Structural Optimization

Contents:

• Structural Optimization of a wingbox
• Laying out a framework for a full wing optimization
• Constraining the design
  • Buckling
  • Von Mises failure Criterion
  • Other constraints
• Leveraging Python for the optimization
• Initialisation of parameters
• Changing the amount of stringers
• Example: Optimizing the wing of a Cessna 172R
  • Assumptions
• Creating the section
• Iterating over each section
• Viewing the results