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Utilization of CAD/CAE for concurrent design of structural aircraft componentsThe feasibility of installing the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy telescope (named SOFIA) into an aircraft for NASA astronomy studies is investigated using CAD/CAE equipment to either design or supply data for every facet of design engineering. The aircraft selected for the platform was a Boeing 747, chosen on the basis of its ability to meet the flight profiles required for the given mission and payload. CAD models of the fuselage of two of the aircraft models studied (747-200 and 747 SP) were developed, and models for the component parts of the telescope and subsystems were developed by the various concurrent engineering groups of the SOFIA program, to determine the requirements for the cavity opening and for design configuration. It is noted that, by developing a plan to use CAD/CAE for concurrent engineering at the beginning of the study, it was possible to produce results in about two-thirds of the time required using traditional methods.
Document ID
19930050017
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kahn, William C.
(E-Systems, Inc. Greenville, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: In: AIAA(ASME)ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, 34th and AIAA/ASME Adaptive Structures Forum, La Jolla, CA, Apr. 19-22, 1993, Technical Papers. Pt. 3 (A93-33876 1
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 93-1466
Accession Number
93A34014
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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