Parametric optimization of manufacturing tolerances at the aircraft surface

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 271-279

  Kundu, A K ^a,c,d,e   Watterson, John ^a,d   Raghunathan, S ^a,d,e   MacFadden, R ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE   (Canada)

^c Royal Aeronautical Society   (United Kingdom)

^d School of Aeronautical Engineering   (United Kingdom)

^e AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DRAG; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

AIRCRAFT SURFACE; OPERATING COST; PARAMETRIC OPTIMIZATION;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 15444370586     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2924     Document Type: Article

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