Minimizing induced drag of rectangular, additively manufactured wings

Justin D. Valenti, Michael A. Yukish

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Abstract

The following work presents the simultaneous derivation of lift distribution and wing structural weight distribution for minimum induced drag. A rectangular wing is modelled as a finite set of adjacent horseshoe vortices, allowing the mathematics of the problem to be handled with matrix algebra. A relationship between local bending moment and wing structure is developed for rectangular, additively-manufactured wings with symmetric airfoils. The optimization problem is posed to constrain the internal wing structure between a maximum and minimum volume fraction.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
Pages12
Number of pages1
ISBN (Print)9781624105982
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
EventAIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM - Virtual, Online
Duration: Jun 15 2020Jun 19 2020

Publication series

NameAIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM

Conference

ConferenceAIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM
CityVirtual, Online
Period6/15/206/19/20

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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