The main innovations and products are
- PLATO: A generic software platform for topology optimisation, specific for aeronautics applications. This will be a significant advance on the current state of the art.
- PLATOlib.: A sample case library which can be used as a benchmarking library for the topology optimisation community, including challenging applications derived from real world industrial design problems.
- PLATO-N: A software system integrating the implementations of algorithms and methods developed in the project. This software system will have higher performance than any current commercial systems.
Benefits of the multidisciplinary research approach are expected at all levels:-
- The research community will profit from the "technology pull" applied by the aeronautic industry.
- It will improve awareness of entities outside the research community to the potential of topology optimisation..
- PLATO-N greatly extends the scope of topology optimisation and expands both its applicability and acceptance in the European aerospace industry. It provides means for shortening development times and reinforce the competitiveness of the European airframe manufacturers on the global market.
- the European aeronautic industry will be more capable of responding to the growing demand of the European society for a more effective and sustainable air transport system by being able to design and manufacture conventional and novel aircraft configurations at reduced cost, with reduced operating costs, and reduced environmental impact.