DOMMINIO is an EU-funded collaborative research project focused on the development of an innovative digital methodology to design, manufacture, maintain, and pre-certify multifunctional and intelligent airframe parts.

In the last few decades, the aeronautical industry has experienced a drastic transformation in the manufacturing philosophy in response to the growth of aircraft production (by 60% in the last ten years). At the same time, there is a transition to the usage of advanced composite materials due to their lightweight properties, strength, and durability. The usage of such novel advanced materials, together with the increased aircraft productivity and performance, increase the challenges in the design and manufacturing of cost-effective aircraft structures and components, allowing weight and fuel consumption reduction, shorter manufacturing cycles, and increased energy efficiency in aircraft fabrication