04.2 - Structural Analysis and Design, Structural Dynamics, Aeroelasticity
STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF AN UAV FUSELAGE USING TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION METHODS
D. Andrade¹, W. Corbelli¹, R. Martins¹, R. Queiroz¹; ¹Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Aircraft weight reduction is one of the greatest challenges of the aeronautical sciences, including the unmanned vehicles. This reduction represents fuel economy and better performance.The goal of this work is to present a competitive method for structural design of trusses in a fuselage for the SAE competition using both topology and size optimization