Sizing and control system definition of an intelligent facility for qualification tests and prognostic research activities for electrical landing gear systems

The evolution towards “more electric” aircrafts has seen a decisive push in the last decade affecting both the propulsion components and the aircraft systems. An interesting and fastdeveloping application field of electro-mechanical actuators is that of the aeronautical brakes. The E-LISA research project under way within the Clean Sky 2 framework has the objective of developing an innovative iron bird dedicated to executing tests on the landing gear of a small aircraft transport equipped with electro-mechanical landing gear and electrical brake. The paper details the process required to the definition of such iron bird, with a particular focus on the control system.