Omnidea , Lda

Aerospace Technology & Energy Systems

Space @ Omnidea: 2013 technology status, strategy and the future

Company Overview

Omnidea is a Portuguese SME, incubated in ESA from 2003 to 2005.

The company operates in the Space and Energy markets.

Mission & Business Strategy

• R&D in new concepts and solutions.

• License breakthrough achievements.

Facilities

• Offices, Workshop, Electronics Lab. and Hangar

• Access to some of the best Mechanical manufacturing

labs and electrochemistry labs in the Lisbon area

Highlights

We are a debt-free company, export oriented SME (>80% of turnover) and

within the top 10 of Space companies in Portugal.

Staff

• 16 full time employees (more than 25 000 man-hours per year)

• All staff has min. 5-year higher education mainly in Engineering (4 have PhD),

senior staff has international experience

• Staff competences within the company include manufacturing technology,

control and simulation strategies, aerodynamics, inflatable structures, power

electronics and electrochemistry

Staff and Growth

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Networking

Protocols and Research Partners

– IST-UTL (University, Portugal)

– FCT-UNL (University, Portugal)

– LNEG (Laboratory, Portugal)

– DTU (Laboratory, Denmark)

– Zagreb University (Croatia)

– Graz University (Austria)

Aerospace Industry Clients

– European Space Agency

– Astrium Space Transportation

– Swedish Space Corporation

– Magna Steyr Aerospace

Knowledge & Awareness IPR & Publications

– BOREAS Granted at European; US and National Levels

– In 2012 Omnidea filed 8% of Portuguese PCT

– Nearly 20 articles produced + presences at 2011 ESPC

(Nice), SP 2012 (Bordeaux) and SP 2014 (Koln)

– 2 Book Chapters, on manufacturing techniques and

on high altitude wind energy, both in Springer

Events – Hannover Messe 2010

– Paris/LeBourget Air Show 2011

– ASD Convention 2012

Media – Euronews (scheduled)

– RTP (Portuguese Radio & Television network)

– Newspapers: Publico & Diário Económico

Technology Status - Space

Technologies

Inovgas - Weldless aluminium Reservoirs

Single step, Al cold forming, avoids structural

welds and expensive + time consuming NDT

Provides liners for COPV, or tanks for

intermediate pressure; under Astrium’s guidance

it has matured to “TRL 4.5”

MiPRe - Mini Pressure Regulator

200-to-15bar, 25g, pressure regulator For screw-in on M8 bolts, 20mm tall outside head Flow from high pressure to low pressure achieved in

a single stage, through micro-orifice matching

ATTS-MPW

7 series aluminium Metal-Composite transitions Bi-metal transitions (ex: Al-Ti)

Inovgas - Weldless Al Reservoirs

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= 200mm/120mm

AA 6063, 6082 or 7075

0,4L < V < 17L

Cylindrical shape (elliptical

or spherical domes)

200mm tool @ MCG

120mm tool @ IST

• 4,5 tons

• 2,7m tall

• 1250 ton press

• 2,5 tons

• 2,2m tall

• In a 120 ton press

Future capabilities (phase II - 2015)

AA6082, burn-upon-re-entry compliant liner

330mm for sizes between 20L to 80L

10 ton, 2,9m tall automated tool; estimated

min. production rate of 10 units per week

(Space batches) or 5 liners/day (normal batch)

ATTS-MPW: Al- to-Ti connection by MPW

Technology principle

Application

Simulation

Future possibilities

Connection of any conductive metal (outside)

to any metal or polymer (inside)

Tailor made special applications possible with

coil re-design

1’’, 1 ½ ‘’ and 2’’ Al-to-Ti and Al-to-SS standard

transition joints

Project Status & Financing

Technology In

Development Funding

(Agency/Program) Outcome

Inovgas Since 2007

€1,5Mn - ESA (ARTES 5.1 until 2010

ARTES 5.2 since ARTES 3-4 for Qual.)

EM Proto (ARTES 5.2 phase I) EM full scale (ARTES 5.2 phase II)

MiPRe In 2011 €50k

(EC cohesion funds)

25g,20mm long, 200bar-to-15bar regulator

ATTS-MPW

Since 2012 €290k

(ESA -GSTP 5, pot. CCN for TRL5)

Large diameter and thick, port-to-tube, TS

S-SHE Since 2011 50K€ (TRP) Proof-of-Concept

TRL and Evolution • Inovgas – Weldless aluminium liners for COPV use

• MiPRe – Mini Pressure Regulator

• ATTS-MPW– Al- to-Ti Transition Joints through Magnetic Pulse Welding

Phase I (2014)

Phase II (2015)

INOVGAS

(ARTES)

Qual (2016 )

GSTP 5 (2014)

GSTP 5-CCN (2015)

ATTS-MPW

(GSTP-5)

GSTP 5 (2013)

GSTP 5 (2014)

GSTP 5- (2015)

MiPRe

(EC-QREN)

GSTP 5 (2013)

Technology Status - Energy

Project Status & Financing

Technology In

Development Funding

(Agency/Program) Outcome

Energon Since 2013 236K€ (FP7)

250K€ (QREN) Proof-of-Concept/Prototype

Boreas Since 2009 3M€ (FP7)

750K€ (QREN)

100K€ (ESA/GSTP)

Wind Energy Prototype HAP@TRL4 (no PayLoad)

Energon

• High Density Energy Storage, Solid State Elechtrochemical Cell

• Significant Possibilities in remote locations

• Science Missions to Mars with ISRU

Technologies Boreas

• Tethered and hybrid (lift + buoyancy) airborne module

• Works by executing a pumping cycle

• Long Endurance and High Altitude

• Low Size Vs Payload

• Fast and easy Deployment

• Low-Cost

TRL and Evolution • Energon - Carbon Based High Energy Density Electrochemistry

• Boreas – High Altitude Platforms

Science/TRP

(2014)

GSTP/Science

(2016)

Energon

(Science/TRP)

FP7/QREN

(2013)

ESA/EU(2014)

ESA/EU (2016)

Boreas

(EC/ESA)

QREN/FP7/GSTP

(2009-2013)

Omnidea, Lda

Aerospace Technology & Energy Systems

luis.alves@omnidea.net www.omnidea.net

Tel: +351 211913169/917889482

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