RECONFIGURE FP7 project preliminary results and contributions

This paper presents an overview of the preliminary results and contributions of the European Union 7th Framework Program (FP7) project RECONFIGURE (REconfiguration of CONtrol in Flight for Integral Global Upset REcovery). The RECONFIGURE project ran from January 2013 to June 2016, with the aim to investigate and develop advanced aircraft Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) technologies, for onboard Fault Detection and Diagnosis (FDD) and Fault Tolerant Control (FTC), that facilitate the automated handling of off-nominal events and optimize the aircraft status and flight. These technology developments will extend the operation of the current GNC functionalities that assist the pilot and optimize the aircraft performance in off-nominal events. The paper presents the employed design, development and validation approach of the project for the industrial and academic partners, describes the industrial benchmark (fault scenarios and aircraft model) and the Verification and Validation (V&V) facilities and processes employed in the project, provides an overview of the test results in the different facilities, and presents a preliminary assessment of achievements of the project.