Analysis and optimization of conceptual landing gear designs

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This project is a collaboration between Safran Landing Systems Canada (hereafter SafranLS), a global leader in the design and manufacture of aircraft landing gear, and the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Advanced Aerospace Structures Laboratory. The aim of the project is to create new methods for fast and accurate optimal conceptual design of landing gear. This includes kinematic optimization of the landing gear mechanism, development of a sophisticated gas spring model for rapid optimization of the landing dynamics, and creation of new models to predict the appropriate values of missing parameters for design. This capability will enable SafranLS to accelerate the early-stage design of landing gear, enabling quicker, more competitive bids when requested by airframe manufacturers.