Aero-Space Agenda Zuid-Holland 2016

FLYING HIGH

2016 - 2025

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AERO-SPACE AGENDA

Content

Introduction

Starting from a clear and strong runway: knowledge & research infrastructure

Climbing high is possible: market opportunities

The launch may be bumpy: top 10 challenges

A new flight path: joint mission, concrete projects

A safe landing: the expected results

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IntroductionThis agenda describes the actions that need to be taken in the province of Zuid-Holland (the Netherlands)

to ensure sustainable growth of the aero-space ecosystem. This strong and unique ecosystem can grow

significantly by profiting from the international upswing in sales of satellites, UAV’s, aircrafts and airfields

operations. However, international competition is fierce and requirements on carbon foot print and total-

cost-of-ownership are strict. Also, new business models can overturn the industry. Therefore, immediate and

significant intervention is needed to ensure additional export, jobs, job satisfaction and a cleaner sky. In a world

where ecosystems compete with other ecosystems on a worldwide scale, we need a coordinated approach of

industry, knowledge suppliers and government, as is presented in this regional Aero-Space Agenda.

The aero-space ecosystem in the province of

Zuid-Holland (the Netherlands) is unique in

the world as all relevant players in science (TU Delft

for technology, Erasmus University Rotterdam on

economics, Leiden University on Air and Space

Law), research institutes (ESA-ESTEC, TNO),

education (LiS and others), incubation (YES!Delft,

ESA-BIC), engineering and manufacturing from

OEM to subsupplier are all situated in an area

with the size of a megacity. The activities are

not limited to either space or aeronautics, but

include the design and manufacturing of complete

aeronautical subsystems, airport development,

space and unmanned aerial vehicles as well as

data gathering and processing. This creates ample

crossover opportunities, within these sectors as

well as with the large high-tech community in

the region, for instance on smart maintenance,

Big Data and control of unmanned systems.

All of these activities have their origin in the strong

knowledge and research driven market approach in

the region. This combination makes the province of

Zuid-Holland unique in the world.

This strategic regional Aero-Space Agenda

has been composed by a frontier group of

industrial and knowledge institutes. It gives

a broad overview of the shared challenges and

opportunities that connect the aeronautics, UAV

and space sector in Zuid-Holland. The challenges

include the international competition (China-US-

Russia), the relatively low series size, regulatory

issues and the need to extensively demonstrate

robustness of innovations. The opportunities

include the worldwide growth of these industries,

as well as the introduction of new business

models and zero defect manufacturing methods,

where we can take the lead. More than 10

projects are in place or projected to seize these

opportunities, together forming a complete and

coherent agenda.

For the aeronautics sector, this agenda

forms the solid base for the Memorandum

of Understanding that will be signed by

the Province of Zuid-Holland and the Joint

Technology Initiative Clean Sky. The agenda

also fits very well within the Smart Industry

agenda as it has a strong focus on automation

of manufacturing, Big Data and new business

models, amongst others. It also provides input

to the Zuidvleugel investment strategy and

the Roadmap Next Economy.

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Starting from a clear and strong runway KNOWLEDGE & RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTUREThe aero-space ecosystem in Zuid-Holland is an internationally unique cluster that includes the complete

chain of academic research - knowledge application - OEM’s - first, second and third tier suppliers - end

users. This is true in space, aeronautics and UAV’s as well as in airport operations, together described

as aero-space. The ecosystem includes several top-incubators; an active airfield that can be used as

real-life-testing-ground and several fieldlabs on essential new technologies such as 3D-printing, automated

composite production and Big Data applications. Below, details follow on education, incubation, R&D and

the industrial starting position of the province.

The region has an extensive and complete academic environment, focusing on business administration,

technology and air & space law in aero-space knowledge areas. This scientific environment keeps the region

in a top position with respect to innovative developments and the number of startup companies.

The region has two successful incubators and three thematic business parks, mainly dedicated to high-tech

and aero-space industrial development. The number of students in Zuid-Holland offers opportunities for

the growth of successful startups and scale-ups in aero-space in the region.

The number of TU Delft students at the Faculty of

Aerospace Engineering is still growing rapidly and

amounts to more than 2.500 students. The InHolland

University of Applied Science in Delft has about 500

students.

The alumni are well valued by the industry thanks to

the ‘system engineering’ approach in the educational

programs.

DEVELOPMENT STUDENTS AT TU DELFT FACULTY OF AEROSPACE

ENGINEERING AND INHOLLAND UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCE

(2000-2015)

Source: Aerospace cluster in Zuid-Holland, Bureau Louter, 2016

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EDUCATION

1. The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University

of Technology (TU Delft) is one of the world’s largest

faculties devoted entirely to aerospace engineering. It is

the only research and education institute in the Netherlands

engaged in research and teaching that is directly related

to the aerospace engineering sector. It covers the whole

spectrum of aerospace engineering subjects, and explores

vital related fields such as wind energy, in close cooperation

with other faculties like Electrical Engineering, Mathematics

and Computer Science, Mechanical, Maritime and Materials

Engineering and Applied Sciences.

2. The International Institute of Air and Space Law at Leiden

University of Law is one of the leading international

academic research and teaching institutes in the world,

specializing in legal and policy issues regarding aeronautics

and space.

3. Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, is

ranked among Europe’s top-tier business schools, providing

research and education. Aero-space is one of its focus

research areas.

4. The Aeronautical Engineering bachelor’s degree program

of InHolland University of Applied Science educates in

the broad field of the aircraft and space industry. The focus

of this four-year program is on designing and constructing

aircraft and aircraft components. The Aeronautical

Engineering department of InHolland Delft works closely

with TU Delft.

5. The Leidse Instrumentmakers School (LiS) is a post-secondary

college for precision engineering, with around 300 students

trained in materials and glass processing, optics and

mechatronics. LiS Engineering works on both scientific and

industrial assignments and can produce small batches and

prototypes using their precision tools and machinery, for

the aero-space industry.

AERO-SPACE INCUBATORS & BUSINESS PARKS

6. YES!Delft (from establisment 118 startups of which seven

aero-space related)

7. Space Business Innovation Center Noordwijk (ESA-BIC; 28

startups of which 17 aero-space related)

8. Technopolis Delft (High-Tech Industries)

9. Business Park Ypenburg (composite research, manufacturing

and manufacturing automation)

10. Space Park Noordwijk (Space Industries)

11. CIC Rotterdam (opened in 2015)


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AERO-SPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTES

The region of Zuid-Holland has a very high density of researchers connected to the many research institutes and facilities. The institutes and

facilities at Delft University of Technology, TNO and of course ESA-ESTEC, the technological heart of the European Space Agency with around

2.000 researchers, are all top ranked. They attract many international researchers, students and companies. The region strives to facilitate access

to these research facilities by the private sector - especially SME’s.

1. TU Delft Aerospace Engineering research facilities; the facilities

are further explained on the next page.

2. Delft Space Institute (TU Delft); combines the strengths of

different faculties of TU Delft to enable and cutting edge

research in the space domain. The focus is on Sensing from

Space, Distributed Space Systems and Space Robotics.

3. Fiber Metal Laminate Centre of Competence (TU Delft/NLR/

Fokker); an independent centre of knowledge with the focus on

Fiber Metal Laminates with outstanding experts in this field.

4. Robotics Institute (TU Delft); unites all the university’s research

in the field of robotics. Its main challenge is to get robots

and humans to work together effectively in unstructured

environments, and real settings.

5. ESA-ESTEC European Space Research and Technology Centre;

the technological heart of the European Space Agency;

the incubator of the European space effort where most ESA

projects start and are guided through the various phases of

development.

6. TNO Space and Scientific Instrumentation; unique expertise in

optics, optomechanics, optomechatronics and radar technology

which enables the development of extremely complicated,

accurate and stable instruments for use in extreme conditions.

7. The Leiden University Observatory; carries out world-class

astronomy research and develops key technologies for

astronomical discoveries.

8. Airborne Composite Automation centre (Airborne/Siemens/

TU Delft); develops innovative and customized solutions for

automated manufacturing of composite structures in a fieldlab.

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THE FACILITIES OF THE FACULTY OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING (TU DELFT)

• The Aerospace Structures and Materials

Laboratory: carries out research on

manufacturing, testing and inspection

techniques on new materials.

• The Micro Arial Vehicle Lab: leading research

on miniaturisation of UAV structures,

autonomous operation and swarming.

• Wind tunnel, propulsion and aerospace

design lab: leading research on

aerodynamics, an aircraft power and

propulsion lab and design tools.

