Interdisciplinary optimum designProblems related to interdisciplinary interactions in the design of a complex engineering systems are examined with reference to aerospace applications. The interdisciplinary optimization problems examined include those dealing with controls and structures, materials and structures, control and stability, structure and aerodynamics, and structure and thermodynamics. The discussion is illustrated by the following specific applications: integrated aerodynamic/structural optimization of glider wing; optimization of an antenna parabolic dish structure for minimum weight and prescribed emitted signal gain; and a multilevel optimization study of a transport aircraft.
Document ID
19870059735
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Sobieszczanski-Sobieski, Jaroslaw (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Haftka, Raphael T. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA, United States)