25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-4.10.2

DESIGN IMPROVEMENT BY SHAPE CHANGE USING A LINEAR FINITE ELEMENT METHOD

R. Adams, C. Bill, J. Tomas*
RMIT, Australia; *Advea Engineering Pty. Ltd., Australia

Keywords: sensitivity, finite elements, design improvement, optimisation

Various methods of optimisation based on structural finite element methods have been developed. Some of these methods have been implemented in commercial computer programs. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the possibilities and advantages of using such methods. The presented problems demonstrate both concept design and shape improvement.

view full paper