermarket pickup truck manufacturer, I worked on a project involving the extension of the wheelbase of a Volkswagen Amarok in order to accomodate custom equipment. The tub and associated chassis components were 3D scanned from a standard wheelbase model, convered from triangulated meshes to CAD solid models, extended, and then used to manufacture moulds for the extended wheelbase model.
Converting from triangulated meshes to solid CAD is a complex and difficult workflow which requires a large number of different tools and processes. I used a combination of different packages to produce moulding models which were of high quality and matched the scanned geometry to a high tolerance.
Skills and Tools
Catia V5
Automotive Engineering
3D Scanning
Autodesk Fusion 360
CAD Design
Autodesk Meshmixer
Advanced Surface Modelling
Additive Manufactured Aircraft Riblet
Project Summary
As part of the Airbus Value Engineering activity, I was tasked with reviewing the A320 wing structure to identify areas where weight could be saved. As part of this project, we selected a group of the fixed trailing edge riblets which could be structurally optimised for aluminium laser melted 3D printing.
Using Altair Inspire, the loading of the structure and the relevent geometric constraints were applied, allowing the optimisation algorithm to remove all structurally unnecesary material. The resulting mesh was interpreted into a solid model using a combination of CAD packages.
This project was the 2015 winner of the Airbus Innovation Award for Wing Engineering.
Skills and Tools
Catia V5
Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
CAD Design
Altair Inspire
Structural Optimisation
solidThinking Evolve
Finite Element Analysis
Korean KFX Fighter Landing Gear
Project Summary
As part of the South Korean KFX Fighter jet programme, I acted as technical integrator for static and kinematic structural analysis of the Nose Landing Gear (NLG) and Main Landing Gear (MLG).
Skills and Tools
Catia V5
Mathcad 14
Stress Analysis
CAD Design
Technical Integration
Finite Element Analysis
Neoptera VTOL Aircraft
Project Summary
Neoptera is an Anglo-French aerospace startup, aiming to produce a novel electric VTOL aircraft which straddles the line between rotorcraft and fixed wing aircraft. In collboration with Neoptera, I produced several conceptual design outlines for their eOpter aircraft with the intention of improving aerodynamics, static stability, sizing, pilot field of vision, and other design criteria.
Skills and Tools
Catia V5
Altair Evolve
Aircraft Flight Dynamics
CAD Design
Conceptual Design
Aerodynamics
Airbus Electric Brakes Project
Project Summary
As part of the wider Airbus MEAC Project (More Electric Aircraft - Control), I acted as a technical coordinator and integrator across several sub-projects encompassing electric braking. As part of these projects, I was involved with the following activities:
-Scoping and procuring a dynamometer testing campaign to test a novel aircraft braking concept.
-Managing research activities around a next-generation braking actuator.
-Defining overall aircraft braking architectures for future aircraft.
