Semi-analytical multidimensional algorithm for aircraft design optimisation : student design build fly (DBF) competition

Šajn, Viktor (author)

The winner of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)/Textron Aviation/Raytheon Missile Systems Design/Build/Fly (DBF) Competition 2019 was Edvard Rusjan team from Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Edvard Rusjan team use a strict scientific approach to beat opposing teams from most prestigious US Universities. Team developed a semi-analytic multidimensional algorithm for aircraft design optimization with an aim to maximize competition score in accordance with the competition rules. Two intermediate prototype models were produced and tested for single ground and three flying missions to fine tune algorithm empirical coefficients. Aircraft model aerodynamics was predicted with RANS numerical simulations and dynamic stability with Inviscid Panel method. By measurement in Low Turbulence Wind Tunnel the low drag of selected aircraft external load configuration was verified. Wing and fuselage of competition aircraft model named by Ljubljana students "Pretty Boy" were made of carbon-glass sandwich composite and Aramide honeycomb as sandwich filler. At final fly-off at TIMPA field in Tucson, in final flight mission team pilot Timotej Hofbauer with "Pretty Boy" scored 18 laps in 10 minutes time slot which was absolute record of competition. Runner-up Georgia Institute of Technology team was 22% slower and finished with 14 scored laps.

• Language: English
• Keywords: carbon-glass sandwich composite construction, number of laps in time slot, take-off, design parameters, aerodynamic drag, DBF competition 2019, Edvard Rusjan team
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FS - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2019
• Number of pages: Str. 728-740
• Numbering: Vol. 65, no. 11/12
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-113744
• UDC: 629.7(045)
• ISSN on article: 0039-2480
• DOI: 10.5545/sv-jme.2019.6459
• COBISS.SI-ID: 16945435
• Publication date in RUL: 30.01.2020

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Strojniški vestnik
• Shortened title: Stroj. vestn.
• Publisher: Zveza strojnih inženirjev in tehnikov Slovenije [etc.], = Association of Mechanical Engineers and Technicians of Slovenia [etc.
• ISSN: 0039-2480
• COBISS.SI-ID: 762116

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Semianalitični večdimenzionalni algoritem za optimizacijo zasnove letala : študentsko tekmovanje Zasnuj - izdelaj - leti!
• Keywords: kompozitna konstrukcija letala iz ogljikovega stekla, število krogov v časovnem režimu, vzlet, konstrukcijski parametri, aerodinamični upor, DBF tekmovanje 2019, ekipa Edvarda Rusjana