Table 4.
Values obtained from the sizing optimization and Finite Element Analysis for wing skins (a fixed and a moving wing).
Iterations | Deformation | Stress | Original Skin Thickness |
Optimized Skin Thickness |
Weight Reduction Ratio |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fixed Wing | 4 | 98.85 mm | 200 MPa | 2 mm | 0.995 mm | 52.4% |
Moving Wing | 3 | 85.47 mm | 199.7MPa | 2 mm | 0.84mm | 58.3% |