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Making a step change in the way modelling & simulation is performed to make the product development cycle more efficient for everyone.

Making a step change in the way modelling & simulation is performed to make the product development cycle more efficient for everyone.
“Design driven by simulation” in the earlier phases, transitioning towards “Design validated by simulation” in the later test and certification phase of the development lifecycle.
The new challenges are to better anticipate the behavioural characteristics of the aircraft earlier.

Lastest News

CRESCENDO Forum
12-12-2011

The CRESCENDO project will be holding a public Forum event from the 19th to the 21st June 2012 at the Meteo France...More >

CRESCENDO at AERODAYS 2011
24-05-2011

CRESCENDO was presented at AERODAYS 2011 (...More >

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MSC.Software joins European Aeronautics R&D project CRESCENDO.
15-12-2010

The project focuses on the development of what is referred to as the...More >

CIMNE involvement in CRESCENDO project
15-12-2010

CRESCENDO, which stands for Collaborative Robust Engineering using Simulation...More >

LTU contributes to improving efficiency of the European aircraft industry. The...More >

Eurostep participates in the European aircraft industry R&D project...More >

- Welcome to the CRESCENDO website!

In today’s context of strong competitiveness, European aircraft, engine and equipment manufacturers are facing greater challenges than ever before. The market demands that more complex products be developed with shorter lead times and more cost effectiveness while using evolving business models involving multiple organisations.

Important step changes are required in Modelling, Simulation and Virtualisation capabilities in order to:

Improve maturity at Entry Into Service by simulating the business process in the early phases in order to limit surprises such as rework and delays and in the development phase to allow faster integration of functional evolution and faster and less expensive ‘make and test’.
Improve engineering efficiency and agility through the capacity to reconfigure and redefine products with a high level of functional complexity, according to customer requirements.
Better translate customer requirements through the upstream assessment of technical feasibility using a simulation approach and explicitly linking customer needs and technical requirements or market evolution and changing requirements from the client.

Collaborative and Robust Engineering using Simulation Capability Enabling Next Design Optimisation” (CRESCENDO) is an EU co-funded R&T project with a 55 M€ budget, launched in May 2009. The project is led by Airbus and brings together 59 organisations from 13 different countries, including major aeronautics industry companies, service and IT solution providers, research centres and academic institutions.

The ambition of the consortium is to make a step change in the way that Modelling and Simulation activities are carried out, by multi-disciplinary teams working as part of a collaborative enterprise, in order to develop new aeronautical products in a more cost and time efficient manner.