Aerodynamic/Stealthy/Structural Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

Chinese Journal of Aeronautics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 380-386

  Tianyuan, Hu ^a   Xiongqing, Yu ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

aerodynamics; aircraft design; multidisciplinary design optimization; radar cross section; structure

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DRAG COEFFICIENTS; AIRCRAFT DESIGN; EXTERNAL CONFIGURATION; INTEGRATED DESIGNS; MDO PROCESS; MULTI OBJECTIVE; MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION STRATEGY; OPTIMIZED SYSTEM; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; STRUCTURAL WEIGHT; STRUCTURE; SUBSYSTEM LEVEL; SYSTEM LEVEL OPTIMIZATION; TWO-LEVEL OPTIMIZATION; UNMANNED COMBAT AIR VEHICLES; WING CONFIGURATIONS;

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION; DRAG; MILITARY VEHICLES; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; RADAR CROSS SECTION; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 69449090210     PISSN: 10009361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1000-9361(08)60114-4     Document Type: Article

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