Integrated Conceptual Design of Joined-Wing SensorCraft Using Response Surface Models

Abstract

A multidisciplinary conceptual design and analysis of Boeing's joined-wing SensorCraft has been conducted. This analysis was completed using geometrical optimization, aerodynamic analyses, and response surface methodology on a composite structural model. Phoenix Integration's Model Center was used to integrate the sizing and analysis codes found in Raymer's text, "Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach" as well as those from the NASA derived conceptual design tool AirCraft Synthesis (ACSYNT), and a modified Boeing Finite Element Model (FEM). This research demonstrated the utility of integrated low-order models for fast and inexpensive conceptual modeling of unconventional aircraft designs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA461449

Entities

People

  • Josh E. Dittmar

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Design
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Antisubmarine Aircraft
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Engineering
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Swept Wings
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Turbofan Engines
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Research Science/Academic Research