CFMS actively participates in several advanced research programmes, driving industry-wide collaboration and information sharing through modelling, simulation and High Performance Computing (HPC).
Projects
Projects
Optimising Timetables in the Event of Extreme Weather
The Timetable Optimisation for Extreme Weather Events project has enabled the creation of a unique tool that leverages…
Collaborative Space Data Centre
The Collaborative Space Data Centre (COSDAC) is a unique data centre and toolset designed to address critical gaps…
Composite NDT
A leading UK tier 1 aerospace supplier required digital engineering expertise within their project which is aiming to…
DAWN
Digital Assembly for Wing (DAWN) develops and innovatively applies digital solutions and software tools to demonstrate end-to-end digitalisation…
AIRLIFT Additive Manufacturing
CFMS, alongside GKN Aerospace, is working to deliver a £19 million AIRLIFT Additive Manufacturing (AM) programme to create…
DO-TES
Led by Rolls-Royce UK, the Digitally Optimised Through-life Engineering Services (TES) project brings industry experts together to improve…
DAWS
The Centre for Modelling and Simulation (CFMS) brings its expertise in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Advanced Simulation (AS) and…
HS2
HS2 is helping to change the face of British industry and is a great opportunity to drive new…
Smarter Testing
The Smarter Testing project aims to develop a novel testing and certification process for aeronautical structures using an…
FlyZero
The FlyZero project worked towards producing a new generation of aircraft driven by liquid hydrogen, keeping companies, cultures,…
Eilean
The Eilean initiative is part of the drive to becoming net zero by 2045, CFMS has joined the…
DETI
Digital Engineering Technology & Innovation (DETI) is a research, skills and innovation initiative to develop and accelerate digital…
QKD
The QKD project is a part of the DETI programme, in collaboration with BT and Toshiba, which saw…
COLIBRI
The COLIBRI project addresses two significant challenges in order to uphold the UK’s global competitiveness: reducing product development…
TUCANA
CFMS brings its digital engineering expertise to JLRs Tucana project which is to develop lightweight vehicles and powertrain…
KISPE
The development of satellites using conventional design methods requires physical prototypes and several design iterations, therefore leading to…
ResiCAV
ResiCAV is a ground-breaking programme focusing on the mobility industry’s ability to detect, understand and respond to emerging…
FES
The Future Engineering System (FES) project unites industry specialists, including CFMS, Rolls-Royce, Sysemia and eQ-Technologic, with academic specialists…
APROCONE
The £19.2m Advanced Product Concept Analysis Environment (APROCONE) project, led by Airbus, develops new design methods for aircraft…
AI-Ahead
The project encourages collaboration between the UK and Canada post-Brexit, using advanced AM techniques to influence the next…
Swifty
Army veteran Darren Swift (Swifty), the first double above-knee (DAK) amputee in the world to compete in International…
Aero Flux
As part of a £1.5m project, CFMS collaborated with Zenotech, Aircraft Research Association (ARA) and Bombardier to lead…
Hyperflux
While Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) is already used across engineering sectors, greater accuracy and efficiency are still needed…
SWEPT2
The Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) identifies wind turbine wake interaction modelling as one of the top five technologies…
CLAMPS
The Computer Learning in Automated Manufacturing Processes (CLAMPS) is a collaborative project between CFMS and the National Composites…
EFT
EFT aims to significantly enhance the performance assessment fidelity of transonic wings, reducing risk and uncertainty in the…
GREENS
As part of the Global Register for Energy Efficient Numerical Simulation (GREENS) project, collaborators looked beyond the traditional…