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ACSYNT - A standards-based system for parametric, computer aided conceptual design of aircraftA group of eight US aerospace companies together with several NASA and NAVY centers, led by NASA Ames Systems Analysis Branch, and Virginia Tech's CAD Laboratory agreed, through the assistance of Americal Technology Initiative, in 1990 to form the ACSYNT (Aircraft Synthesis) Institute. The Institute is supported by a Joint Sponsored Research Agreement to continue the research and development in computer aided conceptual design of aircraft initiated by NASA Ames Research Center and Virginia Tech's CAD Laboratory. The result of this collaboration, a feature-based, parametric computer aided aircraft conceptual design code called ACSYNT, is described. The code is based on analysis routines begun at NASA Ames in the early 1970's. ACSYNT's CAD system is based entirely on the ISO standard Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System and is graphics-device independent. The code includes a highly interactive graphical user interface, automatically generated Hermite and B-Spline surface models, and shaded image displays. Numerous features to enhance aircraft conceptual design are described.
Document ID
19920050721
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Jayaram, S.
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, United States)
Myklebust, A.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Gelhausen, P.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1992
Subject Category
Computer Programming And Software
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 92-1268
Accession Number
92A33345
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG4-261
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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