Multilevel optimization of a composite aircraft wing using VICONOPT MLO

9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Fischer, M ^a   Kennedy, D ^a   Featherston, C A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; WINGS;

COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT; COMPUTATIONAL POWER; MULTI-LEVEL PROCESS; MULTILEVEL OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION ENVIRONMENTS; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84896078366     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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