FRAMEWORK FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS, DESIGN, AND OPTIMIZATION WITH HIGH-FIDELITY ANALYSIS TOOLS (NRA N…

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FRAMEWORK FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS, DESIGN, AND OPTIMIZATION WITH HIGH-FIDELITY ANALYSIS TOOLS (NRA NNH06ZEA001N, PROPOSAL 06-SSRW2-06-0026). THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) IS THE RESULT OF A PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY BOEING WHICH WAS SELECTED FOR AWARD UNDER THE NASA HEADQUARTERS AERONAUTICS RESEARCH MISSION DIRECTORATE (ARMD) NRA TITLED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN AERONAUTICS (ROA) 2006. THIS PROJECT SHALL CONSTRUCT, REFINE AND SUBSTANTIATE A FIVE YEAR PLAN TO ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK FOR HIGH-FIDELITY MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN, ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION (MDAO) TAILORED TO INTEGRATED ROTORCRAFT DESIGN. THIS EFFORT SHALL CONSOLIDATE CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF MOVING FROM CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TO PRELIMINARY DESIGN IN THE CONTEXT OF A DESIGN ENVIRONMENT. SPECIFIC EMPHASIS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE STRUCTURAL AND AERODYNAMIC DESIGN OF A ROTOR AND FUSELAGE, AS WELL AS INTEGRATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS AND PROPULSION SYSTEM DESIGN. THIS EFFORT IS DESIGNED TO EVALUATE CRITICALLY SEVERAL PARTS OF THE 5-YEAR PLAN CONTAINED IN THE PROPOSAL AND EITHER SUBSTANTIATE OR MODIFY IT. THE WORK ALSO INCLUDES CONSULTATION WITHIN BOEING AND WITH NASA EXPERTS IN ROTORCRAFT, MDAO, AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT. RESULTS OF THOSE CONSULTATIONS SHALL BE DOCUMENTED AND INCLUDED WITH THE FINAL REPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ADDRESS KEY QUESTIONS NECESSARY TO SUBSTANTIATE THE ELEMENTS OF THE 5-YEAR PLAN THAT CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING TASKS: ESTABLISH FORMAL DESIGN OBJECTIVES FOR ROTOR AND FUSELAGE; GENERATE BASELINE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; USE IT TO DETERMINE WHAT TYPES OF DETAILS ARE REQUIRED TO MOVE FROM CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TO PRELIMINARY DESIGN; CONSTRUCT FORMAL STATEMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL-DISCIPLINE DESIGN PROBLEMS. AT A MINIMUM, THE DISCIPLINE STATEMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE MAIN ROTOR AND THE FUSELAGE; EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS OF HIGH-FIDELITY ANALYSIS TOOLS FOR USE IN MDAO. DOCUMENT THE ACCURACY OF THE TOOLS AS A BASELINE, ASSESS THE RUN TIME IN AN MDAO ENVIRONMENT, AND COMPUTE SENSITIVITY DERIVATIVES TO ESTABLISH THE REQUIRED STEP SIZE FOR DISCRIMINATING CHANGES AND THE ACCURACY OF CHANGES; MERGE INDIVIDUAL-DISCIPLINE DESIGN PROBLEMS; ESTABLISH FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATED MDAO; WRITE A REPORT THAT PROPOSES AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MDAO FRAMEWORK AS SUPPORTED BY DETERMINATIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS TASKS TO BE DELIVERED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.