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Facilities & Testing

Simulate. Prototype. Validate.
All in one place.

Student in the testing facility

AERIAS is equipped with the infrastructure and technology to simulate, analyze, test, and refine aerospace components, systems, and environments.

Our labs are purpose-built for prototyping, simulation, and real-time testing. From early concepts to complex models, our facilities are purpose-built to help you solve real-world engineering problems, no matter the size of your challenge. Whether you're analyzing engineering issues, testing winglets, or developing cabin tech, we provide the space, tools, and guidance to get it done right.

 

Need a custom test setup?

We can build custom rigs, conduct materials and strength testing, and more, for unique scenarios.

Facilities and equipment include:

  • Reconfigurable full-scale cabin mockup
  • Advanced space dynamics and control test facility
  • Augmented reality motion simulation lab
  • Light disinfection performance test rig
  • Cabin air seeding testing apparatus

 

  • Frictionless space environment
  • Baggage bay test rig
  • UAV development lab
  • Orbiting satellite space communication antenna
  • State-of-the-art numerical modelling and simulation software

 

Laboratory and testing facilities

We offer quick testing and analysis of materials, aerodynamics, and simple structures. Our testing capabilities include:

Student using the subsonic wind tunnel

Large subsonic wind tunnel

Used for:

Measuring aerodynamic performance, sensor performance, and simulating propeller performance.

Specs & features:

  • Test section size: 3 ft by 2.5 ft
  • Maximum speed: Mach 0.2
  • Includes lift, drag, moment transducers
Two students practicing maintenance in the aircraft cabin simulator

Aircraft cabin simulator

Used for:

Research related to cabin noise, local noise cancellation, LCD windows and panels, cabin environment, and passenger comfort.

Specs & features:

  • Configures to emulate Airbus A220 or GE 7500
  • Size: 40 ft by 11 ft
  • Contains galley and lavatory
Structural testing lab used for cable testing

Structural testing lab

Used for:

Testing cables.

Specs & features:

  • 7000 sq ft lab
  • Equipped with a strong floor to anchor structures to the floor for testing.
  • Includes electro mechanical testing machine and in-house additive manufacturing system
Hydraulic testing machine used for reliability and safety

Hydraulic testing machine

Used for:

Testing the reliability and safety of samples.

Specs & features:

  • 50 kip capacity with extensometer and hydraulic grips
  • Capable of monotonic and fatigue loading
  • Includes heat chamber for high temperature testing

 

Large structural testing facility used for testing structural components

Large structural testing facility

Used for:

Testing actual structural components and strain sensors and for measuring structural deflection.

Specs & features:

  • Rigid frame for anchoring hydraulic actuators
  • Size: 7 ft by 10 ft by 20 ft

 

Heat treatment oven used for testing temperature profiles over long periods of time and providing long term heat treatment to various materials.

Heat treatment oven

Used for:

Testing temperature profiles over long periods of time and providing long term heat treatment to various materials.

Specs & features:

  • Two 4 ft by 2.5 ft materials treatment ovens
  • Explosion proof/vented

 

Fatigue shaker table used for assessing the fatigue life of various materials and configurations.

Fatigue shaker table

Used for:

Assessing the fatigue life of various materials and configurations.

 

Flat table (2D frictionless space simulation testbed) used for performing experiments in autonomous inspection, servicing, and assembly of large space structures.

Flat table (2D frictionless space simulation testbed)

Used for:

Performing experiments in autonomous inspection, servicing, and assembly of large space structures.

Specs & features:

  • Large flat table
  • Includes free-flying robotic spacecraft for testing

 

Mixed-reality Immersive Motion Simulation Laboratory (MIMS Lab)

Mixed-reality Immersive Motion Simulation Laboratory (MIMS Lab)

Used for:

Multidisciplinary design optimization for aerospace concepts, aircraft maintenance procedures, transport systems, and training programs within virtual and augmented reality environments.

Specs & features:

  • Enhanced Haptic-Based Virtual Reality Ground Control Station (HVR-GCS)
  • Photorealistic extended reality-based flight simulator for urban air mobility operations 
  • AI-enabled Metaverse campus for immersive training

 

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