Publication Date:
2013-08-31
Description:
The static aeroelastic performance characteristics, divergence velocity, control effectiveness and lift effectiveness are considered in obtaining an optimum weight structure. A typical swept wing structure is used with upper and lower skins, spar and rib thicknesses, and spar cap and vertical post cross-sectional areas as the design parameters. Incompressible aerodynamic strip theory is used to derive the constraint formulations, and aerodynamic load matrices. A Sequential Unconstrained Minimization Technique (SUMT) algorithm is used to optimize the wing structure to meet the desired performance constraints.
Keywords:
AIRCRAFT DESIGN, TESTING AND PERFORMANCE
Type:
NASA. Langley Research Center, Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Part 1; p 497-508
Format:
application/pdf