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Rule-based fuselage and spine and cross-section methods for computer aided design of aircraft components

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dc.contributor.authorKelly, John H.en
dc.contributor.committeechairJayaram, Sankaren
dc.contributor.committeememberMyklebust, Arviden
dc.contributor.committeememberO'Brien, Walter F. Jr.en
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:39:04Zen
dc.date.adate2009-06-23en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:39:04Zen
dc.date.issued1993-05-04en
dc.date.rdate2009-06-23en
dc.date.sdate2009-06-23en
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, the use of computer-aided design (CAD) systems for conceptual aircraft design has greatly increased. As a result, new and better methods for creating surface models of aircraft geometry using dimensional parameters are needed. One such method, the Rule-Based Fuselage method, was suggested by Lockheed. The Rule-Based Fuselage method allows an aircraft designer to define complex aircraft fuselage geometry by specifying the fuselage profile and individual parametric cross-sections along the fuselage. This thesis describes the Rule-Based Fuselage method and discusses the implementation of the method in an interactive, object-oriented environment. Also included in this system is the Spine and Cross-Section method for creating arbitrarily shaped aircraft components. The design and implementation of both the Rule-Based Fuselage and Spine and Cross-Section methods are described. The integration of these methods with the conceptual aircraft design code, ACSYNT, is also discussed.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentx, 331 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06232009-063138en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06232009-063138/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/43423en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1993.K455.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 28737412en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1993.K455en
dc.subject.lcshAirplanes -- Design and construction -- Data processingen
dc.subject.lcshAirplanes -- Fuselage -- Design -- Data processingen
dc.titleRule-based fuselage and spine and cross-section methods for computer aided design of aircraft componentsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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