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ACC HiCAM Overview Virtual Industry Day Presentation Slides 03SEP20.pdf

Posted: Sept. 3, 2020 • Type: .pdf • Size: 1.03MB

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Summary
This presentation is from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regarding the Advanced Composites Consortium (ACC) Hi-rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM) project. The presentation outlines the goals of the HiCAM project, which aims to enable a 4-6x manufacturing rate increase for composite airframe structures to meet single aisle demand. It discusses the technical content and approach of the project, including system-level requirements definition, concept screening and trades, and model-based engineering tools.

The document also provides an overview of the project timeline, milestones, investment approach, and proposed acquisition strategy, emphasizing a public-private partnership (PPP) model with 50/50 cost sharing.

Furthermore, the presentation details the ACC membership structure, work package formation, cost-sharing details, and intellectual property provisions. It explains that ACC membership is limited to U.S. industry entities and universities/colleges interested in contributing to the HiCAM objectives. The document highlights that ACC members must engage in cost sharing for work activities and outlines allowable contributions from non-government partners, including cash and non-cash resources. Additionally, it delves into intellectual property rights related to NASA-funded cooperative agreements and articles of collaboration governing inventions and data resulting from work activities.

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