Download or read book Integrated Aerodynamic/Dynamic/Structural Optimization of Helicopter Rotor Blades Using Multilevel Decomposition written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-08 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper describes an integrated aerodynamic/dynamic/structural (IADS) optimization procedure for helicopter rotor blades. The procedure combines performance, dynamics, and structural analyses with a general-purpose optimizer using multilevel decomposition techniques. At the upper level, the structure is defined in terms of global quantities (stiffness, mass, and average strains). At the lower level, the structure is defined in terms of local quantities (detailed dimensions of the blade structure and stresses). The IADS procedure provides an optimization technique that is compatible with industrial design practices in which the aerodynamic and dynamic designs are performed at a global level and the structural design is carried out at a detailed level with considerable dialog and compromise among the aerodynamic, dynamic, and structural groups. The IADS procedure is demonstrated for several examples. Walsh, Joanne L. and Young, Katherine C. and Pritchard, Jocelyn I. and Adelman, Howard M. and Mantay, Wayne R. Langley Research Center...