Finite Element Modeling and Optimization of Aerospace Structures

Abstract

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0754915

Entities

People

  • Walter J. Dwyer

Organizations

  • Grumman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Bending Moments
  • Corporations
  • Design Criteria
  • Elastic Properties
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Fuselages
  • Mechanics
  • Shear Modulus
  • Space Shuttles
  • Spars
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Structural Components
  • Structural Mechanics
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.

Technology Areas

  • Space