Generic High-Speed Vehicle Configuration Modeling and Optimization
Ian M. Boyd, Ramana V. Grandhi, José Camberos, David Sandler, Robert A. Canfield
Abstract
A design framework for rapid creation of feasible high-speed vehicle configurations is developed. High-speed vehicles operate under extreme mechanical and thermal operating conditions that require multidisciplinary analysis at multiple fidelity levels. For a conceptual design framework, the first step in developing vehicle configurations is a parameterized geometry which allows for multidisciplinary analysis. A new parameterized model was created from an existing generic high-speed vehicle that was previously developed in 2012. The parameterized model was developed in Engineering Sketch Pad and integrated with an analysis software using pyCAPS. For a preliminary study, an internal structure was developed for the generic vehicle and the vehicle was structurally analyzed with the vehicle surfaces optimized under aerodynamic pressure loading conditions.