Approach of aircraft configuration with complex free-form surface design based on reverse engineering

Author

Junhui Xiong ; Shengjing Tang ; Jie Guo

Author_Institution

Sch. of Aerosp. Eng., Beijing Inst. of Technol., Beijing, China

Volume

6

fYear

2011

fDate

12-14 Aug. 2011

Firstpage

2757

Lastpage

2761

Abstract

As a complex engineering technique, reverse engineering is dependent on the high precision measuring equipment. As to special aircraft configuration with complex free-form surfaces, traditional direct CAD constructing method is inefficient. By analyzing the technical characteristics of reverse engineering, a new design approach for special aircraft shape with complex free-form surface is proposed. Finally, the comparison between the traditional method and the new approach is made, and the feasibility of the new design approach is discussed.

Keywords

CAD; aerospace engineering; aircraft; precision engineering; reverse engineering; shapes (structures); aircraft configuration; aircraft shape; complex engineering technique; complex free-form surface design; direct CAD constructing method; precision measuring equipment; reverse engineering; Aircraft; Aircraft manufacture; Aircraft propulsion; Atmospheric modeling; Design automation; Reverse engineering; Solid modeling; aircraft configuration design; clay Model; free-form surface; reverse engineering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic and Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology (EMEIT), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-087-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EMEIT.2011.6023036

Filename

6023036