An overview of multidisciplinary optimization (MDO) methodology and two applications of this methodology to the preliminary design phase are presented. These applications are being undertaken to improve, develop, validate and demonstrate MDO methods. Each is presented to illustrate different aspects of this methodology. The first application is an MDO preliminary design problem for defining the geometry and structure of an aerospike nozzle of a linear aerospike rocket engine. The second application demonstrates the use of the Framework for Interdisciplinary Design Optimization (FIDO), which is a computational environment system, by solving a preliminary design problem for a High-Speed Civil Transport (HSCT). The two sample problems illustrate the advantages to performing preliminary design with an MDO process.


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    Title :

    Multidisciplinary Optimization Methods for Preliminary Design


    Contributors:
    Korte, J. J. (author) / Weston, R. P. (author) / Zang, T. A. (author)


    Publication date :

    1997-12-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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