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...

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...

Semi-Analytical Weight Estimation Method for Fuselages with Oval Cross-Section

This paper presents a semi-analytical method for the weight estimation of fuselages with an oval cross-section, applied to blended wing body aircraft. The weight estimation of the fuselage primary structure is based on a structural analysis of two-dimensional crosssections and it is completed by a set of empirical relations for the weight...

A New Structural Design Concept for Blended Wing Body Cabins

This paper outlines a new concept for a pressure cabin design for blended-wing-body aircraft. An overview is presented of the wide oval cabin and why it is believed to be a possible alternative to existing designs of non-circular pressurized cabins. The perimeter of the oval cross section is formed by four smoothly connecting arcs of different...