Recent progress, challenges and outlook for multidisciplinary structural optimization of aircraft and aerial vehicles
G Corrado, G Ntourmas, M Sferza, N Traiforos… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2022 - Elsevier
Designing an airframe is a complex process as it requires knowledge from multiple
disciplines such as aerodynamics, structural mechanics, manufacturing, flight dynamics …
disciplines such as aerodynamics, structural mechanics, manufacturing, flight dynamics …
Analyzing thermal buckling in curvilinearly stiffened composite plates with arbitrary shaped cutouts using isogeometric level set method
B Devarajan, RK Kapania - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper we develop a new simple and effective isogeometric analysis for modeling
thermal buckling of stiffened laminated composite plates with cutouts using level sets. We …
thermal buckling of stiffened laminated composite plates with cutouts using level sets. We …
Multidisciplinary optimisation of aircraft structures with critical non-regular areas: current practice and challenges
M Sferza, J Ninić, D Chronopoulos, F Glock, F Daoud - Aerospace, 2021 - mdpi.com
The design optimisation of aerostructures is largely based on Multidisciplinary Design
Optimisation (MDO), which is a set of tools used by the aircraft industry to size primary …
Optimisation (MDO), which is a set of tools used by the aircraft industry to size primary …
Shape optimization of streamlined decks of cable-stayed bridges considering aeroelastic and structural constraints
MC Montoya, S Hernández, F Nieto - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Structural optimization techniques have the potential to become a powerful tool in the design
of long-span bridges. The search for more efficient and reliable designs involves …
of long-span bridges. The search for more efficient and reliable designs involves …
Non-Conventional Wing Structure Design with Lattice Infilled through Design for Additive Manufacturing
Lightweight structures with a high stiffness-to-weight ratio always play a significant role in
weight reduction in the aerospace sector. The exploration of non-conventional structures for …
weight reduction in the aerospace sector. The exploration of non-conventional structures for …
Free vibration analysis of curvilinearly stiffened composite plates with an arbitrarily shaped cutout using isogeometric analysis
B Devarajan - arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.12856, 2021 - arxiv.org
This paper focuses on the isogeometric vibration analysis of curvilinearly stiffened
composite panels. The stiffness matrices and the mass matrices are derived using the first …
composite panels. The stiffness matrices and the mass matrices are derived using the first …
Structural optimization of internal structure of aircraft wings with curvilinear spars and ribs
A new framework for optimization of the internal structure of transport aircraft wings having
curvilinear spars and ribs (SpaRibs) is described. SpaRibs are parameterized by third-order …
curvilinear spars and ribs (SpaRibs) is described. SpaRibs are parameterized by third-order …
Global-local aeroelastic optimization of internal structure of transport aircraft wing
Abstract The SpaRibs (Spars and Ribs) topology has a significant effect on the structural
strength and stability as well as the flutter performance of aircraft wings. Although it is …
strength and stability as well as the flutter performance of aircraft wings. Although it is …
Sparibs geometry parameterization for wings with multiple sections using single design space
The development of additive manufacturing techniques like Electron Beam Free Form
Fabrication (EBF3) has made it feasible to manufacture aircraft wings with curvilinear spars …
Fabrication (EBF3) has made it feasible to manufacture aircraft wings with curvilinear spars …