THE APPLICATION OF CONSTRAINT PROPAGATION TECHNIQUE FOR CONCEPTUAL AIRCRAFT DESIGN
Abstract: In conceptual
aircraft design phase, the aircraft configuration and several design variables
are frequently changed and starting points are depended on any mostprobable
design conditions. Therefore, it is required a design tool having flexibility
to response to different starting points. The implementation of the constraint
propagationsupported by an object-oriented programming could result in a computer
application thatconsiderably accommodates the need of flexibilities. Moreover,
the implementation ofsome graphical user-interfaces and filter are not only to
make it become user-friendly but also it may perform good filters to validate
all inputs from the user. Use case diagram andclass diagram are utilized as
tools for designing the computer application using MicrosoftVisual C++ 6. For a
case study, some relations of basic aircraft geometry are implemented by
selecting the six constraints and fourteen design variables. The result of this
workshows that the application of constraint propagation is right and proper to
handle any frequent changes during the conceptual design phase.
Penulis: R. Zain & C. Bil
Kode Jurnal: jptmesindd090200