• Flight Simulation lab: the Simona Research

Simulator, that can realistically simulate all

types of aircraft, helicopters and even cars.

• Space Cleanroom; Enables assembly,

integration and testing of small satellites,

including propulsion test stands.

AREAS OF TOP EXPERTISE

AERONAUTICS

• Design & certification (design, engineering,

engineering automation, simulations, testing,

certification)

• Materials & Manufacturing (thermoset and

thermoplastic composites, metals, hybrids

like fibre metal laminate (FML), coatings and

surface treatment)

• Bonding technology (adhesive bonding of

different materials, induction and ultrasonic

welding, pin-hole connection)

• Production & Assembly including non

destructive inspection (sub-assemblies,

assemblies, complete parts)

• Design, manufacturing and certification of

power supplies, radar systems and optical

sensors.

AIRPORT OPERATIONS

• Airport planning, facility design and

engineering

• Airport system engineering (terminal, airfield,

sustainable energy supply, transport)

• Air traffic management, IT solutions to

improve airport efficiency

• Passenger, luggage and cargo handling

systems (including security solutions)

SPACE

• High-Tech Space Instrumentation: optic

instrumentation, Radio Frequency (RF)

technology, on-board software and data

systems, ground segment data processing, in

situ bioanalysis and thermal management and

cooling systems

• High-Tech Space Systems and Components:

attitude and orbit control systems, satellite

propulsion, structures, solar arrays, thermal

management and control systems, EGSE

and simulation, satellite cluster technology,

nanosatellites and miniaturization

• Downstream Space Applications and Services

UAV

• UAV flight control system design, engineering

& simulation (including ‘swarming’)

• UAV design, engineering & simulation in

the field of aerodynamics, structures, power

& electronics, propulsion systems

• Remote sensing technologies; sensors, MEMS

and Optics development and integration;

Precision mechanics

• UAV manufacturing

• Specific UAV operation knowledge

• Research & Development of innovative UAV

designs, concepts, applications and business

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AERO-SPACE IN ZUID-HOLLAND

The Netherlands holds a 6th position in Europe

in aero-space turnover, after large aero-space

countries like France, Germany and UK. Total

yearly turnover of the aero-space sector in

the Netherlands is about € 4 billion. In

the Netherlands the region of Zuid-Holland

plays a major role in the aero-space sector.

Almost one third of all aero-space companies in

the Netherlands are established in Zuid-Holland.

Employment in Zuid-Holland is estimated to be

more than half of all employees working in

the aero-space industry in the Netherlands.

It should be noted that the NL space sector is

mainly concentrated in Zuid-Holland, accounting

for the vast majority of employees and turnover.

More than half of the companies in Zuid-Holland

manufacture (parts of) aircraft and UAV as well as

satellites; other companies are involved in airport

operations. On the other hand, major maintenance

hubs are close by in Noord-Brabant and around

Schiphol Airport.

DISTRIBUTION OF AERO-SPACE COMPANIES (INCLUDING UAV) IN THE NETHERLANDS

Source: Aerospace cluster in Zuid-Holland, Bureau Louter, 2016; Commissioned by InnovationQuarter Bureau Louter has mapped

the regional aero -space industry in Zuid-Holland (amount of companies and employment).

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DISTRIBUTION OF AERO-SPACE COMPANIES (INCLUDING UAV)

IN ZUID-HOLLAND (ABSOLUTE NUMBER PER KM2)



1 HET AERO-SPACE CLUSTER IN ZUID-HOLLAND, BUREAU LOUTER, 2016

SEGMENT AEROSPACE CLUSTER EMPLOYMENT

Space 4.193

Aeronautics 2.982

UAV 145

Totaal 7.320

SUBDIVISION AERONAUTICS

Manufacturing 2.307

Maintenance 139

Airport operations 536

EMPLOYMENT AERO-SPACE CLUSTER IN ZUID-HOLLAND

Total number of aero-space companies in

Zuid-Holland is 157:

• 62 aeronautics and airport operations companies

• 60 space companies

• 35 UAV companies

Total direct employment in aero-space in

Zuid-Holland is 7.320 jobs.1 These are direct related

jobs. Indirect high-tech jobs in the different supply

chains are estimated to be another 12.500 jobs

(multiplier 1,5). In total, this is more than 20% of

the total employment in the high-tech industry in

Zuid-Holland.

EXAMPLES OF COMPANIES

OEM: ATMOS UAV (UAV’s); Aerialtronics

(UAV’s); DJI (world leader in UAV’s); ISISpace

(nanosatellites integrator)

FIRST TIER: Fokker Technologies (supplies

systems for all new platforms of all airplane

builders); Airbus DS Netherlands (satellite solar

arrays, structural parts for space vehicles, optical

instruments), Cosine (camera systems for satellites);

Hyperion (systems for nano and microsatellites)

SECOND TIER: ACE (engineering), Airborne

(automated composite production),

ATG (engineering), Deerns (airport installations),

NACO (airport engineering), S[&]T (modelling)

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IMPORTANCE OF REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAINS

Integrators and first tier suppliers depend on

a steady and preferably regional supply chain.

The current supply chain of Fokker Technologies

has been analysed. It consists of about 800

companies of which 300 are direct suppliers to

the manufacturing process. The figure above

shows the distribution of these 300 companies,

with concentrations around Papendrecht, but also

in Alphen aan de Rijn and Gouda. Knowledge

suppliers and consultancy are mainly situated

in and around Delft. Companies like Airbus DS

Netherlands, Aerialtronics and ISISpace have

similar if perhaps smaller supply chains.

EMPLOYMENT SUPPLY CHAIN FOKKER TECHNOLOGIES IN ZUID-HOLLAND

(NUMBER OF COMPANIES PER INHABITANS 15-64 YEAR)


Although the Zuid-Holland aero-space key

players have regional supply chains, it is

important to note that they themselves are part of

the European and global supply chain of the large

global aero-space companies and need to

continuously invest in innovation in order to remain

competitive. Enhanced regional cooperation

between integrators and regional SME’s – making

a cooperative effort to maintain and strengthen

the role of the Zuid-Holland aero-space companies

in the international aero-space value chain – will be

crucial for a healthy and thriving aero-space sector

in Zuid-Holland. Therefore it is useful to organize

specific programmes for developing regional

collaboration aimed at product innovation and

production technology.

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Climbing high is possibleMARKET OPPORTUNITIESThe ecosystem in Zuid-Holland can grow significantly in the coming decades given the significant

growth in commercial space, in aeronautics (4,6 % annual) and in UAV’s (yearly doubling). At the same time

the impact of air transport and satellites on the environment and space has to be limited. The manufacturing

industry needs to ramp up production and apply new technologies, materials and production technologies

(smart manufacturing) in order to meet these demands. Due to ongoing market competition total

cost-of-ownership needs to drop firmly.

AIRCRAFT MARKET FORECAST

The worldwide total number of new deliveries of

passenger and freighter aircraft are expected to

be close to 32,600 aircraft in the coming twenty

year. The world production has to ramp-up to 135

aircraft per month. The total fleet is expected to

double in the coming two decades to more than

35,000 aircraft worldwide.2

The Boeing Company is even more optimistic

about the growth of the market: total number

of aircrafts in service over the next 20 year is

estimated on 43,560. To achieve that number,

38,050 new aircrafts will be needed of which 70

percent is single-aile.3

3 TRAFFIC & MARKET OUTLOOK 2015-2034, BOEING 20152 FLYING BY NUMBERS, GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST 2015-2034, AIRBUS 2015

20-YEAR FORECAST NEW DELIVERIES OF PASSENGER

AND FREIGHTER AIRCRAFT

OLDER, LESS EFFICIENT AIRPLANES REPLACED WITH

MORE EFFICIENT, NEWER GENERATION AIRPLANES

Source: Flying by numbers 2015 - 2034, Airbus, 2015 Source: Current Market Outlook 2015 - 2034, Boeing, 2015

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Passenger air traffic has doubled every 15 year

since the early eighties. Today, solid growth drivers

for the air transport industry are in place, to start

with the economic growth of emerging countries.

With this underlying strength, demand is expected

to double again in the next 15 years. The Airbus

20 year forecast shows an expected average

annual growth rate of 4,6%.

Air travel has proven to be resilient to external

shocks, showing almost continuous growth.

Passanger traffic has increased bij one third since

the 2008 financial crisis, with an annual growth of

5,8% over the last five years. 4

Economic and population growth in emerging

markets will drive air traffic growth beyond

more mature markets. The global share of private

consumption will grow from 31% today to 43%

in 2034. Further more, liberalisation of air traffic

and visa process simplification are stimulating

air traffic growth.

