This work considers an aeroelastic wingbox model seeded with run-out blade stiffeners along the skins. Topology optimization is conducted within the shell webs of the stiffeners, in order to add cutouts and holes for mass reduction. This optimization is done with a global-local approach in order to moderate the computational cost: aeroelastic loads are computed at the wing-level, but the topology and sizing optimization is conducted at the panel-level. Each panel is optimized separately under stress, buckling, and adjacency constraints, and periodically reassembled to update the trimmed aeroelastic loads. The resulting topology is baselined against a design with standard full-depth solid stiffener blades, and found to weigh 7.43% less.
Aeroelastic Wingbox Stiffener Topology Optimization
AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference (AVIATION 2017) ; 2017 ; Denver, CO, United States
2017-06-05
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Aeroelastic Wingbox Stiffener Topology Optimization
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