A multidisciplinary design optimization advisory system for aircraft design

This paper presents the status of development of an MDO advisory system, coupled to an optimization configurator for a process integration and design optimization (PIDO) system. This advisory system can support non-experts in the application of MDO by giving advice on the type of MDO architecture to use and assist in the implementation of the...

A methodological approach for the optimisation of the product development process by the application of design automation

A short lead time of the Product Development Process (PDP) is an important competitive advantage for companies. Design automation solutions provide a means to reduce the lead time and improve quality, but their development requires some investment. Before a company can commit to the development of an automation initiative, it requires an...

A Methodology to Enable Automatic 3D Routing of Aircraft Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems

Harness 3D routing in aircraft Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS) design is very complex because of both the intrinsic complexity of EWIS and the increasing number of design constraints. The complexity hinders the improvement of the design efficiency and makes the design error prone. Considering that many harness components are...

An MDO advisory system supported by knowledge-based technologies

Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) can aid designers to improve already mature design solutions, as well as to explore innovative, complex engineering products. It is a methodology, complete with mathematical formulations, that assists in the optimization of a complex product, whilst considering and exploiting discipline interactions....

An Application of the IPROD Software Framework to Support the Product Development Process in the Automotive and Aerospace Domain

The Product Development Process (PDP) of manufacturing companies requires the efficient management of huge amounts of data from different sources and their integration in the sub-processes that compose the product development chain. This is a very challenging endeavor for which an integrated approach does not yet exist. The EC FP7 Project iProd...

A Conceptual Design and Analysis Method for Conventional and Unconventional Airplanes

A design method is presented that has been implemented in a software program to investigate the merits of conventional and unconventional transport airplanes. Design and analysis methods are implemented in a design tool capable of creating a conceptual design based on a set of toplevel requirements. In contrast to established design methods,...

A KBE Application for Automatic Aircraft Wire Harness Routing

Wire harness design is an increasingly complex task. Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE) and optimization techniques can be used to support designers in handling this complexity. The wire harness design process can be divided in three main parts, namely electrical design, configuration design and geometrical routing. This paper describes the...

Multidisciplinary design and optimization of a plastic injection mold using an integrated design and engineering environment

In order to remain competitive with respect to low-cost overseas markets, domestic moldmakers will have to increase the productivity of their engineers and maintain high quality standard, while dealing with the problem of an aging workforce. To increase the competitiveness of the European automotive industry, the concept of and Integrated Design...

Knowledge based engineering techniques to support aircraft design and optimization

Since the 1960s, the demand for air transportation has doubled every 15 years, resilient to every oil crises and international events. However, the current capability of the air transport management system, the demand of increasingly growing levels of quality, comfort, safety and security, and, above all, an environmental sensitivity as high as...

A knowledge based engineering approach to support automatic design of wind turbine blades

Knowledge based engineering to support aircraft multidisciplinary design and optimisation

Controllability of blended wing body aircraft

On the roll motion of a ship with partially filled unbaffled tanks. Part 1: Mathematical model and experimental setup. Part 2: Numerical and experimental analysis (Attached file)

On the analysis of sloshing of water in rectangular containers: numerical study and experimental investigation