24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-7.7.R.1

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYNAMEC A DESIGN TOOL FOR AERONAUTICAL MECHANISMS APPLIED TO LEADING EDGE DEVICES

J. P. Fielding, V. Lajux
School of Engineering, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Beds. MK43 0AL United Kingdom

Keywords: mechanism design, leading-edge design

This paper present the development and use of the SYNAMEC design methodology applied to the design of leading-edge mechanisms, this methodology allows designers and engineers to create new mechanisms in 2 dimensions by using a simplified and automated design process.

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