Development of application methodology for computer-aided techniques to design rotary wing aircraft and their systems

Аuthors

Tischehko M. N., Artamonov B. L.^*, Zavalov O. A., Mojzyh E. I., Maslov A. D.^**

Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University), 4, Volokolamskoe shosse, Moscow, А-80, GSP-3, 125993, Russia

*e-mail: k102@mai.ru; abl-6124554@yandex.ru
**e-mail: k102@mai.ru

Abstract

An experience is generalized which is accumulated by lecturers of the Helicopter Design Department at the MAI in the field of CAD/CAM/CAE technologies use for various stages of a design process as applies to rotary —wing aircraft. Capabilities are analyzed for some low-end (Autocad), middle-end (MicroStation, Mechanical Desktop, Inventor, SolidWorks) and high-end (CATIA) software packages (with their classification based on a complexity level for appropriate package). These software tools are rated from the point of view of their potential to produce two-dimensional and three- dimensional mathematical models for aircraft units and assemblies as well as for aircraft as a whole. Applications of virtual spatial parametric models are considered to solve these problems and to generate data bases for typical aircraft structural units.