Validation of the FLIGHTLAB virtual engineering toolset
Validation of the FLIGHTLAB virtual engineering toolset
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FLIGHTLAB 虚拟工程工具集的验证
DOI：
10.1017/aer.2018.12
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2018
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通讯作者：
Chengjian He
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作者：
R. W. D. Val;Chengjian He
随着仿真已成为飞机整个生命周期支持的一个组成部分，对有效的虚拟工程（VE）工具来支持这些活动的需求也在增加。FLIGHTLAB是一款最先进的飞机建模和仿真软件工具，旨在满足这一需求，并广泛用于旋翼机设计、分析、测试和评估以及全飞行仿真应用。该VE工具支持固定翼和旋翼飞机的开发和分析，具有广泛的建模组件库，这些组件已在许多实际应用中成功使用和验证。这些组件提供了空气动力学、结构、控制和推进学科的综合建模。分析包括性能、动态响应、稳定性和控制、空气载荷和结构载荷。图形用户界面和交互式脚本语言提供了用户友好的操作。本文描述了过去20年来为支持商用VE工具集FLIGHTLAB开发而进行的能力和验证活动，并讨论了通过增强当前一代VE工具可以解决的未来旋翼飞机挑战。
ABSTRACT As simulation has become an integral part of the overall life-cycle support of aircraft, the need for effective Virtual Engineering (VE) tools to support these activities has increased. FLIGHTLAB is a state-of-the-art, aircraft modelling and simulation software tool, that has been designed to address this need and is widely used in rotorcraft design, analysis, test and evaluation, and full-flight simulation applications. This VE tool supports the development and analysis of both fixed and rotary wing aircraft with an extensive library of modelling components which have been successfully used and validated in numerous, real-world applications. These components provide comprehensive modelling of aerodynamic, structural, control and propulsion disciplines. Analyses include performance, dynamic response, stability and control, airloads, and structural loads. Graphical User Interfaces and an interactive scripting language provide user-friendly operation. This paper describes the capabilities and validation activities that have been undertaken to support the development of the commercial VE toolset FLIGHTLAB over the last 20 years and discusses future rotorcraft challenges that could be addressed by enhancements to current generation VE tools.