Stacking sequence blending of multiple composite laminates using genetic algorithms

19th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Soremekun, Grant ^a   Gürdal, Zafer ^b   Kassapoglou, Christos ^c   Toni, Darry ^c  

^a ADOPTECH Inc   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BLENDING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

COMPOSITE LAMINATE; COMPOSITE LAMINATE DESIGN; DESIGN PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION ENGINE; SANDWICH PANEL; STACKING SEQUENCE; STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARRAYS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 85067317359     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-1203     Document Type: Conference Paper

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