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TRAFFIC WILL DOUBLE IN THE NEXT 15 YEARS AIR TRAVEL HAS PROVED TO BE RESILIENT TO

EXTERNAL SHOCKSSource: Flying by numbers 2015 - 2034, Airbus, 2015

Source: Flying by numbers 2015 - 2034, Airbus, 2015

*RPK = Revenue Passenger Kilometer

* Households with yearly income between $20,000 and $150,000 at PPP in constant 2014 prices

MIDDLE CLASS TO GROW,

DOUBLING IN EMERGING COUNTRIES

Source: Flying by numbers 2015 – 2034 Booklet, Airbus, 2015

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AIRPORT MOVEMENTS

Consequently, the air traffic network is constantly

evolving: more routes, more extensive use of

existing routes and more connectivity. Airport

movements are up nearly 2.5 times in the last

30 years. Indeed, Europe’s largest airports are

facing conditions where it is nearly impossible to

facilitate further growth. Congestion issues can be

prevented only by new, efficient solutions for air

traffic handling and passenger and cargo handling.

FUEL CONSUMPTION

Remarkably, CO2-footprint has only grown with

a few percent since 2000, even though total air

travel has doubled. The fuel consumption per

passenger trip currently is a third lower than in

the year 2000. Therefore CO2 - emission per

passenger trip is also down a third. But this is not

enough. In order to accommodate the imminent

growth in air traffic, ICARE (the Advisory Counsel

for Aviation Research and Innovation in Europe)

set the European targets for 2050 to reduce CO2

by 75%, NOx by 90% and noise by 65%. 5

5 FLIGHTPATH 2050, EUROPE’S VISION FOR AVIATION, EUROPEAN UNION 2011

AVG. NUMBER OF MOVEMENTS PER AIRPORT

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SPACE MARKET FORECAST

Space technology has become indispensable

for citizens (a smartphone uses 40 satellites

a day); for a wide span of economic sectors

(e.g. agriculture, marine, land, air transport,

finance, oil & gas) and for public actors. In

the current information society, we use ever

more accurate and accessible information due

to groundbreaking information technology that

produces a wealth of data.

The European space industry is constantly

challenged at international level with

the emergence of disruptive players and new

forms of industrial organization. Competition

on the commercial markets is growing harsher.

US competitors are challenging European

positions, mostly in GEO commercial satellite

and launch service segments. New mission

concepts and new customers (Google,

PlanetLabs, O3B, OneWeb) are shifting

paradigms in production and system design,

requiring large batch production, series

production of identical units and high volume

production of small satellites.

EMERGENCE OF NANO AND MICRO SATELLITES

New applications lead to new satellite techniques

using larger numbers of smaller satellites, with

smaller subsystems and sensors, that are less

expensive to design, build and launch.

The number of satellites launched each year

has more than doubled since 2010 while

the average satellite mass continues to decrease

each year. This is due to new market entrants

that roll out constellation of small satellites, often

nano/micro-satellites that weigh less than 50 kg,

for civil and commercial use.

HISTORIC LAUNCH AND SATELLITE COUNTS

NANO/MICROSATELLITE LAUNCH HISTORY AND FORECAST

Source: SpaceWorks Launch Report: 2014 Year in Review,

SpaceWorks Enterprises, 2015

Source: 2016 Nano/microsatellite Market Forecast, SpaceWorks Enterprices, 2016

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7 2016 STATE OF THE EUROPEAN SPACE INDUSTY 2014, ASD EUROSPACE POSITION PAPER, JUNE 2015

EUROPEAN SPACE MARKET

Final sales in the European space market went

up to € 7.25 billion in 2014. Direct industry

employment includes 38,233 FTE. The core

business of the European space industry is with

European public customers (more than half of

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THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)

Institutional programs promoted by European

governments represent more than half of

European space industry’s business. With a rough

budget of € 4 billion per year ESA draws up

the European space programme and carries it

through.

EMPLOYMENT SPACE INDUSTRY SALES

Source: SIM WG Position Paper/June 2015, ASD-EUROSPACE, 2015

6 2016 NANO/MICROSATELLITE FORECAST, SPACEWORKS ENTERPRISES INC, 2016

Projections based on announced and future plans

of developers and programs indicate that as

many as 3,000 nano/micro satellites will require

a launch from 2016 through 20226. Although

this niche market in space is still relatively small,

its accelerated growth and its reliance on series

production to lower the total cost of ownership of

space infrastructure costs, makes this segment

a very promising one for the coming years.

DOWNSTREAM

The availability of space (earth observation)

data -indicated as downstream- has grown

astronomically and hence the applications that

became possible with this data. Earth observation

application is a strong growing economical sector

with an estimated turnover in Europe of about

€ 2.1 billion with an annual growth of 7-10%.8

Although still limited in the Netherlands, this

emerging business has the potential to grow to

a substantial part in space industries.

The downstream sector is not part of this

Aero-Space Agenda since it will be covered in

a separate program.

8 AARDOBSERVATIE OP DE KAART, THE HAGUE CENTRE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES, DEN HAAG, 2016

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV, often called

drones) have only scratched the surface of their

commercial potential. Like the internet and GPS

before, drone technology is evolving beyond

its military roots to encompass a broad array

of applications. Putting regulations in place,

will unlock UAV demand in industries such as

construction, agriculture, energy and mining.

Safety bodies like the police and fire departments

are already using the observational capabilities,

adding the government demand to the total

addressable market (TAM).

The efficiency, cost and safety benefits for many

applications drive the core markets for UAV’s:

commercial, consumers, government and military.

The military market is believed to stay the largest

market in the coming five years with a volume of

€ 62 billion. The commercial market is growing

from almost zero today to a TAM of € 18.5 billion

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UAV MARKET FORECAST

The market has been dominated by US companies.

But Europe is catching up. European countries

are expected to spend € 7 billion on procurement

and Research, Development, Test & Evaluation in

2016 through 2020. To cope with limited budgets,

European countries have trended toward joint

development programs.

In commercial business there are many

applications in which drones have proven to

reduce costs, reduce risk of operation and

provide new capabilities. It is clear that drones

have disruptive characteristics, have the potential

to reinvent the way certain jobs are performed,

and are likely to create new profit pools while

destroying others. According to GoldmanSachs

construction (surveying) and precision agriculture

are potential largest markets.

9 DRONES FLYING INTO MAINSTREAM, GOLDMANSACHS GLOBAL INVESTMENT RESEARCH, 2016

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY DRIVEN BY NEW COMMERCIAL

MARKETS

Source: Profiles in Innovation, Goldman, Sachs & Co. 2016

$20,579

END MARKET UNITSAVERAGE PRICE UNITSTAM ($MN)T AM ($MN)

$30,000 44,300 $1,329 372,120 $11,164

$30,000 47,000 $1,410 197,400 $5,922

$1,500 315,000 $473 945,000 $1,418

$50,000 2,465 $123 22,204 $1,110

$50,000 2,400 $120 9,600 $480

$1,000 67,600 $68 264,860 $265

350$50,000 $18 $931,855

259$80,000 518$21 $41

$40,000 -- -- $401,000

$10,000 $41,467 $258,213

452$30,000 707 $21$14-- -- -- -- --

481,293 $3,580 1,823,477TOTAL COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING OPPORTUNITY

GLOBALUS

Construction

Agriculture

Insurance Claims

Journalism

Real Estate

Utilities

Pipelines

Mining

Clean Energy

Cinematography

Delivery

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Joint Undertaking SESAR, a cooperation of

the European Union and Eurocontrol, is

conducting a drone market study. Their estimate

is that before 2035 around 400.000 commercial

platforms of all kind will be in operation in Europe

mainly in agriculture, delivery and public safety.

However, this growth will only be reached if flying

beyond visual line of sight is permitted. This

requires huge steps in regulation, advances in

drone technology and a new European air traffic

management system.

DRONES ACTIVITY IN COUNTRIES

The table below is composed on information

from the regional drone community. Especially

for the UAV ecosystem in Zuid-Holland it is sad

to see that the Netherlands belongs to the most

constrained countries in Europe regarding UAV

regulations. This means there is hardly any room

for new cutting edge development by the strong

knowledge based UAV community.

