Aircraft Studies: Reports and Papers

System Simulation

• Forum 1 Presentations:
  Systems Simulation Introduction - pdf (700Kb)
  First assessment of Virtual Aircraft approach for fuel system simulation - pdf (4Mb)
  Hydraulic System Simulation - pdf (400Kb)
  Multi-Level Modelling of Electrical System - pdf (1Mb)
  Integrated Modular Avionics Simulation and Modelling - pdf (300Kb)
  Flaps Simulation - pdf (250Kb)
• Forum 2 Presentations and Demonstrations
  Act 5 Scene 1
  Hydraulic System - pdf (400Kb)
  Right sized multi domain simulation for Electrical System - pdf (760Kb)
  Substitution of IMO-Tests for the derivative of an aircraft - pdf (1.3Mb)
  Virtual Aircraft for Systems - pdf (600Kb)

Simulation of Components Behaviour

• State of the Art in Aircraft Components Impact Analysis
  Executive Summary - pdf (16Kb)
  Full Document - pdf (785Kb)
• Forum 1 Presentations:
  Change Impacts Analysis in an Aircraft Design Context - pdf (9Mb)
  Sharing Knowledge across the Supply Chain - pdf (1.7Mb)
  COMPASS - Structure Simulation Context Management - pdf (1.4Mb)
  Landing Gear Data Integration - pdf (1.4Mb)
  Introduction - Gaining through Multidisciplinary Design - pdf (150Kb)
  Fuselage Structural Optimisation - pdf (3Mb)
  Pylon Design Optimisation - pdf (1.75Mb)
  Wing Design Optimisation - pdf (2Mb)
• Forum 2 Presentations and Demonstrations
  Act 7 Scene 2
  Aircraft Change Impacts Analysis - pdf (730Kb)
  Act 3 Scene 4
  COMPASS - Structure simulation context management - pdf (1Mb)
  Act 6 Scene 1
  Multi-disciplinary and aerodynamic optimisation of an engine power plant - pdf (2.8Mb)
  Advanced computational structure mechanics optimisation - pdf (2.1Mb)

Simulation of Overall Aircraft in Early Development Phases

• Aircraft Parametric Model in Conceptual Design
  Executive Summary - pdf (10Kb)
• Forum 1 Presentations:
  PRELUDE - The Calculation Engine for Trade-off Analysis - pdf (2.4Mb)
• Forum 2 Presentations and Demonstrations
  Act 1 Scene 2
  Preliminary and unconventional design (Prelude) Workflow Management - pdf (1.3Mb)
  Prelude multi-criteria optimisation calculation engine for trade-off analysis - pdf (3.4Mb)

Flight Physics Integration

• Forum 1 Presentations:
  Numerical Simulation Data Management parts 1-5
  part 1 - pdf (320Kb)
  part 2 - pdf (3.6Mb)
  part 3 - pdf (370Kb)
  part 4 - pdf (925Kb)
  part 5 - pdf (990Kb)

Complex Systems

• Forum 1 Presentations:
  Integrated Design for Helicopter Rotor - pdf (5.2Mb)
  Helicopter Pre-Design Process Improvement - pdf (1.5Mb)
  3D Functional Tolerancing for Helicopter Rotor - pdf (1.1Mb)
• Forum 2 Presentations and Demonstrations
  Act 1 Scene 3
  Building general helicopter architecture - pdf (590Kb)
  Design to market - pdf (460Kb)
  Life cycle cost optimization - pdf (2.4Mb)
  Visualisation and selection methods - pdf (1.4Mb)
  Mastering uncertainty by design to decision methods - pdf (1.5Mb)
  Act 4 Scene 4
  Helicopter rotor: Hub pre-dimensioning
  • Helicopter rotor hub pre-sizing - pdf (720Kb)
  • Elastomeric bearings pre-sizing demo - pdf (1.5Mb)
  Rotor Kinematics - pdf (4Mb)
  Maintainability - pdf (4Mb)
  Tolerancing - pdf (4Mb)

Supportability Engineering

• Report on Maintenance Programme Recommendations and Dissemination
  Executive Summary - pdf (16Kb)
  Full Document - pdf (594Kb)
• Report on Maintenance Economics Model Dissemination
  Executive Summary - pdf (11Kb)
  Full Document - pdf (406Kb)
• Forum 1 Poster:
  Supportability Engineering - pdf (300Kb)
• Forum 2 Presentations and Demonstrations
  Act 6 Scene 2
  Maintenance optimisation model - pdf (1.5Mb)
  Maintenance programme evolution - pdf (420Kb)

Conference and Journal Articles

• Working with the Supply Chain: Understanding Barriers and Opportunities to Knowledge Sharing and Re-use (IDMME 2006)
  by F.Sellini, J Cloonan, E Carver and P. Williams
  Full Document - pdf (330kb)
• Collaboration Across the Extended Enterprise: Barrier or Opportunity to Develop your Knowledge Assets (TMCE 2006)
  by F.Sellini, J Cloonan, E Carver and P. Williams
  Full Document - pdf (328kb)
• Methods for Engineering Change Propagation Analysis (ICAS 2006)
  by Rutka, Guenov, Lemmens, Schmidt-Schaeffer, Coleman and Riviere
  Full Document - pdf (127kb)
• Flexible Multi-Body Modelling and Simulation of Flap Systems in Transport Aircraft Determination of Dynamics and Failure loads (VPD 2006)
  by H. Guelzau
  Full Document - pdf (890kb)