Finite Element Modeling and Optimization of Aerospace Structures

This report documents a study made of the optimization of typical aircraft structural components using the Automated Structural Optimization Program (ASOP) described in AFFDL-TR-70-118. The structures examined were a fuselage structure for a proposed space shuttle orbiter and a wing structure for th...

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Main Author: Dwyer, Walter J
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
AERODYNAMIC LOADING
AEROSPACE CRAFT
AIRCRAFT PANELS
BUCKLING
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
DELTA WINGS
DESIGN CRITERIA
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
FUSELAGES
LOAD DISTRIBUTION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
OPTIMIZATION
SPACE SHUTTLES
Unmanned Spacecraft
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Summary:This report documents a study made of the optimization of typical aircraft structural components using the Automated Structural Optimization Program (ASOP) described in AFFDL-TR-70-118. The structures examined were a fuselage structure for a proposed space shuttle orbiter and a wing structure for the same vehicle. Examples are given of practical finite element modeling of these structures.