04.2 - Aerostructures Design, Structural Dynamics, Aeroelasticity
OPTIMIZATION OF COMPOSITE WING STRUCTURE FOR TILT-DUCT AIRCRAFT CONSIDERING DISCRETE AND CONTINUOUS DESIGN VARIABLES
S.-R. Xu, China; Y.-T. Zhang, China; J.-F. Zhang, China; Y. Zheng, China; Y.-L. Liu, China
This paper focuses on designing and optimizing a composite wing structure for tilt-duct aircraft, involving discrete and continuous design variables. The study is based on a reference aircraft with four tilt-ducts. The optimization process has two phases?The primary goal is to select a structural layout during forward flight and VTOL, minimizing mass while meeting design constraints.