Perhaps the most innovative and creative aspect of aerospace engineering is during the conceptual design of a new aircraft system. Synthesis is the word most often used during this phase of engineering design and it can be thought of as the putting together or combining of parts, elements, or disciplines so as to form a whole. Take the best first level analysis from aerodynamics, propulsion, weight control, design, and cost, then combine these to obtain an aircraft configuration that will perform the required mission with the least weight, cost and, in the process of doing this, the most important parameters will be analyzed and the controlling ones selected. This paper addresses conceptual design of rotary wing aircraft. It defines how a configurator goes about the job of configurating by designing an example rotary wing aircraft. It addresses how an expert system can be used in this process to assist the configurator in choosing the type of rotary wing aircraft for a given mission. Keywords: Aeronautical engineering; Design optimization/synthesis; Reprints. (edc)
Configurator and Conceptual Design for Rotary Wing Aircraft
1987
14 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Aeronautical engineering , Rotary wing aircraft , Aerodynamic configurations , Aerodynamics , Aerospace systems , Computer aided design , Computer programs , Configurations , Control , Costs , Creativity , Systems engineering , Optimization , Propulsion systems , Reprints , Synthesis , Systems analysis , Weight , Aeronautical engineers , Expert systems
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