Automatic tool-based pre-processing of generic structural models for water impact simulations in the aircraft pre-design

Kurzfassung

The integration of automated tool capabilities for the generation of models for transient dynamic calculations in the scope of the aircraft pre-design is described in this paper. The Python-based DLR framework PANDORA, initially developed for the modelling and the sizing of aircraft structures in multidisciplinary process chains, is considered for this work. The focus lays on the generation of suitable numerical models for the water impact simulation. To enable this, the internal tool database was extended to consider additional features such as contact definitions, mesh-free formulations, enhanced connection models and specific control options. The generation of the CPACS-based FE aircraft model was extended by means of discretisation and additional structural components. The generation of the water domain was also included according to user defined inputs like pool dimensions, initial conditions and the selection of an appropriate fluid modelling approach. In addition, a feature to launch a simulation directly within the framework was included. Finally, options to retrieve and visualize results from finished water impact simulations were also integrated, allowing to display contour and time history plots.