Generic High-Speed Vehicle Configuration Modeling and Optimization

Authors

• Ian Boyd, Air Force Institute of Technology
• Ramana V. Grandhi, Air Force Institute of TechnologyFollow
• Jose A. Camberos, Air Force Institute of TechnologyFollow
• David Sandler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Robert A. Canfield, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

6-15-2020

Abstract

A design framework for rapid creation of feasible high-speed vehicle configurations is developed. High-speed vehicles operate under extreme mechanical and thermal operating conditions that require multidisciplinary analysis at multiple fidelity levels. For a conceptual design framework, the first step in developing vehicle configurations is a parameterized geometry which allows for multidisciplinary analysis. A new parameterized model was created from an existing generic high-speed vehicle that was previously developed in 2012. The parameterized model was developed in Engineering Sketch Pad and integrated with an analysis software using pyCAPS. For a preliminary study, an internal structure was developed for the generic vehicle and the vehicle was structurally analyzed with the vehicle surfaces optimized under aerodynamic pressure loading conditions. © 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved.

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Conference Session: Aircraft Design Optimization I

DOI

10.2514/6.2020-3153

Source Publication

AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM (ISBN 978-1-62410-598-2)

Recommended Citation

Boyd, I. M., Grandhi, R. V., Camberos, J., Sandler, D., & Canfield, R. A. (2020). Generic high-speed vehicle configuration modeling and optimization. AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM, 1 Part F, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2020-3153