LOng Term ARchiving and Retrieval of digital technical product documentation such as 3D-CAD and PDM data (LOTAR) driven by the Aerospace Industry

December 2001 till December 2009

The archiving of product data and making this data available in the event of product liability litigation poses a challenge – and not only with regard to regulatory restraints. The LOTAR project group is playing a leading role in developing a standard for the long-term archiving of digital product data in the aerospace industry. The objective of the project group is to establish methods, processes and a data model for archiving 3D geometry data and product structure information. In order to establish the results as a standard for the European aerospace industry within the EN9300 series as quickly as possible, they will be submitted to the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe - Standardization (ASD-STAN) for publication. Publication will mean that the standard is binding for the entire European aerospace industry.

Development of the EN9300 series: Basic Parts - EN9300-00x   Common Overview, Requirements, Fundamentals and Concepts, Methods, Authentication and Verification, Architecture Framework, Terms and References Q2 2008 Common Process Parts - EN9300-01x   Overview Data Flow, Data Preparation, Ingest, Archival Storage, Retrieval, Removal, Test Suits, Audit Q2 2008 Domain Specific Parts - EN9300-1xx   Geometry Archiving, Fundamentals and Concepts of Long-term Archiving (LTA) of CAx, Explicit CAD Geometry, Explicit CAD Assembly Structure, Geometry Dimensions & Tolerances. Q2 2008 Domain Specific Parts - EN9300-2xx   Fundamentals and Concepts of Long-term Archiving (LTA) of non-geometrical meta data, Part Master Information, Product Structure Information (tbd) Q2 2010 Domain Specific Parts - EN9300-4xx   Configuration Information for Mechanical Products (tbd) Q4 2010

Recommended Practices for supporting implementations and long-term archiving projects for the Common Process and Domain Specific Parts (tbd)

Pilot applications in practice (tbd)

Harmonization activities with the VDA “VDA-LZA” project group, as well as with the AIA and PDES, Inc. within the framework of the IAQG activities

Airbus

BAE Systems

Dassault Aviation

EADS-MAS

Snecma