Structural and Manufacturing Analysis of a Wing Using the Adaptive Modeling Language

Abstract

Computerized engineering architectures promise to significantly improve the process for designing complex systems. This paper investigates the application of the Adaptive Modeling Language to the aircraft design process. Models were developed to perform a limited activity-based cost vs. structural performance trade study on wing box. These disciplines were chosen because cost is becoming increasingly important in today's defense environment and it is not handled as systematically as the physics-based analyses by conventional aircraft design processes. Besides demonstrating the feasibility of combining diverse disciplines in a single engineering environment, this paper documents the time savings that can be realized by automating some repetitive design tasks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA416582

Entities

People

  • Alicia Hartong
  • Geetha Bharatram
  • Hilmi Kamhawi
  • Jeffrey V. Zweber
  • Max Blair

Organizations

  • Wright State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Airfoils
  • Airframes
  • Composite Materials
  • Cost Models
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Governments
  • Language
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Vehicles
  • Wing Boxes

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Software Engineering.