AUTHORISATIONNECESSARY

BEYOND LINE OFSIGHT ALLOWED

PILOTCERTIFICATION NECESSARY

NEAR/OVERPOPULATION

ALTITUDELIMITATIONS

France No Yes if < 1 km Low Under constraints 50-150m

Finland No With permission Low Under constraints 150m

Ireland No No No With permission 120m

Italy If > 25 Kg With permission Yes With permission 150m

Spain If > 25 Kg If < 2 Kg Yes No 120m

Austria Yes With permission Yes Under constraints 150m

UK Yes With permission Yes With permission 120m

Sweden Yes With permission Low ? 120m

Germany If > 5 Kg No Yes No 100m

Denmark Yes With permission Yes ? 100m

Netherlands Yes No Yes No 120m

Belgium Not allowed

Drone friendly countries Permission based countries Drone unfriendly countries

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The launch may be bumpyTOP 10 CHALLENGESIn order to profit from these developments, production volumes need to dramatically grow while lowering

manufacturing cost and improving product quality. For aircrafts, demands on future carbon foot print,

NOx-emissions and noise production put an enormous strain on material usage, design and manufacturing

quality. For longer term success, new principles on design for manufacturing, on production technologies, on

solutions for efficient maintenance and on business models need to be explored.

AERONAUTICS

The market trends for aeronautics impose serious

challenges to the industry. Moreover, the large

aircraft manufacturers have invested heavily

the paste decades in new highly complex

platforms with time consuming certification

procedures. This leaves little room for innovation.

Yet production rates have to go up fiercely to

answer the market demand. The OEM’s will need

to cooperate with their supply chain to meet these

challenges. Suppliers need to invest significantly in

upscaling and automation of production.

At the same time, competition on the world

market and price pressure on flight tickets are

increasing. Therefore, the total cost of ownership

of aircrafts needs to drop, including the building

cost and operational costs, e.g. for fuel and

for maintenance have to be reduced seriously.

Options include lightweight materials that reduce

air drag and weight as well as smart structures

with sensors included that help to perform only

the essential maintenance as the exact system

status is known. To ensure that future emission

targets are met, more lightweight aerostructures

based on new materials and production processes,

more efficient engines and rotorcraft concepts

and improved new propulsion concepts with

engine-airframe integration need to be developed

and used. Focus is on the development of green

technologies and products such as smart fixed

wing aircraft with adaptable aerodynamic surfaces

and novel materials. But also on more efficient

air traffic handling on airports. This creates

many opportunities for the knowledge driven

aeronautics ecosystem in Zuid-Holland.

SPACE

In order to compete in a world market the regional

space industry in Zuid-Holland is gearing up its

continuous innovation efforts. First of all it is

important to top up national investment in

the optional programmes of ESA. In order to

secure the niche position of the space sector, it

is crucial that the Netherlands (and the region)

carries out a robust space policy. The downward

trend with regard to the Netherlands’ participation

in the optional ESA programmes should be

reversed. As it has now fallen below 2%, the

ambition should be to top it up to at least 2.5% of

the total budget for optional programmes, which

is the least to be expected from the host country

of ESA-ESTEC with 2700 employees.

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Furthermore, a flanking national and regional

policy is required to enable the space sector to

adopt and initiate breakthrough technologies.

Focus must be on the market niches where

the ecosystem can distinguish itself with

breakthrough technologies to strengthen

the market position. These include lightweight

materials, optical instruments, solar arrays,

miniaturization and swarming. And the focus

has to be on cost reduction. This applies for the

commercial market of micro/nanosatellites as well

as for the competitive launcher development in

the Ariane 6 program with industry in charge of

reaching a launching cost reduction of 50%.

Considering a stable public market and a growing

commercial market, there are good opportunities

for the Zuid-Holland space ecosystem to grow

in turnover and employment. New opportunities

will arise with a growing downstream market.

Cooperation between the upstream and

downstream sector could provide new business

opportunities in the near future.

UAV

The Netherlands belong to the most constrained

countries in Europe regarding UAV regulations.

This limits the strong knowledge based UAV

community of Zuid-Holland dramatically in

developing and testing new systems. The regional

UAV-community has an urgent need for a testsite

where testing of cutting edge technology is

permitted. This is priority number one! National

and regional authorities need to work with

the community to set safe and smart regulations.

With all the knowledge on platform design,

software design and sensor development in place,

and with connections to the aeronautics and space

communities, the UAV industry in Zuid-Holland

has all the opportunities to grow into a leading

position in the globally emerging market with

good chances for new employment. Especially

the development of obstacle avoidance

technology can help the mainstream adoption of

commercial drone applications. Therefore sensors,

sensing algorithms and drone design need to

improve to ensure public safety.

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1. How to ramp up production rates, in

aeronautics as well as in space industry,

using new and smart manufacturing

techniques like robotics, M2M-

techniques and IoT, 3D-printing, etc.

2. How to reduce material waste and

product costs using smart engineering,

commercial-of-the-shelf components

and efficient manufacturing processes

3. How to design and apply new

light-weight materials and smart

structures that include sensors,

electronics, logic and actuators in

the materials in order to produce more

sustainable platforms and be able to

monitor health conditions and reduce

operational costs

4. How to implement smart engineering

techniques to reduce engineering

costs and shorten the time to market

of new innovative and sustainable

products and services, using smart

simulation, rapid prototyping and

scaled flight testing

5. How to use Big Data for improved

efficiency in manufacturing, operation

and maintenance, and also to improve

airport efficiency and passenger

experience

10 SHARED CHALLENGES

6. How to deal with rules and

regulations that limit testing,

application of materials and

technologies

7. How to set up shared facilities for

testing and demonstration, either by

opening up existing public facilities or

set up new facilities

8. How to strengthen the cooperation

between knowledge providers,

industrial researchers and startups,

in order to speed up and limit costs

of innovation development processes

and work jointly on more sustainable

products

9. How to involve new disruptive ideas

in to the existing business development

chain of the ecosystem to prepare for

the next societal (and environmental)

and technological changes

10. How to use new business models to

advance the industry and contribute

towards a more fair sharing of profits

within the ecosystem

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A new flight pathJOINT MISSION, CONCRETE PROJECTSAs ecosystems are starting to compete on a worldwide scale, the aero-space ecosystem in Zuid-Holland

needs to pull together and focus on a limited number of challenges where this ecosystem can beat other

ecosystems. To face these challenges, the ecosystem has to grow even stronger.

JOINT MISSION

• To strengthen our knowledge position

by stimulating the scientific collaboration

between the different institutes and

the cooperation between academia and

industrial researchers.

• To improve the knowledge transfer from

research tables to the industrial environment

by setting up fieldlabs and pilot plants.

• To build shared facilities for development

and testing of new technologies and (COTS)

parts, by doing so strengthening the regional

research infrastructure.

• To incorporate regional high-tech SME’s within

the region in a cross-sectoral strategy and

strengthen the cooperation between SME’s,

knowledge institutes and large industries

(integrators).

• To stimulate startups and scale-ups and to

investigate and experiment with new business

models.

In the appendix we present a selection of project

plans that will help to face these challenges and

will help to implement our joint mission in to more

concrete actions. In the figure on the next page

we give an overview of these proposed projects.

PROGRAMMING, FIELDLABS, STRATEGY

The projects and project ideas mentioned in

the next section have many common areas of

interest. We will integrate these and possible

some additional project ideas in a coherent and

complete programme with program lines e.g.

on integration and automation; smart materials

and sensors; Big Data. A central role is reserved

for the Joint Aero-Space Field Lab, a fieldlab

with different joint test & demo facilities, a smart

engineering program, relations with TU Delft

Innosphere, the Aviation Start-up Accelorator and

the Smart Integrator project.

FUNDING

Total investments in the strengthening of

the aero-space sector in the region count up to

about € 75 million. The private sector and

the knowledge institutes will provide the majority

of the investments needed to make a success of

this Aero-Space Agenda. Additional government

financial support is needed for the implementation

of the research programs, the new business

development programs and the initiation of

fieldlabs and pilot plants. We estimate a need for

financial support of € 10-15 million in the currency

of this strategic agenda.

