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Vulnerability prediction method for use in aircraft conceptual design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

S. Al-Ahmed and
J. P. Fielding
S. Al-Ahmed
Affiliation:
King Faisal Air Academy Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
J. P. Fielding
Affiliation:
Aerospace Design Group Cranfield University, UK
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Abstract

A methodology has been developed to integrate the vulnerability discipline into the conceptual/preliminary design process of combat aircraft. An interactive and programmable solid modelling Computer Aided Design (CAD) system is used to generate a CAD solid model of the aircraft’s critical components. The aircraft’s components’ sizes and shapes are pre-defined by a conceptual/preliminary design synthesis computer model. A systematic Child-Parent assembly process is used to model the aircraft vulnerability, by defining the criticality degree of each component in the aircraft assembly. Solid Modelling CAD techniques have been modified to develop techniques to perform the two main standard vulnerability assessments, namely the shotline and vulnerable area methods.

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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 103 , Issue 1024 , June 1999, pp. 309 - 315
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1999 

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