A Fixed-Wing Aircraft Simulation Tool for Improving the efficiency of DoD Acquisition

Abstract

The HPCMP CREATETM-AV Kestrel software product is a modularized, multi-disciplinary fixed-wing virtual aircraft simulation tool incorporating aerodynamics, structural dynamics, kinematics, and kinetics. Kestrel allows crossover between simulation of aerodynamics, dynamic stability and control, structures, propulsion, and store separation. The current version of Kestrel is being used extensively in the government aircraft acquisition process, and is being evaluated by industry for suitability to aircraft acquisition. Current capability is demonstrated for a maneuvering aircraft coupled with control surface movements, aeroelastic effects, stores separation, and cargo deployment. Future capabilities are also discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 05, 2015
Accession Number
ADA625553

Entities

People

  • David R. Mcdaniel
  • Scott A. Morton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Configuration Management
  • Control Surfaces
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Simulations
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Structural Components
  • Xml

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)