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STRENGTHEN KNOWLEDGE

POSITION

IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER TO

INDUSTRY

SHARED FACILITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT

AND TESTING

SME STRATEGY AND COOPERATION

SME-INTEGRATORS

STIMULATE STARTUPS AND EXPERIMENT

NEW BUSINESS

1. Innosphere

6. FML automation center

2. Start-up accelerator

7. Airport of the future

3. Smart engineering

8. Smart integrator

4. Smart structures

9. UAV development and test site

5. Test center ‘fit for flight’

10. Dutch Optics Center

11. Miniaturization

JOINT AERO-SPACE FIELDLAB

• joint test & demo facilities

• technology development program

• new business development strategy

PILOT PLANT FML AUTOMATION

FIELDLAB RTHA

FIELDLAB UAV (VALKENBURG)

FIELDLAB DOC

FIELDLAB FIT-FOR-FLIGHT

12. Multi Purpose composites automated

factory

PILOT PLANT AUTOMATED

FACTORY


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ALIGNMENT WITH CLEAN SKY

The Joint Technology Initiative Clean Sky 2 is

a public-private cooperation between

the European aeronautics industry and

the European Committee. The program runs from

2014 to 2020. Its goal is to reduce the emission

of CO2, NOx and noise with 20-30% compared

to the current generation aircrafts. These goals

are set and being tested to the ACARE - Advisory

Counsel for Aeronautics Research in Europe -

in relation to environmental goals for 2020. These

new technologies have to strengthen the global

competitives of the European aeronautics industry.

The European Committee has expressed the wish

to connect the regional aeronautics ecosystems

to the Clean Sky 2 program and to realize

more synergy with the European Structural and

Investment Funds, in this case EFRO Kansen voor

West II. This regional Aero-Space Agenda can lead

to establishing a long term cooperation between

the space and aeronautics industry and knowledge

institutes of Zuid-Holland with Clean Sky. Many

projects in this regional agenda are synergetic to

the Clean Sky 2 program and can contribute to

involve more SME’s in the Clean Sky program.

Vice Versa the Clean Sky program can unlock

the European supply-chain for the actors within

the Province of Zuid-Holland through its program

and its involved participants. Furthermore

participation in the Clean Sky program contributes

to further and faster improvement of the research

and development level of the region (in the field of

new environmentally friendly aeronautics products)

and thereby to the strengthening of the regional

aero-space ecosystem.

Via the regular information sessions of Rijksdienst

voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) and

the Clean Sky organization all SME’s will be

updated by the relevant actors of this agenda

(primarily

TU Delft and Fokker) on specific Zuid-Holland

opportunities within the Clean Sky program.

These sessions take place during the launch of

every Clean Sky call or wave.

In the Memorandum of Understanding

between The Clean Sky 2 program and

the Province of Zuid-Holland, that will be signed

on the 1st of June 2016, the purpose and

activities are described and in the MOU

a reference is made to this regional

Aero-Space Agenda.

There are good opportunities for aero-space

projects to acquire grants in three different

regional programs:

1. Kansen voor West II Program (EFRO),

2014-2020. This program focus is on providing

innovative solutions to societal challenges

and needs, including sustainable transport.

The EFRO-budget in Zuid-Holland will be used

in the following subprograms:

• Application of new knowledge and testing

grounds and fieldlabs.

• Proof-of-concept financing (to help SME’s to

survive the proof-of-concept stage).

• Financing innovation for startups and

scale-ups for further commercialisation of

production and sales.

2. Grant program MKB Innovatiestimulering

Topsectoren Zuid-Holland (MIT-Zuid-Holland).

This program is relevant as it focuses on SME’s

inter alia the topsector High Tech Systems &

Materials of which aero-space is a part.

3. The grant program of the Metropoolregio

Rotterdam The Hague. This program supports

the project application activities for innovation

and research projects or so called fieldlabs to

strengthen the regional research and development

infrastructure.

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A safe landingTHE EXPECTED RESULTS

ECONOMICS

Further private and public investment will lead to

more employment and other economic benefits

such as a growth in turnover, GDP and in export

of goods with high added value in the aero-space

sector it self. A total R&D investment of 75 million

euro will lead to an increase of the Gross Domestic

Product (GDP) of approximately 173 million euro10

over a period of 30 years; private investments in

research effort of about 20 million euro will result

in approximately 2,000 additional jobs, mostly in

production and (service) suppliers11. However,

the high-tech top sector will benefit from

the technological developments induced by

the large R&D investments in aero-space.

Automation of small series manufacturing,

development of smart materials and structures

that include sensor systems, use of Big Data for

smart maintenance, airport efficiency and other

applications as well as development of new

business models and organisation structures all will

contribute to a more powerful and professional

HTSM sector in Zuid-Holland. In this way, Zuid-

Holland will contribute more to the national Smart

Industry agenda. This in turn will create economic

growth. As a consequence, the image of

the region will improve which in turn can attract

more companies and talents, thus boosting

the regional economy even further.

The high-tech systems and materials (HTSM) top sector is the largest industrial employer in Zuid-Holland.

Within that sector, the aero-space sector plays a significant role, providing about 20 percent of all

high-tech jobs when including indirect employment. Moreover, aero-space is amongst the industries that

invest the most in research & development, up to 15 percent of their turnover. More than one third of all

employees has a universal degree and around 20% has a higher vocational degree. Private investments

in R&D lead to significant job creation. And each engineer in R&D is supported by at least four to six

employees within the supply chain. Thus, aero-space packs a punch in Zuid-Holland and it clearly has

the potential to grow significantly.

10 DE STAAT VAN NEDERLAND INNOVATIELAND, R&D IMPULS VOOR ECONOMISCHE GROEI, DEN HAAG CENTRUM VOOR STRATEGISCHE STUDIES EN TNO, 201311 BRAINPORT 2020, TOP ECONOMY, SMART SOCIETY, BRAINPORT DEVELOPMENT N.V., 2011

ECOLOGIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS

The benefits of these investments are certainly

not limited to economic effects. The jobs created

will help to battle unemployment and subsequent

poverty, a significant problem in the region.

Also, sustainability is enhanced by a more efficient

(zero fault) production, by implementation of

lightweight materials and low air resistance

structures reducing carbon footprint, by cleaner

engine technology reducing NOx-emissions. In

addition, new observation technology in satellites

and UAV’s will help to find and reduce other

sources of pollutants, will help to make agriculture

more efficient and thus cleaner et cetera.

The availability of affordable earth observation

data from satellites and UAV’s will benefit to

safety from e.g. water and terrorist attacks,

health (through cleaner sky, amongst others)

and mobility. aeronautics and manufacturing

technology are also used in reducing the cost

price of wind energy below grid parity, making

cheap clean energy available.

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PROJECTSHEET 1INNOSPHERE PIONEERING INNOVATIONS POWERED BY AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

A vibrant and inspiring environment – powered by the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering - where companies,

researchers and students generate new ideas, jointly work on multidisciplinary challenges and boost

innovation.

PROSPECTIVE PARTIES

Initiator: TU Delft, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering

Innovation partners: Fokker, Airbus Defence and Space,

Shell, Rotterdam-The Hague Airport, ISISpace, Hyperion,

etcetera Entrepreneurship/Start-ups: YES!DELFT, ESA-

BIC, NAG, Hogeschool InHolland. Knowledge partners:

other TUD Faculties, TNO, etcetera

WHICH PROBLEM DOES THE PROJECT ADDRESS?

Innovation is speeding up (higher ROI) and complexity

is increasing, whereas universities are faced with lower

public financial support and increasing competition in

subsidy programs.

In this light, companies and the AE Faculty have -on

multiple occasions- expressed a mutual interest to

intensify interaction, align agendas, and find new forms of

cooperation in order to boost innovation.

WHAT ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN WITHIN THE PROJECT?

In order to stimulate and facilitate multidisciplinary

cooperation and foster strategic partnerships, the Faculty

of Aerospace Engineering has the ambition to optimize

the innovation ecosystem within and around the Faculty

by creating a favourable environment for interaction,

knowledge exchange and collaboration. The project

consists of several subcomponents that are all tackled

separately with various partners, always keeping in mind

the bigger picture.

WHAT IS THE SUPPOSED OUTCOME OF THE PROJECT?

A vibrant and inspiring environment – powered by

the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering - where companies,

researchers and students generate new ideas and jointly

work on multidisciplinary challenges. This requires not

only one or more physical venues (joint work places and

facilities), but also an activity programme to bring people

together, and supporting cooperation mechanisms.

HOW DOES IT HELP THE REGIONAL ECOSYSTEM IN BECOMING MORE COMPETITIVE?

The project will stimulate and facilitate knowledge

exchange, align innovation and research agendas, create

cross-links between industries, and foster new business

based on cutting edge technology.

STATUS

• Implementation on the way

• Prospective timeline: each subcomponent has

its own timeline. Starting on a project base and

growing towards a self-sustaining, optimized

ecosystem

FINANCE

There is no “overarching” funding strategy. The separate

project components are financed by a.o. AE Faculty

budget, subsidy schemes, public and private investment.

