A CAI system for conceptual design of aircraft

  • Murotsu, Yoshisada (Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Osaka Prefecture, Sakai, Osaka 591, Japan) ;
  • Tsujio, Showzow (Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Osaka Prefecture, Sakai, Osaka 591, Japan) ;
  • Park, Choong-Sik (Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Osaka Prefecture, Sakai, Osaka 591, Japan)
  • Published : 1991.10.01

Abstract

A CAI system is developed to support the Instruction of an aircraft conceptual design for aeronautical engineering students. Three system concepts are proposed and an Object-Oriented approach is applied to construct the system. The system has three major functions to perform a conceptual design: (1) the system stores modular data and empirical formulas used for a wide range of aircraft design tasks from light aircraft to long range airliners. (2) Implementation of modules by message passing makes it easy to realize the various design tasks required for different design requirements. (3) The system allows users to study trade-off among the requirements. The system has a graphical user Interface which allows users to communicate with the system interactively. The effectiveness of the system Is demonstrated through some case studies.

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