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Multi-scale deterministic optimisation of blended composite structures: case study of a box-wing
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1348-676X
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5605-2438
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5688-3664
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1778-3123
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4071-5794
Abstract This work presents a multi-scale design methodology for the deterministic optimisation of thin-walled composite structures integrating a global–local approach for the assessment of the buckling strength and a dedicated strategy to recover blended stacking sequences. The methodology is based on the multi-scale two-level optimisation strategy for anisotropic materials and structures. In the first step, focused on the macroscopic scale, several design requirements are included in the problem formulation: lightness, feasibility, manufacturing, blending, buckling failure, static failure and stiffness. The second step, which focuses on the laminate mesoscopic scale, deals with the recovery of blended stacking sequences, for the structure at hand, matching the optimal geometric and elastic properties determined in the first step. As a case study, the unconventional PrandtlPlane box-wing system is used to show the effectiveness of the proposed design methodology.
Highlights Least-weight design of the PrandtlPlane aircraft wing-box composite structure. A general deterministic multi-scale two-level optimisation approach is presented. Static, buckling, failure, feasibility and blending requirements are considered. The scale transition is ensured through a global-local modelling approach. An efficient strategy to recover blended stacking sequences is developed.
Multi-scale deterministic optimisation of blended composite structures: case study of a box-wing
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1348-676X
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5605-2438
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5688-3664
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1778-3123
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4071-5794
Abstract This work presents a multi-scale design methodology for the deterministic optimisation of thin-walled composite structures integrating a global–local approach for the assessment of the buckling strength and a dedicated strategy to recover blended stacking sequences. The methodology is based on the multi-scale two-level optimisation strategy for anisotropic materials and structures. In the first step, focused on the macroscopic scale, several design requirements are included in the problem formulation: lightness, feasibility, manufacturing, blending, buckling failure, static failure and stiffness. The second step, which focuses on the laminate mesoscopic scale, deals with the recovery of blended stacking sequences, for the structure at hand, matching the optimal geometric and elastic properties determined in the first step. As a case study, the unconventional PrandtlPlane box-wing system is used to show the effectiveness of the proposed design methodology.
Highlights Least-weight design of the PrandtlPlane aircraft wing-box composite structure. A general deterministic multi-scale two-level optimisation approach is presented. Static, buckling, failure, feasibility and blending requirements are considered. The scale transition is ensured through a global-local modelling approach. An efficient strategy to recover blended stacking sequences is developed.
Multi-scale deterministic optimisation of blended composite structures: case study of a box-wing
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1348-676X
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5605-2438
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5688-3664
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1778-3123
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4071-5794
Abstract This work presents a multi-scale design methodology for the deterministic optimisation of thin-walled composite structures integrating a global–local approach for the assessment of the buckling strength and a dedicated strategy to recover blended stacking sequences. The methodology is based on the multi-scale two-level optimisation strategy for anisotropic materials and structures. In the first step, focused on the macroscopic scale, several design requirements are included in the problem formulation: lightness, feasibility, manufacturing, blending, buckling failure, static failure and stiffness. The second step, which focuses on the laminate mesoscopic scale, deals with the recovery of blended stacking sequences, for the structure at hand, matching the optimal geometric and elastic properties determined in the first step. As a case study, the unconventional PrandtlPlane box-wing system is used to show the effectiveness of the proposed design methodology.
Highlights Least-weight design of the PrandtlPlane aircraft wing-box composite structure. A general deterministic multi-scale two-level optimisation approach is presented. Static, buckling, failure, feasibility and blending requirements are considered. The scale transition is ensured through a global-local modelling approach. An efficient strategy to recover blended stacking sequences is developed.
Multi-scale deterministic optimisation of blended composite structures: case study of a box-wing
Picchi Scardaoni, Marco (author) / Izzi, Michele Iacopo (author) / Montemurro, Marco (author) / Panettieri, Enrico (author) / Cipolla, Vittorio (author) / Binante, Vincenzo (author)
Thin-Walled Structures ; 170
2021-09-29
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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