Organisation Name
Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation
Acronym
ILOT
Country
Poland
Web site
Description of the organisation
Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation – ILOT is one of the most modern research facilities in Europe, with traditions dating back to 1926. Strategic research and development areas of the Institute are aviation, space and defense technologies. It also provides research and services for domestic and foreign industries in the fields of aircraft design, analysis and testing, materials, composites, additives, remote sensing, energy and oil & gas technologies. At present, over 1400 engineers, scientists and researchers are employed by ILOT. Since 2018 we covered over 50 research projects with international Organizations, under Horizon 2020 Program or ESA. Through participation in numerous demanding research projects in aeronautics domain ILOT has a vast experience in manufacturing and demonstrating industrial mock-ups on aircraft level. Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation bases its activities on standards driven service excellence. It holds numerous certificates confirming high quality of research services provided by laboratories. The high-quality actions of ILOT is ensured thanks to the implementation of the Quality Management System, which guarantees that all the fulfilled works are planned, supervised and documented and that all the requirements agreed under contracts are fulfilled and fully correspond with the client’s demands.
Role in the CRYOSTAR Project
Łukasiewicz ILOT will develop composite energy absorbers using advanced thermoplastic composites. As part of the research work, modification of the absorber material and structure is planned, to meet the desired requirements, which will constitute a significant progress in the development of absorber technology used in aviation. ILOT will also be responsible for the design of structures fastening energy absorbers to the tank and fuselage of the test article and will contribute for the instrumentation of the test article. In order to collect the necessary data from the tests, strain gauge measurements, acceleration measurements and image recording by high-speed cameras will be used. ILOT will also participate in drop test execution and monitoring.
Team members involved
Name and Surname
Giuseppe Torre
Position in organisation
R&D manager
Role in CRYOSTAR
Design and certification specialist
Name and Surname
Fabio Ciani
Position in organisation
Senior developer
Role in CRYOSTAR
Developer of the software architecture
Name and Surname
Michele De Luca
Position in organisation
Senior developer
Role in CRYOSTAR
Digital thread developer
Name and Surname
Alessandro Montariello
Position in organisation
Senior developer
Role in CRYOSTAR
Digital thread developer
Name and Surname
Fulvio Petti
Position in organisation
Design engineer
Role in CRYOSTAR
System designer