Altair Case Studies Talaria: Revolutionizing Personal Air Mobility with IoT and Simulation

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Talaria: Revolutionizing Personal Air Mobility with IoT and Simulation

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Technology Category	Sensors - Air Pollution Sensors Sensors - Environmental Sensors
Applicable Industries	Aerospace Automotive
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Additive Manufacturing Rapid Prototyping
Services	Training
Challenge	Talaria, a startup founded by students at the Delft University of Technology, is developing new airborne solutions for Personal Air Mobility (PAM). The team is working on an electrically driven PAM that can take-off and land vertically in urban environments. The main challenges faced by the team were weight reduction and speeding up the production process. The weight of all components has a significant impact on flight performance and the flying range. Therefore, Talaria aimed to optimize the hubs of four rotor blades to reduce the overall weight of the device. The challenge was to reduce the weight and number of unique components, while ensuring feasibility and safety in a quicker production process. The chosen manufacturing method was 3D printing, which presented a unique challenge because this is not common practice in the aviation industry for critical components. Read More
About Customer	Talaria is a startup founded by students at the Delft University of Technology. The team is developing new airborne solutions to accommodate one or more persons for air travel. These solutions include large drones, small helicopters, airplanes, and flying cars. The idea for Talaria’s Individual Air Mobility project began at the end of 2017 when founder Philipp Essle heard about the Boeing GoFly competition which rewarded the best designs for a one-person aircraft. Today, the Talaria team has around 18 students from Delft Technical University and is supported by many sponsors invested in the potential of this revolutionary project. Read More
Solution	Talaria used Altair Inspire, a simulation technology, to overcome their challenges. They first designed the basic geometry of all the components with a 3D CAD program. Using Altair Inspire, they checked whether material and weight could be reduced through topology optimization. This approach resulted in a significant 1.5-kilogram weight reduction of the rotor hubs. In close cooperation with Additive Industries and Altair, Talaria explored the applications of 3D printing. This manufacturing method is the key to lean production, especially when combined with simulation technology. The Talaria engineers carried out several simulations using Altair Inspire to optimize the geometry, weight, and strength of the rotor hubs. As a result, they were able to reduce the weight by 1.5 kilograms and save 50 percent on the volume and number of unique components. This also simplified and sped up the design and production process with 3D printing. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Sensors - Air Pollution Sensors

Sensors - Environmental Sensors

Applicable Industries

Aerospace

Automotive

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Additive Manufacturing

Rapid Prototyping

Services

Training

Challenge

Talaria, a startup founded by students at the Delft University of Technology, is developing new airborne solutions for Personal Air Mobility (PAM). The team is working on an electrically driven PAM that can take-off and land vertically in urban environments. The main challenges faced by the team were weight reduction and speeding up the production process. The weight of all components has a significant impact on flight performance and the flying range. Therefore, Talaria aimed to optimize the hubs of four rotor blades to reduce the overall weight of the device. The challenge was to reduce the weight and number of unique components, while ensuring feasibility and safety in a quicker production process. The chosen manufacturing method was 3D printing, which presented a unique challenge because this is not common practice in the aviation industry for critical components.

About Customer

Talaria is a startup founded by students at the Delft University of Technology. The team is developing new airborne solutions to accommodate one or more persons for air travel. These solutions include large drones, small helicopters, airplanes, and flying cars. The idea for Talaria’s Individual Air Mobility project began at the end of 2017 when founder Philipp Essle heard about the Boeing GoFly competition which rewarded the best designs for a one-person aircraft. Today, the Talaria team has around 18 students from Delft Technical University and is supported by many sponsors invested in the potential of this revolutionary project.

Solution

Talaria used Altair Inspire, a simulation technology, to overcome their challenges. They first designed the basic geometry of all the components with a 3D CAD program. Using Altair Inspire, they checked whether material and weight could be reduced through topology optimization. This approach resulted in a significant 1.5-kilogram weight reduction of the rotor hubs. In close cooperation with Additive Industries and Altair, Talaria explored the applications of 3D printing. This manufacturing method is the key to lean production, especially when combined with simulation technology. The Talaria engineers carried out several simulations using Altair Inspire to optimize the geometry, weight, and strength of the rotor hubs. As a result, they were able to reduce the weight by 1.5 kilograms and save 50 percent on the volume and number of unique components. This also simplified and sped up the design and production process with 3D printing.

Impact #1	The use of Altair Inspire and 3D printing significantly improved Talaria's production process. The intuitive user experience of Altair Inspire made it easy for Talaria to apply the software to solve its challenges and to design the product. The team was able to carry out several simulations to optimize the geometry, weight, and strength of the rotor hubs. This not only resulted in weight reduction and savings on the volume and number of unique components but also simplified and sped up the design and production process. The success of this project has led to the decision to continue using Altair Inspire in future projects, proving the software solution to be a major asset in helping Talaria reach new heights.

Impact #1

The use of Altair Inspire and 3D printing significantly improved Talaria's production process. The intuitive user experience of Altair Inspire made it easy for Talaria to apply the software to solve its challenges and to design the product. The team was able to carry out several simulations to optimize the geometry, weight, and strength of the rotor hubs. This not only resulted in weight reduction and savings on the volume and number of unique components but also simplified and sped up the design and production process. The success of this project has led to the decision to continue using Altair Inspire in future projects, proving the software solution to be a major asset in helping Talaria reach new heights.

Benefit #1	1.5 kilograms weight reduction
Benefit #2	50% saving on the number of unique components and volume
Benefit #3	Simplified and sped up the production process with 3D printing

Benefit #1

1.5 kilograms weight reduction

Benefit #2

50% saving on the number of unique components and volume

Benefit #3

Simplified and sped up the production process with 3D printing

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Talaria: Revolutionizing Personal Air Mobility with IoT and Simulation

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