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RCE

RCE is a distributed, workflow-driven integration environment. We made RCE especially for engineers and scientists to design, analyze, and optimize complex systems (e.g., aircrafts, ships, or satellites) by using and integrating their own design and analysis tools.

Example: The goal is an overall design of an aircraft. For that, engineers from different disciplines, located at different site as well as their tools are required. Usually, the tools are written in different programming languages, have different requirements for the hosting operating system, and must remain on the site, where they are developed.

RCE takes care for the heterogenious infrastructure: Every tool involved is integrated in an RCE instance running on the tool's host machine. The distributed RCE instances are connected to each other and build a peer-to-peer network. From every RCE instance, which is connected to the network, the tools can be executed. With a graphical editor in RCE, the tools are coupled to workflows. The execution of the workflows is controlled by RCE. It manages the executions of the tools as well as the data transfer between the tools. The tool's console outputs as well as the result data are gathered and provided in RCE in appropriate views and browsers at one place.

Optimizing the thermal management system of the SpaceLiner with RCE

RCE has built-in support for optimization, design of experiments, clusters, etc.

For design, analysis and optimization based on the Common Parametric Aircraft Configuration Schema (CPACS), RCE provides special extensions.

Publications

• Seider, Doreen und Niemann, Jan und Joachim, Wend und Andreas, Schreiber (2009) Embedding Existing Heterogeneous Monitoring Techniques into a Lightweight, Distributed Integration Platform. The Third International Conference on Advanced Engineering Computing and Applications in Sciences (ADVCOMP09), 11-16 Oct 2009, Sliema, Malta
• Seider, Doreen und Fischer, Philipp und Litz, Markus und Schreiber, Andreas und Gerndt, Andreas (2012) Open Source Software Framework for Applications in Aeronautics and Space. IEEE Aerospace Conference, 03-10 Mar 2012, Big Sky, Montana, USA.
• Seider, Doreen und Zur, Sascha und Flink, Jan und Mischke, Robert und Seebach, Oliver (2013) RCE – Distributed, Workflow-driven Integration Environment. EclipseCon Europe 2013, 29 - 31 Oct 2013, Ludwigshafen.
• Seider, Doreen und Basermann, Achim und Mischke, Robert und Siggel, Martin und Tröltzsch, Anke und Zur, Sascha (2013) Ad hoc Collaborative Design with Focus on Iterative Multidisciplinary Process Chain Development applied to Thermal Management of Spacecraft. In: CEAS Aerospace Aerodynamics Research Conference (ISSN: 0001-9240). Linköping University Electronic Press. 4th CEAS Air & Space Conference, 16 - 19 Sep 2013, Linköping. ISBN 78-91-7519-519-3. ISSN 0001-9240
• Ciampa, Pier Davide und Zill, Thomas und Nagel, Björn (2013) A Hierarchical Aeroelastic Engine for the Preliminary Design and Optimization of the Flexible Aircraft. In: 54th AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference (AIAA 2013-1820). 54th AIAA/ASM/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, 08-11 Apr 2013, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
• Ciampa, Pier Davide und Nagel, Björn und La Rocca, Gianfranco (2013) Preliminary Design for Flexible Aircraft in a Collaborative Environment. 4th CEAS Air & Space Conference, 16-19 Sep 2013, Linköping, Sweden
• Ciampa, Pier Davide und Nagel, Björn und Meng, Pengfei und Zhang, Mengmeng und Rizzi, Arthur (2013) Modeling for physics based aircraft predesign in a collaborative environment. 4th CEAS Air & Space Conference, 16-19 Sep 2013, Linköping, Sweden
• Tröltzsch, Anke (2013) Constrained DFO for Multidisciplinary Design Optimization. In: CERFACS seminar. CERFACS scientific seminar, 19.09.2013, Toulouse, Frankreich.
• Zur, Sascha und Tröltzsch, Anke (2014) Optimization of the DLR SpaceLiner inside the integration environment RCE. In: Engineering Optimization 2014, 1, Seiten 757-761. CRC Press 2014. EngOpt 2014, Lissabon. ISBN 978-1-138-02725-1
• Führer, Tanja und Görtz, Stefan und Abu-Zurayk, Mohammad und Ilic, Caslav und Keye, Stefan und Banavara, Nagaraj und Kruse, Martin und Brodersen, Olaf und Liepelt, René und Becker, Richard-Gregor und Bach, Tobias und Jepsen, Jonas und Ciampa, Pier Davide und Kohlgrüber, D. und Scherer, Julianund Kier, Thiemo und Leitner, Martin und Siggel, Martin (2014) Entwicklung einer Softwareplattform für die Multidisziplinäre Optimierung eines Gesamtflugzeugs. 63. Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2014, 16.-18. Sept. 2014, Augsburg, Deutschland.
• Seider, Doreen (2014) Open Source Framework RCE: Integration, Automation, Collaboration. 4th Symposium on Collaboration in Aircraft Design, 26.-28. Nov. 2014, Toulouse
• Gu, Xiangyu und Ciampa, Pier Davide und Nagel, Björn (2015) An automated CFD analysis workflow in overall aircraft design applications. 5th CEAS Air & Space Conference, 7-11 Sep 2015, Delft, Netherlands
• Shiva Prakasha, Prajwal und Ciampa, Pier Davide (2016) Assessment of airframe-subsystems synergy on overall aircraft performance in a Collaborative Design Environment. AIAA AVIATION 2016, 11-17 June 2016, Washington DC, USA