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Multi-level perspectives with technology readiness measures for aviation innovation
Authors:Hiroko Nakamura  Yuya Kajikawa  Shinji Suzuki
Affiliation:1. Center for Aviation Innovation Research, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
2. Institute of Engineering Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
3. Graduate School of Innovation Management, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
4. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract:Sustainability science requires the development of a theoretical framework to understand, analyze, and design innovation to solve social, economic, and environmental issues. This paper extends the framework of multi-level perspectives (MLP) by introducing a technology readiness level (TRL), and analyzes the innovation of the advanced turboprop (ATP) engine in the aviation industry, also known as a propfan or an open rotor engine, which is one of the most promising engine innovations expected to mitigate climate change. The concept of TRL was introduced to explain the mechanisms of ATP failure in the late 1980s as well as the transition of the geared turbofan (GTF). In this paper, we discuss why ATP and GTF faced different fates although both were developed under the same landscape in the aviation industry. We also discuss the different roles of the socio-technical regime, such as uneven and dynamic opportunity windows, technological readiness, niche stock, institutional support of export products, and the risk of a ‘launch’ customer, at different TRLs. As illustrated in this paper, MLP with TRL is expected to facilitate future interdisciplinary collaboration between social scientists and engineers, and also transdisciplinary expertise between academia and practitioners by supporting analysis and design of the industry’s transition toward a more environmentally friendly regime as well as its effective management.
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