26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-1.8.1

AIRCRAFT CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AUTOMATION

K. Amadori, C. Jouannet, P. Krus
Linköping Univ., Sweden

Keywords: multidisciplinary design optimization, CAD, framework, simulation

A novel design framework is being developed to support the initial conceptual design phase of new aircraft and to allow multidisciplinary analysis and optimizations to be carried out. In this work main attention has been paid to wing-box design, with respect to aerodynamic efficiency and loads, and to structural analysis.

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