Method for designing a flight vehicle
US7912681B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for designing a flight vehicle includes determining a preferred aerodynamic shape of a structure of the vehicle; modifying the preferred aerodynamic shape based upon constraints; and determining, using aerodynamic computational fluid dynamics, limit loading conditions for the modified aerodynamic shape. A computer-implemented system for designing a flight vehicle includes at least one computer operable to determine a preferred aerodynamic shape of a structure of the vehicle; modify the preferred aerodynamic shape based upon constraints; and determine, using aerodynamic computational fluid dynamics, limit loading conditions for the modified aerodynamic shape. Software for designing a flight vehicle, embodied in a computer-readable medium, is operable to, when executed, determine a preferred aerodynamic shape of a structure of the vehicle; modify the preferred aerodynamic shape based upon constraints; and determine, using aerodynamic computational fluid dynamics, limit loading conditions for the modified aerodynamic shape.
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