Multidisciplinary design and optimizationMutual couplings among the mathematical models of physical phenomena and parts of a system such as an aircraft complicate the design process because each contemplated design change may have a far reaching consequence throughout the system. This paper outlines techniques for computing these influences as system design derivatives useful to both judgmental and formal optimization purposes. The techniques facilitate decomposition of the design process into smaller, more manageable tasks and they form a methodology that can easily fit into existing engineering optimizations and incorporate their design tools.
Document ID
19920019230
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Sobieszczanski-Sobieski, Jaroslaw (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: AGARD, Integrated Design Analysis and Optimisation of Aircraft Structures
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
AGARD-PAPER-2
Meeting Information
Meeting: A System Approach to Aircraft Optimization, Paper No. 2 at the AGARD Workshop on Integrated Design Analysis and Optimization of Aircraft Structures