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PROJECTSHEET 2DELFT AVIATION START-UP ACCELERATOR

An inspired start-up center that helps starting entrepreneurs with breaking new ideas that can change

the aviation industry, to set up their business within the aviation ecosystem.

PROSPECTIVE PARTIES

Initiator: NAG (Netherlands Aerospace Group)

In cooperation with: TU Delft AE and Industrial Design,

Starburst (company working with large aeronautics

companies looking for startups fitting in the technology

strategy of these companies), InnovationQuarter (capital)

and large Dutch aviation companies.


Despite the proportionally large aviation knowledge

and education institutes in the Netherlands limited new

startup companies enter the market. New companies

often find great obstacles to enter into the closed aviation

market. Consequently many startups stay too long in

a startup phase. A more successful entry to

the market is possible with customized coaching and

a broad introduction in the regional ecosystem and

European playing field through the connections of

the NAG.


The NAG has closed a cooperation agreements

with Starburst and the TU Delft. The first action is to

implement a study with Starburst to map the startup

landscape in the Netherlands and set up the startup

centre. The next three years of the project, the NAG

works closely with the TU Delft to select promising young

student-entrepreneurs. These startups will be hosted in

the NAG accelerator to prepare them to work with

the Starburst organisation. The NAG looks for contacts in

the international aviation industry and invites the

companies to share their innovation needs with the Delft

startup ecosystem. In this way the startups have more

commercial possibilities and will be more visible for

the mature industry.


After the project period a permanent startup centre

according to the Starburst concept will be active in Delft.

The activities of the NAG are taken over by a group of

aeronautics & aviation (retired) professionals that will

coach the startups and bring to the market.


The Dutch aviation industry is competitive by keeping a

technological lead and needs a strong startup community

to create cutting edge innovations that will help to keep

her position on the world market. Further more through

the customised market approach at least twice as much

startups will be successfully make a market entry and have

more possibilities to scale up. At the end this leads to

more companies in the region, a stronger ecosystem and

more employment.

STATUS

• Project plan ready. Project starts in May 2016

• The first phase ends in June 2016. After this phase

a 3 year project time is foreseen.

FINANCE

The first study is funded by Airbus and the Ministry of

Foreign Affairs (PIB-subsidy). Activities by Starburst after

the initial study are funded by the international industry.

The NAG is looking for reginal funding to support a part

of her activities during the project period.

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PROJECTSHEET 3SCALED AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT AND FLIGHT TESTING

The design and testing of novel aero-space vehicles and its subsystems can be costly and time consuming

when traditional approaches towards full scale development are followed. However, designing and testing

at subscale level and working with remotely piloted aircraft offers the possibility to test configurations,

materials and novel structural designs under dynamic flight conditions that are not attainable in ground

based laboratories. TU Delft initiates a program to develop extremely versatile and high-quality, yet

inexpensive, flying laboratory vehicles that will allow parties to test and develop systems more rapidly

and reduce the time to specific large scale applications.

PROSPECTIVE PARTIES

Initiator: TU Delft

Innovation Partners: NLR, Fokker, Airbus, Dassault,

Airborne, KVE Composites Group and regional

SME’s interested in innovative flight vehicle design,

manufacturing and testing.


The design and test cycle of full scale aircraft

configurations and it subsystems maybe costly

when programs are based on the full scale vehicles

development programs from the start. In many cases

the key characteristics can be evaluated in scaled version.

This leads to significant cost reduction which allows

academic / research institutes and SME’s to contribute

to innovative and efficient future aircraft without the need

for very large investments.


The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering has the ambition

to foster strategic partnerships to maximize research

and development in the area of scaled flight testing

to support aero-space industry in their innovation

effort towards the aircraft of the future. Existing design

frameworks will be enhanced and manufacturing

capability will be developed to support materials

research, robotics, flight test instrumentation and flight

management and control systems design.


An environment will be created in which students,

researcher and manufactures have the opportunity

to develop new ideas and test them in flight under

conditions that are comparable to expensive full scale

flights which are unattainable for most parties.


The project will stimulate cross-fertilization between

the regional aero-space related partners as well as system

developers that have no direct connection to aero-space

yet. Innovative test vehicle developed and flown will

provide great exposure that may foster new businesses.

STATUS

The project idea has been launched and a development

of a project plan is underway. Prospective timeline:

2016 – 2018 development of tools and methods as well

as manufacturing capability. 2018 and beyond scaled

vehicles available for flight testing.

FINANCE

TU Delft and NLR have obtained EU-funding to work

on the development of radical new aircraft design and

the development of flight testing instrumentation.

This project forms a stimulus for further public and private

investment. TU Delft supports the initiation of the project

through its Pioneering Innovations initiative.

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PROJECTSHEET 4SMART STRUCTURES

Eliminate cost for aircraft operators by applying structural health monitoring to lower maintenance cost and

the safety margins in the structural design leading to a lower weight.

PROSPECTIVE PARTIES

Airborne, TU Delft, ATG, AKZO Nobel, Fokker-GKN,

TNO, KE-Works, Global Technics, KVE Composites Group,

GTM, sensor manufacturers in Zuid-Holland, Rotterdam-

The Hague Airport


Aerostructures are designed and maintained with

a (substantial) safety margin. This is the only way to make

flying as safe as it is today. This project aims to develop

technology that will ensure or improve flight safety while

addressing the cost resulting from the safety margins.

The aim of this project is to reduce the safety margins

needed in design, inspection and maintenance of

aerostructures by applying sensor technology. If the

structural integrity is monitored by sensors and the user is

signalled on time that the structure needs maintenance/

repair, cost for redundant inspections and weight for

safety in the structure can be taken out.


The current technology readiness level (TRL) is very low

(estimate: level 2). The technology needs to be developed

to TRL 6 or 7 to be able to offer it in a commercial setting

to the aerostructures supply chain. The following tasks

can/should be picked up in the project:

1. Development, testing and certification of

the sensor technology. University, research

institutes in the lead, commercial companies to

support and review

2. Development of the new engineering, inspection

andmaintenance handbooks

• How to embed the sensors into or on

the structure (lower level sub-tiers)

• How to embed the smart structural parts

into an assembly (higher level sub-tiers ),

enabling easy read-out of the sensor data

• How to transform the data collected into

information that is useful for the operator of

the aircraft, the OEM and sub-tiers to improve

future designs and the handbooks for design,

manufacturing, inspection and maintenance of

the aerostructure (lead to be determined

• Develop new design and stress handbooks,

including process to implement lessons learned

How to collect, distribute and protect the data/

information in practice (Airport, maintenance

companies)


A step change in efficiency of the aerostructure from

design, inspection and maintenance point of view.


If the region is able to offer this technology to the

OEM, the region will be able to secure more business

as this enables the OEM to be more competitive. It can

be expected that the technology must be licensed to

companies outside of the region as well, otherwise

the OEM will perceive the application of this technology

as a too high risk. Licensing of technology will also yield

revenue streams which will support further technology

development and job creation.

STATUS

The project is still in an preliminary phase; ideas need

to be further developed and consortium still needs to

be formed. Developing this technology will take a long

time, large scale introduction is estimate in the first half

of the 2020 decade. Parts of the technology should be

implemented sooner also to grow confidence with all

stakeholders.

FINANCE

To be decided.

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PROJECTSHEET 5TEST CENTER ‘FIT FOR FLIGHT’

Fit-for-flight is a unique open test center dedicated to the environmental testing of miniaturized space

systems in a single integrated testsite where all necessary environmental testing can be executed in one

single location.

PROSPECTIVE PARTIES

ISISpace, TNO, Cosine, Hyperion, TU Delft, different

SME’s in space technology


The small satellite market is rapidly growing and so it

the participation in it from the SME’s and other space

stakeholders in the region. With more flight hardware

being produced in the small satellite range (up to 30

kilograms), there is a growing need for easy access to

dedicated environmental test facilities for such flight

hardware produced by the space companies but also

for testing of small instruments that will be developed

in the Dutch Optics Centre (see projectsheet 10). This

facility has to be able to cope with an annual high volume

of testing activities, primary for space, but also for test

items from aeronautics and defense. This kind of test

center is unique in Europe. The existing facilities at

ISISpace, ESTEC, TNO and NLR are separate exploited

and the access to the facilities is not easy to coordinate

for small space projects and recurring activities for flight

acceptance testing of larger series of products. The lack

of availability of testing facilities puts constraints on

the development of the high-tech systems and especially

the small satellite market in the Netherlands.


