Integrated computational methodology for next generation of aircraft landing gear solution

起落架是飞机不可缺少的组成部分。虽然起落架的设计可以追溯到飞机发明之初，但在业内很难找到一个标准化的设计方法。本提案的目的是发展运输类飞机起落架解的综合计算方法。该项目将起落架设计的不同阶段（通常是单独进行的）集成到一个集成的计算方法中，以解决起落架的鲁棒性问题。该项目中的高保真仿真将有助于有效构建完整起落架系统的虚拟设计，从而减少时间、成本和风险。

Landing gear is an integral and indispensable part of the aircraft. Although the landing gear design dates back since the aircraft was invented, a standardized methodology for its design is hard to find in the industry. The objective of the proposal is to develop an integrated computational methodology for transport category aircraft landing gear solution. The proposed project integrates different phases of landing gear design, often conducted separately, into an integrated computational methodology for robust landing gear solution. The high-fidelity simulations in the proposed project would aid in virtual design of a complete landing gear system that can be built efficiently, thus reducing time, cost, and risk. The project will train one Research Associate, two Ph.D. students, and one M.A.Sc. student. The research project will focus on the development of analytical and computational models that imitate complex scenarios of physical prototype tests in a virtual environment for first-time-right solution to the landing gears. This project will help SPP Canada Aircraft, Inc. (SPPCA) improve its modeling capability to simulate aircraft landing gear, and thus design the next generation of landing gear, which will be lighter, reliable, and more efficient than those on the market today. SPPCA can benefit greatly from this Research project and expand its business to other aircraft manufacturers and attract more airlines to its products. Furthermore, the developed methodologies will benefit the leading Canadian landing gear companies in standardizing the design and analysis methodology and accelerating current and future development of landing gears.