Date of Award
Summer 1973
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Program/Concentration
Thermal Engineering
Committee Director
John H. Heinbockel
Call Number for Print
Special Collections; LD4331.E53W34
Abstract
Nonlinear mathematical programming techniques are applied to a particular aircraft design problem, that of determining the maximum range design for light aircraft subject to certain aerodynamic and structural requirements. Search techniques available in an existing nonlinear optimization computer program, AESOP, are applied to the design problem. Seven design variables are used to define the wing dimensions, the wing skin thickness, the cruise velocity, the amount of fuel carried, and the engine horsepower. The influence of different design requirements on the range is observed and discussed.
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DOI
10.25777/cr3b-4h11
Recommended Citation
Walsh, Joanne L..
"Computer-Aided Design of Light Aircraft to Meet Certain Aerodynamic and Structural Requirements"
(1973). Thesis, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/cr3b-4h11
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/mae_etds/736
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