We foresee the following actions:

• Set up a requirements document

• Compose a cooperation of interested parties

• Set up a business case and organize funding (public

and private)

• Start implementing the first steps towards the

realisation of a small space systems test facility.


The realization of a test facility ‘under one roof’ in

a cleanroom with test facilities for:

• Vibration testing

• Mechanical shock testing

• Thermal cycling testing

• Thermal vacuum testing

• Mass properties measurements (to determine the

mass centerpoint and inertia)

• Electromagnetic compatibility testing

The test facility can be used on call by the regional high-

tech SME community.


The fit-for flight test facility is reasonably unique and will

be an enormous enabler fort he fast growing market of

small high-tech systems in space, avionics and defence in

Zuid-Holland.

STATUS

Project in development. First projectplan and business

case will be finished at the end of 2016.

FINANCE

To be determined.

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PROJECTSHEET 6FML AUTOMATION CENTER

‘Airbus’ goal for 2016 is to deliver on its ambitious production expansion/ramp-up strategy, setting a

target of delivering more than 650 aircraft to customers during the 12 months. This objective includes the

continued ramp-up in A320 Family production during 2016, reaching an output rate of 50 per month by early

2017 and subsequently going to 60 monthly by mid-2019.’

PROSPECTIVE PARTIES

Fokker, NLR, TU Delft, FML Center, YES!Delft, SME’s, etc.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

High volume production requires a different approach

than aero-space manufacturing is used to. To realize

not only the required output but to achieve a low cost

level, a very high first pass quality level is mandatory.

This means a reliable and robust system with redundancy

incorporated and a very high level of automation needs

to be applied. The automation level combined with the

airworthiness documentation requirements demands

a smart factory approach with a new and different ways

of production steering and administration methods.

The so-called Industry 4.0/Smart Industry facilitates the

vision and execution of a smart factory.

Fokker and Airbus entered the FML Automation project

in 2013. The aim is to save 400 kg (!) of weight on a A321

fuselage and reduce the cost compared to the current

Glare A380 level with 50%.

This can be realized through the effect of combining

panels, a lower material cost and a high level of

automation in sheet metal and-lay up.

STATUS

The Automation project covers Technology Readiness

Level (TRL) 3 until TRL6. After TRL6, the actual factory for

the production volume needs to be developed (if Airbus

implements the FML on the aircraft). Due to the gravity

of the business case multiple partners will benefit from

participation in this never been seen before development

of FML Automation.

The TRL3 demonstrators were realized in cooperation

with various suppliers. For TRL4, 5 and 6 the project

should be extended to a ‘fieldlab’ setting in which

automation knowledge from Universities and suppliers

can be brought together. Universities and Institutes

should contribute to such technology centre to combine

the forefront of automation knowledge and bring it to

the ‘shopfloor’. This covers the automation of production

activities, automated internal transport of parts and

material, but also a full traceability of the production

process in an automated information capture system.

The FML Automation project team is now focused

on the realization of the TRL4 milestone (key feature

demonstration) in November 2016. Based on the Airbus

Technology Readiness (TRL) roadmap a definition of the

TRL4 demonstrators and deliverables is established and

the further development towards TRL5 (sub-component

in a near industrial environment) and TRL6 (full scale in

industrial environment) is sharpened.

Important to notice is the focus of Airbus on the maturity

level and robustness and rate readiness as the moverate

of the targeted aircraft program A320/A321 is still

increasing: up to 700 deliveries in 2020. The discussions

with suppliers have started and a more detailed TRL5 and

TRL6 plan is under construction.

FINANCE

Funding programs which are applicable are both regional

as national funds, with focus on innovation/Smart Industry.

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PROJECTSHEET 7AIRPORT OF THE FUTURE

To set-up a long-term strategic partnership between TU Delft and industry partners, mutually agreed upon

in a joint innovation program, with living lab facilities at Rotterdam-The Hague Airport as a physical venue to

foster (multidisciplinary) cooperation.

PROSPECTIVE PARTIES

Research institutes, airports, airport builders, engineering

& design companies, governments, airlines, communities,

airlines, ATC.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

In March 2016, the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering (TU

Delft) assembled a team that spends one year to build

the “Innovation Airport Program”. The main goal is to

set-up a long-term, strategic partnership between

TU Delft and multiple industry partners around the

“Innovation Airport” theme. Different stakeholders and

research areas will be aligned under a ‘Strategic Master

Plan’ by looking at the airport from a systems approach

(e.g. air-, terminal and landside). Additionally, a living

research and education lab will be created in order to test

and validate research concepts.

Within the Innovation Airport program research institutes

and industry will jointly develop an innovative and

integrated airport concept and hereby contribute to

solving contemporary challenges (increasing competition

and traffic, growth vs. sustainability, safety and security,

mobility etc.)

PROGRAM GOALS

• Stimulate long-term interdisciplinary fundamental

research in close co-operation with industry partners

• Aligning stakeholders: AE, TUD, government,

industry, community

• Establishing research-business partnerships

• Enabling funded research for improved

sustainability, efficiency and connectivity

• Create a living research and education lab for

testing and validation of research

• Boost innovation and economic development

ACTIONS 2016

• A series of interactive consultative workshops and

multiple stakeholder interviews will be organised to

develop the “Innovation Airport Program”, aligning

different research and innovation agenda’s, by

looking at the airport from a systems approach (e.g.

air-, terminal and landside).

• Research-business partnerships will be set-up.

STATUS

Implementation prospective timeline:

• June 2016: Overview of skills and experience

of TU Delft

• November 2016: Consolidated Strategic

Master Plan

• January 2017: Conference and Official kick-off

of Innovation Airport Program

FINANCE

A funding strategy will be developed over the course of

the project.

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PROJECTSHEET 8SMART INTEGRATOR

The main objective is to strengthen the competitiveness of the involved companies in the industrial sector

and encouraging a new generation of companies as Smart Integrator in the field of intelligent systems.

To this end specific technologies are delivered as building blocks for, inter alia, aero-space, maritime and

automotive applications.

PROSPECTIVE PARTIES

Fokker, TU Delft, Airbus Defense & Space, NAG,

InnovationQuarter, KE-works and other SME’s.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

In recent years multiple initiatives were undertaken in

the Netherlands and abroad to develop new materials

and intelligent production processes. A large part of

the developments has been focused on the component

level. Integrating aspects of complete structures and

systems levels have remained underexposed. Composites

provide the possibility of integration of functions such as

structural health monitoring and active components, eg

for flow and load control. This benefit is still underused up

to this date.

The activities include:

• Road Mapping, concept and tool development

• Additional research at universities and colleges

• Experimenting with new concepts in pilot projects

at ‘problem owners’ (OEM partners, cross-sectoral

possibilities)

• Wider deployment via demonstration projects

• Growing SME involvement (facilitating SMEs as

‘solution providers‘ of intelligent systems)

• Setting up a strong cross-sectoral network, of

government(s), larger and smaller companies,

knowledge and educational institutes, which will

benefit the regional eco system

This project focusses on the cluster approach in the value

chain, in which leading and globally operating OEM’s will

bring together talented SMEs and push to accelerate

their growth, supported by the universities. The cluster

consists of a solid core, but will be extended in the course

of the program with new companies and new projects.

STATUS

This project is still in the project idea phase.

FINANCE

The coverage is sought in regional cofounding

instruments (EFRD/EFRO), MIT-regeling for SME’s and

national resources like TKI-toeslag and funding for Smart

Industry initiatives.

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PROJECTSHEET 9TEST&DEVELOPMENT SITE UNMANNED SYSTEM

The goal of the project is to set up a hub with indoor/outdoor test facilities for unmanned systems at a

central location in the Randstad (Valkenburg) to enable companies, research institutes and governments to

stay at the forefront of innovation.

PROSPECTIVE PARTIES

Stichting RoboValley, TU Delft (MAVlab), Leiden Centre

for Data Science, Aerialtronics BV, Delft Aerial Robotics

BV, Ampyx Power BV, ATMOS UAV BV, AGT International,

Gemeente Katwijk, The Hague Security Delta. New

parties are welcome to join the activities that are initiated

with the project.


The Unmanned Systems market is rapidly growing and

consequently an increasing amount of Dutch (SME)

companies and research institutes initiate R&D projects

for new technologies. This applies to the whole supply

chain of Unmanned Systems, e.g. UAV builders and

data driven software/sensor developers. These new

technologies require extensive testing in a controlled

environment, especially autonomous systems which aim

to ‘take the human out of the loop’. The problem is that

no such test & development area currently exist within

the Netherlands. The lack of a dedicated test site

seems to be a bottleneck for further development and

companies might lean towards relocating to other EU

countries which have already allocated R&D test centres

specifically for Unmanned Systems (France, Germany,

the UK).


