Main outcomes of programs studied in the paper and source of data
| CoPS programs in different TRL ranges | Program outcomes | Source of data |
|---|---|---|
| Low TRL projects (NFFP programs) | KTH and LiU gained coordination roles for EU framework program projects partly based on NFFP achievements and improved international recognition | Funding Agency (VINNOVA reports) |
| Increased attractiveness for more research funding from financial organizations. For GKN, the competence acquired from the 12 projects in NFFP1 to NFFP3 resulted in five additional projects in NFFP4 | ||
| NFFP1 to NFFP4 resulted in five spin-off companies, with about 65 employees, many of whom worked on demonstrator programs such as FLUD and GF DEMO | ||
| More students are choosing flight-related programs at graduate level. LiU increased its international attractiveness and reputation by receiving more foreign students to study in the aerospace field | ||
| Up to NFFP5, the program produced 75 doctors, of whom 68 (91%) still operate in Sweden. Of these, 21 went to work for Saab and GKN and 26 remained at universities and institutes | ||
| “…if we go back years ago, large companies were responsible for all the inventions and R&D. Today there are small companies out there conducting very interesting R&D… Many of them started from universities in low TRL programs” | SMEs (Aerospace Cluster Sweden Chair’s quote) | |
| “We have our aeronautic program and that is more stable now with like 28 students this year in aeronautic engineering. I think we wouldn’t have that if we didn’t have this research program [NFFP]” | University (LiU Professor’s quote) | |
| “Some of the development methods that we’re using… processes that we’re using in Gripen E were developed through this kind of industry-university collaboration ten years ago, so that kind of process development that was done previously in NFFP programs maybe six, ten years ago, we can now see being part of the development process and we are also trying to show that in different ways in these kinds of agendas” | Hub Firm (Saab Manager’s quote) | |
| “It is very important for us to work together with the European Aviation Agenda (ACARE) in order to make sure we don’t have national goals in disagreement with the international goals…we make sure that we align the NRIA in terms of environmental goals, time lines etc.” | INNOVAIR (Director’s quote) | |
| “NFFP was always the basic mechanism for us to fund university research at low TRL, and the main focus is to produce technical doctors in areas where we need them for industrial purposes” | ||
| Medium TRL projects (FLUD, GF DEMO, CLEAN SKY and MIDCAS) | In one of FLUD’s subprojects, Saab achieved TRL 3 in a vehicle cooling system. This result enabled Saab to be the working package leader in Clean Sky, aiming to achieve TRL 4–5 for this same technology | Funding Agency (VINNOVA reports) |
| In one of FLUD’s subprojects, Saab developed a technology demonstrator for UAVs to “detect and avoid”. Specifically, Saab has received a coordinator role in the multiparty MIDCAS consortium, with 13 participating partners, to further develop this technology | ||
| In one of FLUD’s subprojects, Saab developed a hardware computer system that simulates critical flight functions with high reliability. This project has reached TRL 5 and it was used in other projects, including nEUROn and SKELDAR | ||
| “Clearly, SMEs don’t have the same resources, they don’t have experience of writing research proposals and frequently they don’t even have personal who are really competent to handle research issues, so because of this we started a special support system for SMEs for them to be involved in higher TRLs.” | Industrial Group (INNOVAIR Chair’s quote) | |
| High TRL projects (Gripen) | “We have learned manufacturing technologies in nEUROn that we have used in Gripen E, for instance…” | Hub Firm (Saab Manager’s quote) |
| “Several results from medium TRL programs have been incorporated in technologies for the Gripen NG program, such as flight control systems, G-force impact, cockpit design, simulation systems, composite materials, helmet systems, HDMI displays, voice recognition etc.” | Funding Agency (VINNOVA reports) |
| CoPS programs in different TRL ranges | Program outcomes | Source of data |
|---|---|---|
| Low TRL projects (NFFP programs) | KTH and LiU gained coordination roles for EU framework program projects partly based on NFFP achievements and improved international recognition | Funding Agency (VINNOVA reports) |
| Increased attractiveness for more research funding from financial organizations. For GKN, the competence acquired from the 12 projects in NFFP1 to NFFP3 resulted in five additional projects in NFFP4 | ||
| NFFP1 to NFFP4 resulted in five spin-off companies, with about 65 employees, many of whom worked on demonstrator programs such as FLUD and GF DEMO | ||
| More students are choosing flight-related programs at graduate level. LiU increased its international attractiveness and reputation by receiving more foreign students to study in the aerospace field | ||
| Up to NFFP5, the program produced 75 doctors, of whom 68 (91%) still operate in Sweden. Of these, 21 went to work for Saab and GKN and 26 remained at universities and institutes | ||
| “…if we go back years ago, large companies were responsible for all the inventions and R&D. Today there are small companies out there conducting very interesting R&D… Many of them started from universities in low TRL programs” | SMEs (Aerospace Cluster Sweden Chair’s quote) | |
| “We have our aeronautic program and that is more stable now with like 28 students this year in aeronautic engineering. I think we wouldn’t have that if we didn’t have this research program [NFFP]” | University (LiU Professor’s quote) | |
| “Some of the development methods that we’re using… processes that we’re using in Gripen E were developed through this kind of industry-university collaboration ten years ago, so that kind of process development that was done previously in NFFP programs maybe six, ten years ago, we can now see being part of the development process and we are also trying to show that in different ways in these kinds of agendas” | Hub Firm (Saab Manager’s quote) | |
| “It is very important for us to work together with the European Aviation Agenda (ACARE) in order to make sure we don’t have national goals in disagreement with the international goals…we make sure that we align the NRIA in terms of environmental goals, time lines etc.” | INNOVAIR (Director’s quote) | |
| “NFFP was always the basic mechanism for us to fund university research at low TRL, and the main focus is to produce technical doctors in areas where we need them for industrial purposes” | ||
| Medium TRL projects (FLUD, GF DEMO, CLEAN SKY and MIDCAS) | In one of FLUD’s subprojects, Saab achieved TRL 3 in a vehicle cooling system. This result enabled Saab to be the working package leader in Clean Sky, aiming to achieve TRL 4–5 for this same technology | Funding Agency (VINNOVA reports) |
| In one of FLUD’s subprojects, Saab developed a technology demonstrator for UAVs to “detect and avoid”. Specifically, Saab has received a coordinator role in the multiparty MIDCAS consortium, with 13 participating partners, to further develop this technology | ||
| In one of FLUD’s subprojects, Saab developed a hardware computer system that simulates critical flight functions with high reliability. This project has reached TRL 5 and it was used in other projects, including nEUROn and SKELDAR | ||
| “Clearly, SMEs don’t have the same resources, they don’t have experience of writing research proposals and frequently they don’t even have personal who are really competent to handle research issues, so because of this we started a special support system for SMEs for them to be involved in higher TRLs.” | Industrial Group (INNOVAIR Chair’s quote) | |
| High TRL projects (Gripen) | “We have learned manufacturing technologies in nEUROn that we have used in Gripen E, for instance…” | Hub Firm (Saab Manager’s quote) |
| “Several results from medium TRL programs have been incorporated in technologies for the Gripen NG program, such as flight control systems, G-force impact, cockpit design, simulation systems, composite materials, helmet systems, HDMI displays, voice recognition etc.” | Funding Agency (VINNOVA reports) |
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