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Conceptual Design of Current Technology and Advanced Concepts for an Efficient Multi-Mach Aircraft
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005)
A design process is formulated and implemented for the taxonomy selection and system-level optimization of an Efficient Multi-Mach Aircraft Current Technology Concept and an Advanced Concept. Concept space exploration of ...
HSCT Wing Design through Multilevel Decomposition
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995-09)
A multilevel decomposition approach for the preliminary design of a High Speed Civil Transport Aircraft wing structure is described. The wing design is decomposed into three levels. The top level uses the FLOPS aircraft ...
Maneuver Trim Optimization Techniques for Active Aeroelastic Wings
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000-04)
A new method for performing trim optimization of Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) technology is presented. The method is based on posing the trim problem as a linear program and solving it with the simplex method. Trim ...
Modeling and Cost Optimization of Combined Cycle Heat Recovery Generator Systems
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003-06)
The combined cycle power plant is made up of three major systems, the gas turbine engine, the heat recovery steam generator and the steam turbine. Of the major systems the gas turbine engine is a fixed design offered by ...
Techniques for Integrating Computer Programs into Design Architectures
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996-09)
The benefits of using modular computer architectures for multi-disciplinary design are being explored by industry, government, and academia. These architectures are being validated through a considerable number of in-house ...
Formulation of Available Energy-Based Methods to Assess System Affordability
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000-01)
This paper describes the fundamental motivation and ideas surrounding current developments in available energy-based methods for vehicle design, which are a class of methods allowing direct estimation of the total cost ...
Robust Structural Design for Active Aeroelastic Wing with Aerodynamic Uncertainties
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000-04)
A multidisciplinary design study for Active Aeroelastic Wing technology considering the uncertainty in maneuver loads estimated by linear aerodynamic theory is presented. The study makes use of a design of experiments/response ...
Effect of Mission Requirements on the Economic Robustness of an HSCT Concept
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996-06)
Design for robustness and its subset design for economic robustness and viability are two areas in current design methodology and optimization research attracting a lot of attention, as the increasing number of publications ...
Formulation of an IPPD Methodology for the Design of a Supersonic Business Jet
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996-10)
The growth of international markets as well as business partnerships between U.S. and Asian-based firms has lead to an increased interest in an economically viable business jet capable of supersonic cruise and trans-Pacific ...
An Integrated Trim And Structural Design Process For Active Aeroelastic Wing Technology
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001-04)
A new method for concurrent trim and structural optimization of Active Aeroelastic Wing technology is presented. The new process treats trim optimization and structural optimization as an integrated problem in the same ...