Structural sizing for the weight estimation of a very light aircraft wing

The design process is no longer a trial-and-error procedure due to the introduction of computer-aided tools and optimization techniques. The product development process is therefore accelerated, allowing to produce more in a relatively lesser time. Moreover, the best possible design, with regard to the performance, can hence be obtained. When applied to the design of an aircraft wing, the optimization objective is usually to minimize the structural weight under failure-based constraints. This paper presents an optimization strategy that allows the determination of the wing surface structural thicknesses corresponding to the minimal weight while keeping the structure safe in terms of strength and buckling. This strategy is applied for the wing sizing process of a new two-seater very light aircraft, currently under development. The design process goes through geometric modeling, aerodynamic calculations using vortex lattice method, and finite element modeling. Structural optimization is performed within MATLAB, and is based on the automatic execution of the finite element solver MSC.NASTRAN.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1177/0954410018774118
• Record URL:
  • https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0954410018774118
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/19966973
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Ltd.
• Authors:
  • Benaouali, Abdelkader
  • 0000-0001-8012-879X
  • Rogólski, Robert
  • Kachel, Stanislaw
• Publication Date: 2018-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 2681-2687
• Serial:
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
  • Volume: 232
  • Issue Number: 14
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0954-4100
  • EISSN: 2041-3025
  • Serial URL: http://pig.sagepub.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft structural components; Estimating; Optimization; Size; Small aircraft; Vehicle design; Vehicle weight; Wings (Aircraft)
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01689890
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 2018 10:59AM