Mixed-Variable Constrained Design of Experiment for High-Dimensional Aircraft Manoeuvre Load Assessment

A Homeomorphic Mesh Transformation Framework for Aircraft Manoeuvre Certification

Master Thesis (2026)
Author(s)

M.L. Corona (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)

Contributor(s)

Ivo Curtius – Mentor (Airbus)

Max Sahlke – Mentor (Airbus)

A. Sciacchitano – Mentor (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)

R.P. Dwight – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)

M.I. Gerritsma – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)

Faculty
Aerospace Engineering
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Publication Year
2026
Language
English
Graduation Date
20-07-2026
Awarding Institution
Delft University of Technology
Programme
Aerospace Engineering
Faculty
Aerospace Engineering
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Abstract

This thesis presents a framework for generating Design of Experiments within mixed variable, constrained design spaces representative of aircraft operational flight envelopes. By explicitly modelling the feasible design space using simplicial meshes, the proposed methodology eliminates inefficient sampling outside the valid region while supporting continuous, discrete, and categorical variables. The framework was validated on an aircraft loads assessment case and evaluated using different meshing approaches. The results demonstrate improved computational efficiency and scalability, while highlighting the limitations of Monte Carlo sampling for accurately capturing extreme structural loads.

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