24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-1.3.4 (I.L.)

MOB – A EUROPEAN PROJECT ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMISATION

A. Morris, P. Arendsen*, G. LaRocca+, M. Laban*, R. Voss”, H. Hönlinger”
Cranfield University, UK; * Nationaal Lucht- en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium NLR, NL; + Technical University Delft, NL; ” Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt DLR e.V., DE

Keywords: Multidisciplinary Design Optimisation, Design Environment, Computational Design Engine, Blended Wing Body Configuration

An aircraft design and optimisation system is presented which adopts different levels of analysis tools (Low- and High Fidelity) for the aerodynamic, structural, aeroelastic and flight mechanic modelling.

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