Smart Aircraft Conceptual Design in Multidisplinary Design Optimization

AVID will develop software to perform interactive conceptual design integration to enable improved estimates of performance, including weight and balance associated with early definition of subsystems layout and integration. The software will leverage AVID"s expertise in geometric modeling for conceptual design, along with the integration with multidisciplinary analyses. Three-dimensional visualization of the aircraft for both internal and external configurations will be accomplished through platform independent software. The tool will operate in both interactive and batch modes for integration with design environments. Optimization of component placement will be developed. An overarching objective is to provide software with an intuitive graphics user interface to enable quick development of multiple design choices by a small team or single designer. At the conclusion of the Phase I project, AVID will be able to demonstrate an interactive system that generates models of systems and subsystems, pulls models from a library of components, automatically generates the inboard profile, manages a margined weight statement, and provides both graphical results that display the current state of the design and text output that can be sent to other analysis tools through an integration environment.