This paper presents an innovative approach to rapidly generate finite element (FE) models of a complete airframe for a variety of airframe concepts. The current implementation of this software includes all airfoil surfaces and the fuselage, and is limited to FE modeling of low-wing designs with T-tails or twin tails. This tool, called the Conceptual Design Shop (CDS), was developed using the PATRAN command language (PCL) within the PATRAN finite element modeling software. CDS is an attempt to fill a gap in current finite element modeling software to automatically connect wings and tails to the fuselage in airframe models. The CDS software is demonstrated on two airframe designs: a generic transport aircraft and an advanced aircraft design with a boundary-layer ingestion engine.


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    Title :

    Conceptual Design Shop: A Tool for Rapid Airframe Structural Modeling


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AIAA SciTech ; 2018 ; Kissimmee, FL, United States


    Publication date :

    2018-01-08


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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