Application of numerical optimization techniques to automated conceptual aircraft design is examined. These methods are shown to be a general and efficient way to obtain quantitative information for evaluating alternative new vehicle projects. Fully automated design is compared with traditional point design methods and time and resource requirements for automated design are given. The NASA Ames Research Center aircraft synthesis program (ACSYNT) is described with special attention to calculation of the weight of a vehicle to fly a specified mission. The ACSYNT procedures for automatically obtaining sensitivity of the design (aircraft weight, performance and cost) to various vehicle, mission, and material technology parameters are presented. Examples are used to demonstrate the efficient application of these techniques.


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    Title :

    Automated optimization techniques for aircraft synthesis


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Aircraft Systems and Technology Meeting


    Publication date :

    1976-09-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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