27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-9.1.1

A MULTI-BODY APPROACH TO AIRCRAFT DYNAMIC GROUND LOADS COMPUTATION

V. Sohoni, F. Engelsen*, J. Wang
MSC.Software Corp, USA; *The Boeing Company, USA

Keywords: multi-body, aeroelasticity, trim, aircraft, dynamics

Dynamic ground loads on aircraft components due to maneuvers such as landing and taxi are traditionally computed using finite element or proprietary dynamics codes. This paper presents an alternative general purpose multi-body dynamics based approach that provides a platform for seamless integration of multi-disciplinary aircraft sub-systems for ground loads computation.

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