HBK Aerospace Days 2023

The presentation will provide an introduction into structural testing today and the future challenges arising from the use of new materials and new propulsion technologies. It will show how our latest developments help to address these challenges with special focus on efficient testing and interoperability. Our involvement in a government-funded research programme to accelerate structural testing will also be presented.

Aircraft products are complex, expensive and have a long lifecycle. Development often starts virtually with simulation playing a role in achieving the desired results. However, results still need to be validated by physical testing of prototypes to increase confidence and data integrity before production. The presentation will outline how high-quality, time- and cost-efficient testing is critical to meeting program milestones, and how HBK adds real value to the development and validation process by providing integrated solutions for test and measurement.

HBK offers best-in-class acoustic and structural testing and monitoring solutions throughout the  lifecycle. The same hardware system can also be used with ground vibration testing, condition monitoring, rotating machinery analysis, noise source identification, noise certification, etc.. This session will give an overview about HBK's modular and scalable solutions, which helps to increase the structure’s service life and safety.

VI-Aircraft, an engineering team can quickly build a complete, parameterized model of a new aircraft, easily defining its landing gear layout, wheel arrangement, energy absorption, and other vital characteristics. Learn how Quickly build, test, and refine aircraft landing gear designs, exploring many “what-if alternatives.” A user can,  change a strut metering pin with only a few mouse clicks, instead of waiting for a mechanic to install a new metering pin, as required with physical testing.