Commercial transport aircraft conceptual design using a genetic algorithm based approach

7th AIAA/USAF/NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 1-12

  Roth, Gregory L ^a   Crossley, William A ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; CALCULATIONS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; FIXED WINGS; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT;

AIRCRAFT CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS; BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT; COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROBLEMS; CONCEPTUAL AIRCRAFT DESIGNS; CONTINUOUS DESIGN VARIABLES; METHOD OF FEASIBLE DIRECTION; OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84983167691     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-4934     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (26)

1. W. A. Crossley and D. H. Laananen, "Conceptual Design of Helicopters via Genetic Algorithm," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 33, December 1996, pp.1062-1070
2. W. A. Crossley and D. H. Laananen, "The Genetic Algorithm as an Automated Methodology for Helicopter Conceptual Design," Journal of Engineering Design, Vol. 8, No. 3, 1997, pp. 231-250
3. D. P. Raymer, Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, second ed., 1992
4. E. Torenbeek, Synthesis of Subsonic Airplane Design. Delft University Press and Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990
5. J. H. McMasters, "Some Thoughts on Design Education," American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA 85-3079, October 1985
6. T. E. Ross, W. A. Crossley, and G. L. Roth, "Multiobjective Optimization of a Commercial Transport Aircraft for Cost and Weight," AIAA 36th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, AIAA 98-0911, January 12-15 1998
7. B. Malone and W. H. Mason, "Aircraft Concept Optimization using the Global Sensitivity Approach and Parametric Multiobjective Figures of Merit," AIAA Aircraft Design Systems Meeting, Hilton Head, SC, AIAA 92-4221, August 24-26 1992
8. J. W. Gallman, R. W. Kaul, R. M. Chandrasekharan, and M. C. Hinson, "Optimization of an Advanced Business Jet," Fifth AIAA/USAF/NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, AIAA 94-4303, Panama City Beach, FL, September 1994
9. M. D. Moore, L. C. Huynn, M. H. Waters, and P. A. Gelhausen, "Economic Optimization of an Advanced Subsonic Transport," AIAA and SAE 1997 World Aviation Congress, AIAA 97- 5545, Anaheim, CA, October 1997
10. D. E. Goldberg, Genetic Algorithms in Search Optimization and Machine Learning. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1989
11. K. KrishnaKumar, "Genetic Algorithms—A Robust Optimization Tool," American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA 93- 0315, January 1993
12. J. H. Holland, Adaption in Natural and Artificial Systems. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1992
13. C.-Y. Lin and P. Hajela, "Genetic Algorithms in Optimization Problems with Discrete and Integer Design Variables," Engineering Optimization, Vol. 19, No. 4, 1992, pp. 309-327
14. E. A. Williams and W. A. Crossley, "Empirically-Derived Population Size and Mutation Rate Guidelines for a Genetic Algorithm with Uniform Crossover," Soft Computing in Engineering Design and Manufacturing (P. K. Chawdhry, R. Roy, and R. K. Pant, eds.), London, pp. 163-172, Springer, 1997
15. G. Syswerda, "Uniform Crossover in Genetic Algorithms," Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Genetic Algorithms, San Mateo, CA, pp. 2-9, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1989
16. P. Hajela, "Genetic Search—An Approach to the Nonconvex Optimization Problem," AIAA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 7, 1990, pp. 1205-1210
17. S. Finger and J. R. Dixon, "A Review of Research in Mechanical Engineering Design, Part I: Descriptive, Prescriptive, and Computer- Based Models of Design Processes," Research in Engineering Design, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1989, pp. 51-67
18. Y. Crispin, "Adaptive Conceptual Optimization of General Aviation Aircraft," American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA 92-4195, August 1992
19. Y. Crispin, "Aircraft Conceptual Optimization Using Simulated Evolution," American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA 94-0092, January 1994
20. D. Bos, "Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of a Supersonic Transport Aircraft using a Hybrid Genetic/Gradient-Based Algorithm," Proceedings of the 6th AIAA/NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, AIAA 96-4055-CP, Bellevue, WA, September 4-6 1996, pp. 692-706
21. M. S. Ewing and K. Downs, "Conceptual Aircraft Design with Genetic Search Based on Financial Return on Investment," Proceedings of the 6th AIAA/NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Bellevue, WA, AIAA 96-4106-CP, Bellevue, WA, September 4-6 1996, pp. 1074-1084
22. M. F. Bramlette and R. Cusic, "A Comparative Evaluation of Search Methods Applied to Parametric Design of Aircraft," Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Genetic Algorithms (M. Kaufmann, ed.), San Mateo, CA, pp. 213-218, 1989
23. P. J. Gage, "New Approaches to Optimization in Aerospace Conceptual Design," National Air and Space Association - Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, NASA-CR-196695, March 1995
24. J. D. Mattingly, Elements of Gas Turbine Propulsion. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1996
25. J. Taylor, Jane's All the World's Aircraft. London, UK: Jane's Yearbooks, 1996
26. G. N. Vanderplaats, CONMIN - A FORTRAN Program for Constrained Function Minimization: User's Manual. National Air and Space Association, NASA TM X-62,282, August 1973.