Integrated Aircraft Design System Based on Generative Modelling

Abstract

This article presents the effects of work performed during a software project for generative models and spreadsheets, allowing the quick creation of conceptual models for aircraft. The presented software at the current stage is suitable for the creation of glider representation; however, a modular structure allows for developing and extrapolating the presented application to match the requirements of planes and UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) design. The subject of this work is a response to the current trends and needs prevailing in the field of CAD (computer-aided design) and aviation. In the initial sections of this paper, theoretical issues related to the work being carried out are introduced, and the methodology for creating software for the construction and verification of the aircraft structure along with the need for interchange between databases of generative models is presented. In the following sections, the concepts and selected solutions for the user interface that supports the knowledge base are presented along with a set of procedures for its operation. Furthermore, a method for database integration with the methods used to determine design features for the developed generative models and the Siemens NX system is introduced. Problems encountered during software development, as well as solution examples for model applications, are specified. The results obtained and the models generated on their basis were tested with a strength analysis using Autodesk Inventor software and analysed in terms of meeting the initial assumptions. In the end, conclusions and observations were formulated resulting from the effects of the work performed during the project.