The main actions within the project are targeted on

realizing the supposed outcome, e.q. the set up of

a joint organisation; the set up of a joint safety system

for outdoor testing; organising joint investment funds

for dedicated infrastructure (as mentioned below) and

implement a R&D-program.


The short term outcome (1 – 3 years) is to offer

a dedicated testsite for UAVs which includes:

• An outdoor safety box for vertical take-off and

landing with multicopter systems;

• An indoor flight arena to test smaller UAV systems;

• A landing strip and dedicated flight area for fixed

wing systems;

• Office space for SME companies in an environment

that is designed to stimulate innovation;

• Shared development facilities like a 3d printer, CNC

machine, windtunnel etc.;

• A flight school for RPAS;

• Data centre to accommodate the processing of high

volumes of sensor data;

Long term (3 – 10 years) outcome might include: Expand

test facilities to other unmanned systems, eg automotive;

Test area for complex scenario’s (pile up car crash,

industrial chimney inspection etc.); Collaboration with

other EU test facilities; Educational programs.


Valkenburg will attract high end technology driven hard-

and software companies to make use of the facilities and

possibly to open up office on the location. Furthermore,

the facility will further push the level of innovation. This

will give the region the edge for becoming a competitive

partner on a European level within the field of robotics.

STATUS

First steps have been made into forming an official

organisation structure to work out the shared goals and

interest of all involved parties.

FINANCE

In the course of 2016 a consortium of SME companies

and research institutes will submit an EFRO grant

application that contains the outlines of this project.

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PROJECTSHEET 10DUTCH OPTICS CENTRE

Dutch Optics Centre is an initiative of TNO and TU Delft aimed at boosting Dutch industry in the field of

optics and optomechatronics to increase utilisation of Dutch science through joint R&D.

PROSPECTIVE PARTIES

TNO, TU Delft, 35-40 companies (amongst others

Airbus DS Netherlands, ISISpace, S[&]T, Hyperion) and

knowledge institutes/university groups and supporting

national and regional agencies.


The world market for Optics is growing with double digit

numbers for many years, and this growth is expected

to continue in the coming years. The Netherlands are

unique in the field of optics and opto-mechatronics, with

a leading position in science and industry. However

the contribution of NL industry in this field is decreasing.


Within Dutch Optics Centre TU Delft, TNO and other

knowledge institutes providing excellent research facilities

team up with a world class manufacturing industry;

producing opto-mechanical components for high-

precision products like satellites, telescopes, microscopes,

inspection instruments. By joining forces in R&D,

developing prototypes and eventually forming product

consortia we create a strong Dutch opto-mechanical

ecosystem that benefits both industry and science.

This initiative is well aligned with the Dutch government’s

ambition for large-scale Public-Private Partnerships and

regional ambitions.


Dutch Optics Centre as a consortium of knowledge

institutes and more than 40 high-tech companies from

all over the Netherlands will result in new product

lines in optical equipment, created by joint research,

development and production; furthermore the research

and education programs in the Dutch Optics Centre will

generate new knowledge and new specialists in optics

and opto-mechatronics.

Activities:

Open research; shared development; product consortia.

Applications:

Spectroscopic instruments for medical applications and

space industry.

Imaging, including active and adaptive optics, for

industrial inspection, astronomy and medical applications.

Nano opto-mechanical instruments for semicon industry,

and bio-nano market.

Nanophotonic systems, including sensors for medical

applications.


Both the regional industry and university will be boosted

towards a stronger role in the international field; in

the industrial consortia the companies will apply cutting-

edge technologies for international customers, and

the research groups will grow and specialize to expand

the leading position in topics such as optical design of

freeforms, spectroscopy, adaptive optics and nano-

optomechanical instrumentation.

STATUS

In 2015 a group of 25 organisations expressed their

support for the Dutch Optics Centre;

In the first half of 2015 an EFRO proposal has been

submitted with one of the goals being the creation of

the Dutch Optics Centre; this proposal has been

approved by the ‘Committee of Deskundigen’ and now

is in the process of being formally kicked off. FINANCE

For the first phases the EFRO project funding will be

applied; investments by all partners and additional funds

from the Ministery of Economic Affairs and STW are

under discussion.

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PROJECTSHEET 11MINIATURIZATION A GAME CHANGER FOR FUTURE AEROSPACE SYSTEMS

PROSPECTIVE PARTIES

Initiator: TU Delft, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering,

TU Delft Space Institute

Public partners: Police, Dutch Airforce, Ministry of

Defence, Ministry of Economic Affairs

Innovation Partners: Agriculture industry, Defence

industry, ISIS, Airbus Defense and Space Netherlands,

Delft Dynamics, Hyperion Technologies, S&T, regional

SME’s

Knowledge Institutes: TNO, ESA-ESTEC, University of

Leiden


Technology advance and innovation offer a quantum step

in miniaturization of aerospace and space systems, such

as UAVs of the size of a bee or satellites of the size of

tennis ball. Making such systems powerful requires

the understanding and mastering of two key aspects:

attitude control using advanced autonomy concepts

for sensors and actuators and micro-propulsion systems

which combine power generation with propulsion

capabilities.


Miniaturization is already a strong focus area of various

research groups at the TU Delft. Within the project,

the ambition is to extend research on smart attitude

control systems and integrated micro-propulsion systems

and embed the research outcome in engineering

developments which will integrate such systems in already

ongoing technology demonstrations - both in the lab and

in representative environments.

Spin-in and spin-out to knowledge institutes, agencies

and industry will be an integral element of the project.


An understanding, modelling and characterization of

current COTS technology and newly developed innovative

concepts is aimed at. Beyond the pure research activities,

their usage and capabilities for highly miniaturized

aerospace and space systems will be demonstrated.


Delft and its surrounding region has a unique, yet

unexplored, capacity to develop into a center of gravity

for miniaturized aerospace and space systems. This will be

achieved by linking players, such as academia providing

highly innovative low Technology Readiness Levels (TRL),

to existing players requiring renewal, and user needs of

the aerospace and space sector in specific projects.

STATUS

• Several PhD research projects are already financed

and starting off. The TU Delft Space Institute,

founded in 2015, can further support the activities.

• The first part of the project will extend towards

2019-2020.

FINANCE

Various funding schemes exist within the university.

Cooperation is already in place and will further be

extended with public and private investment.

Extremely miniaturized Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and tiny satellites with just a few grams will be a game

changer to future Aerospace and Space systems. We focus on two critical enabling aspects for such systems:

Tiny & Smart Attitude Systems and Micro-Propulsion. Miniaturization of Aerospace and Space systems

making use of latest technology advance in the bulk market and innovations from academia will be a game

changer to enable robust, efficient and capable products and services. Examples are extremely miniaturized

UAVs and tiny satellites, such as Cubesats (10x10x10 cm) and PocketQubes (5x5x5 cm). To this end, spin-in

of newest technology, such as systems on chip and MEMS technology in silicon can be utilized to provide a

breakthrough in miniaturization of such systems for increasing societal needs.

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PROSPECTIVE PARTIES

Airborne, Siemens, KUKA, TU Delft, TOPIC, APWorks,

JETCAM.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The aero-space market is a growth market which put

the supply chain under pressure to scale up production

and at the same time reduce cost. The traditional

composites work practices based on manual labour are

not sustainable anymore.

Airborne Composites Automation develops - together

with its partners - low capex, flexible and integrated

automation solutions to meet those demands.


Airborne Composites Automation develops and builds

a cohesive and logical set of building blocks for

automated composites manufacturing. This modular

approach enables the development of customized

solutions for customers.

At the same time Airborne wants to implement

the building blocks in the Airborne Multi Purpose

composites automated factory. In this factory we can

manufacture for different customers a wide range of

product families.


Production cells based upon amongst others Automated

Tape Laying and Automated Ply sorting in an real life

production setting.

The aero-space industry has to cope with scalability & affordability issues. Automation & digitization is key

in achieving this. Airborne designs & build together with partners smart, flexible and integrated automation

solutions.


This initiative will bring in place high value manufacturing

in the region Zuid-Holland.

STATUS

First key technologies like ATL and Ply sorting expected

to be operational Q4 2016. These are the first of

composites automation building blocks to be developed.

FINANCE

To be determined.

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