Packaging and topology optimization and product family design for aerospace structures

随着现代工程设计变得越来越复杂，工业界正在不断努力简化他们的设计和制造过程，同时提高他们的产品质量。拓扑优化可以在较短的时间内从无偏的起点产生非直观的最优设计，其性能优于使用传统迭代设计方法设计的组件。封装优化是指在给定的一组边界内确定最有效的组件布局，以减小尺寸、重量和总体成本。通过女王大学的研究人员和庞巴迪航空航天公司领先的行业专家之间的合作，该项目将重点关注通过算法和方法开发新的理论进步，以解决现代工程设计问题。本研究的目的是开发新的封装和拓扑优化设计方法，应用于航空航天结构和系统布局设计，以减轻航空航天结构的重量和成本，同时满足认证要求。完成的理论研究将应用于庞巴迪宇航公司的三个实际工程设计问题。飞机座椅、乘客服务单元（PSU）和座舱门的设计将使用从研究验证中产生的方法完成。认证方面的考虑将被彻底研究，以确保所有设计都符合加拿大航空法规（CARs）和联邦航空法规（FARs）要求。该项目将资助2名博士生和5名硕士生，为期5年。

As modern engineering designs become increasingly complex, industry is continually striving for ways to streamline their design and manufacturing processes, while improving the quality of their products. Topology optimization can produce a non-intuitive optimal design from an unbiased starting point in a shorter period of time, with better performance than a component designed using traditional iterative design methods. Packaging optimization determine the most efficient layout of components within a given set of boundaries to reduce size, weight, and overall cost. Throug partnership between researchers at Queen's University and leading industry experts at Bombardier Aerospace, the project will focus heavily on developing novel theoretical advancements via algorithms and methodologies to solve modern engineering design problems. The objective of this proposed research is to develop new design methodologies in packaging and topology optimization which can be applied to aerospace structural and system layout design in order to reduce weight and costs of aerospace structures, while satisfying certification requirements. The theoretical research completed will be applied to three real-world engineering design problems at Bombardier Aerospace. The design of aircraft seating, passenger service units (PSU's), and cockpit doors will be completed using the methodologies produced from the research for validation. Certification considerations will be thoroughly studied to ensure that all designs produced as a result of this research meet CARs (Canadian Aviation Regulations) and FARs (Federal Aviation Regulations) requirements. This project will support 2 PhD students and 5 Master's students over 5 years.