scholarly journals Free Form Deformation Method Applied to Modeling and Design of Hypersonic Glide Vehicles

IEEE Access ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 61400-61413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Zhiwei Feng ◽  
Boting Xu ◽  
Tao Yang
2011 ◽  
Vol 338 ◽  
pp. 277-281
Author(s):  
Chao Hua Peng ◽  
Fei Liu ◽  
Li Li

In view of the problem that it’s hard to determine the control points and morphing is not intuitionistic in traditional surface free-form deformation technology, an interactive surface free-form deformation method is proposed in this paper. Using this method, the user no longer needs to dynamically set constraint points outside the model. The point picked up by the user according to the desired deformation is used as a control point, and the neighborhood range of deformation or the deformation shape is controlled by deformation function. The designer can interactively deform the model simply by setting control parameters. The experiment results by applying the method to face modeling show that the proposed method is feasible and effective, providing a convenient way for the local modification of three-dimensional models.


1998 ◽  
Vol 34 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. 366-367
Author(s):  
Makiko Kouchi ◽  
Masaaki Mochimaru ◽  
Masako Dohi ◽  
Kazunori Hase

Brodogradnja ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-46
Author(s):  
Cheng Zhao ◽  
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Wei Wang ◽  
Panpan Jia ◽  
Yonghe Xie ◽  
...  

This paper proposes a method for optimising the hull form of ocean-going trawlers to decrease resistance and consequently reduce the energy consumption. The entire optimisation process was managed by the integration of computer-aided design and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in the CAESES software. Resistance was simulated using the CFD solver and STAR-CCM+. The ocean-going trawler was investigated under two main navigation conditions: trawling and design. Under the trawling condition, the main hull of the trawler was modified using the Lackenby method and optimised by NSGA-II algorithm and Sobol + Tsearch algorithm. Under the design condition, the bulbous bow was changed using the free-form deformation method, and the trawler was optimised by NSGA-Ⅱ. The best hull form is obtained by comparing the ship resistance under various design schemes. Towing experiments were conducted to measure the navigation resistance of trawlers before and after optimisation, thus verifying the reliability of the optimisation results. The results show that the proposed optimisation method can effectively reduce the resistance of trawlers under the two navigation conditions.


Author(s):  
Jinglu Li ◽  
Peng Wang ◽  
Xu Chen ◽  
Huachao Dong

Currently developed underwater gliders can be roughly divided into the two types:traditional configuration and unconventional configuration. As a type of underwater gliders with unconventional configuration, a blended-wing-body (BWB) underwater glider has better fluid dynamic performances because of its unique shape. However, it is difficult to design the shape of the BWB underwater glider that has excellent hydrodynamic performances. Therefore, it is of great significance to optimize its shape, which this paper carries out by using the free-form deformation (FFD). The complete and automatic shape optimization framework is established by jointly using FFD parameterization method, CFD solver, optimization algorithm and mesh deformation method. The framework is used to optimize the shape of a BWB underwater glider. The average drag coefficient of the BWB underwater glider during its sinking and floating in one working period is used as the objective function to optimize its shape, with the volume constraints considered. The optimization results show that the gliding performance of the BWB underwater glider is remarkably enhanced.


2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (sup1) ◽  
pp. S112-S114
Author(s):  
Masaaki Mochimaru ◽  
Makiko Kouchi

Ergonomics ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 1301-1313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaaki Mochimaru ◽  
Makiko Kouchi ◽  
Masako Dohi

Author(s):  
Stavros N. Leloudas ◽  
Giorgos A. Strofylas ◽  
Ioannis K. Nikolos

Given the importance of structural integrity of aerodynamic shapes, the necessity of including a cross-sectional area equality constraint among other geometrical and aerodynamic ones arises during the optimization process of an airfoil. In this work an airfoil optimization scheme is presented, based on Area-Preserving Free-Form Deformation (AP FFD), which serves as an alternative technique for the fulfillment of a cross-sectional area equality constraint. The AP FFD is based on the idea of solving an area correction problem, where a minimum possible offset is applied on all free-to-move control points of the FFD lattice, subject to the area preservation constraint. Due to the linearity of the area constraint in each axis, the extraction of an inexpensive closed-form solution to the area preservation problem is possible by using Lagrange Multipliers. A parallel Differential Evolution (DE) algorithm serves as the optimizer, assisted by two Artificial Neural Networks as surrogates. The use of multiple surrogate models, in conjunction with the inexpensive solution to the area correction problem, render the optimization process time efficient. The application of the proposed methodology for wind turbine airfoil optimization demonstrates its applicability and effectiveness.


2013 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 537-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Ballarin ◽  
Andrea Manzoni ◽  
Gianluigi Rozza ◽  
Sandro Salsa

Author(s):  
Vincent Cheutet ◽  
Jean-Philippe Pernot ◽  
Jean-Claude Leon ◽  
Bianca Falcidieno ◽  
Franca Giannini

To limit low-level manipulations of free-form surfaces, the concept of Fully Free Form Deformation Features (δ-F4) have been introduced. They correspond to shapes obtained by deformation of a surface area according to specified geometric constraints. In our work, we mainly focused on those features aimed at enforcing the visual effect of the so-called character lines, extensively used by designers to specify the shape of an object. Therefore, in the proposed approach, 3D lines are used to drive surface deformation over specified areas. Depending on the wished shape and reflection light effects, the insertion of character lines may generate surface tangency discontinuities. In CAD systems, such kind of discontinuities is generally created by a decomposition of the initial surface into several patches. This process can be tedious and very complex, depending on the shape of the deformation area and the desired surface continuity. Here, a method is proposed to create discontinuities on a surface, using the trimming properties of surfaces. The corresponding deformation features produce the resulting surface in a single modification step and handle simultaneously more constraints than current CAD systems. The principle of the proposed approach is based on arbitrary shaped discontinuities in the parameter domain of the surface to allow the surface exhibiting geometric discontinuities at user-prescribed points or along lines. The proposed approach is illustrated with examples obtained using our prototype software.


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