Siemens is software of choice for electric aircraft maker

Swedish electric aeroplane maker Heart Aerospace has selected the Capital software portfolio from Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio of software and services to support its design, development and certification of zero-emission electric aircraft. Siemens’ Capital will provide electrical and electronic (E/E) system design and support as Heart Aerospace addresses the market and regulatory demands of escalating performance and commercial certification requirements.

As part of the extensive electrification in these aircraft, Heart Aerospace must address the complexity of the Electrical Wiring Interconnect System (EWIS) while also managing electrical system compliance risk. A key reason for selecting the Capital software from Siemens was the Capital tool’s strong compliance functionality, which can help Heart Aerospace leverage automation and digital data continuity to facilitate faster regulatory compliance.

“Heart Aerospace’s adoption of Capital from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio gives them the advantage inherent in digitalised E/E system development out of the starting gate,” said Anthony Nicoli, Senior Director for Aerospace & Defense, Siemens Digital Industries Software.

“To successfully compete for air transport routes, eAircraft must achieve demanding performance goals using fully certified, power- and weight-optimised E/E systems. Siemens is excited to help Heart Aerospace accelerate aircraft design to meet both performance and certification requirements,” he said.

“As a young company with a new project, Heart Aerospace decided to adopt Capital software, which was the only tool we evaluated that supports creation of electrical and avionic system deliverables and seamlessly flows them downstream into the physical products of the EWIS for each development phase,” said John Rader, Section Lead Electrical Wiring Interconnect System (EWIS) Engineer, Heart Aerospace.

“The improvement in workflow, especially when considering that configuration management within Capital is both strong and intuitive, allows focus on the engineering and not the tool. With sophisticated additional analysis models such as voltage drop calculation and the great support available, Heart Aerospace is confident we made the best choice.”

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