J. Schirra, Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT
Materials and Processes Engineering;Pratt & Whitney. There is a well documented need to better align the materials development and insertion cycle with new product development and delivery. To address this DARPA developed the Acceleration of Insertion Materials Initiative and funded a P&W Program focused on rotor materials. This talk will highlight key accomplishments of the P&W team including integration of the materials discipline into the analytical design process, development of advanced data/model fusion techniques, material behavior modeling, etc. These accomplishments will highlight the fundamental changes in the materials discipline that will need to occur to accommodate the transformation envisioned as part of the AIM Initiative.
Summary: There is a well documented need to better align the materials development and insertion cycle with new product development and delivery. To address this DARPA developed the Acceleration of Insertion Materials Initiative and funded a P&W Program focused on rotor materials. This talk will highlight key accomplishments of the P&W team including integration of the materials discipline into the analytical design process, development of advanced data/model fusion techniques, material behavior modeling, etc. These accomplishments will highlight the fundamental changes in the materials discipline that will need to occur to accommodate the transformation envisioned as part of the AIM Initiative.
