Assembly Simulation and Optimization Method for Underconstrained Frame Structures of Aerospace Vehicles

Abstract

Aerodynamic contour dimensional accuracy is very important for the stable and safe flight of aerospace vehicles. Nevertheless, due to the influence of various factors such as material properties, machining and manufacturing deviations, and assembly and installation deviations, key structural geometric dimensions are frequently exceeded. Therefore, this paper investigates a data-driven combined vector loop method (VLM)–Skin Model Shapes (SMS) method to realize aerospace vehicle structural geometric accuracy analysis; assembly optimization targeting contour deviation is also achieved. Tests are carried out on a typical aerospace vehicle’s underconstrained structural workpieces to validate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Keywords

• aerospace vehicle
• deviation modeling
• data driven
• skin model shapes
• vector loop
• assembly optimization