Conceptual Aircraft Empennage Design Based on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Approach
Within a conventional aircraft design process, the horizontal tail and vertical tail are generally sized via volume coefficient methods. In this manuscript, an improved method for conceptual aircraft tail design based on multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) approach with stability and control...
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| description | Within a conventional aircraft design process, the horizontal tail and vertical tail are generally sized via volume coefficient methods. In this manuscript, an improved method for conceptual aircraft tail design based on multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) approach with stability and control constraints has been developed. To develop this method, first, the tail design requirements have been derived from the regulations and the fundamental functionalities of tail plans. Then, the empennage design is formulated as an MDO problem. Eventually the design optimization of horizontal and vertical tail is combined with the design optimization of the aircraft wing. A test case is presented for concurrent wing and tail plane design, which resulted in more than 9% reduction in aircraft block fuel weight and more than 3% reduction in aircraft maximal takeoff weight, which indicates a great potential for fuel burn and carbon reductions with empennage design optimization at conceptual aircraft design phase. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c8f79a39c0bd492695246c88048de9632025-02-03T01:07:57ZengWileyInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering1687-59742022-01-01202210.1155/2022/9288966Conceptual Aircraft Empennage Design Based on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization ApproachYaolong Liu0Tianhong Jiang1School of Aeronautics and AstronauticsSchool of Aeronautics and AstronauticsWithin a conventional aircraft design process, the horizontal tail and vertical tail are generally sized via volume coefficient methods. In this manuscript, an improved method for conceptual aircraft tail design based on multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) approach with stability and control constraints has been developed. To develop this method, first, the tail design requirements have been derived from the regulations and the fundamental functionalities of tail plans. Then, the empennage design is formulated as an MDO problem. Eventually the design optimization of horizontal and vertical tail is combined with the design optimization of the aircraft wing. A test case is presented for concurrent wing and tail plane design, which resulted in more than 9% reduction in aircraft block fuel weight and more than 3% reduction in aircraft maximal takeoff weight, which indicates a great potential for fuel burn and carbon reductions with empennage design optimization at conceptual aircraft design phase.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9288966 |
| spellingShingle | Yaolong Liu Tianhong Jiang Conceptual Aircraft Empennage Design Based on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Approach International Journal of Aerospace Engineering |
| title | Conceptual Aircraft Empennage Design Based on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Approach |
| title_full | Conceptual Aircraft Empennage Design Based on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Approach |
| title_fullStr | Conceptual Aircraft Empennage Design Based on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conceptual Aircraft Empennage Design Based on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Approach |
| title_short | Conceptual Aircraft Empennage Design Based on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Approach |
| title_sort | conceptual aircraft empennage design based on multidisciplinary design optimization approach |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9288966 |
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