A Web-based Software Framework for Aircraft Design Modeling, Analysis and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Design knowledge and experience are the basis to carry out aircraft conceptual design tasks due to the high complexity and integration of the works involved in this phase. Aircraft designers need a computer-aided design package to help them easily carry out conceptual design tasks with their individual strategies. This paper presents a set of web-based aircraft design software framework called Aircraft Design Pad (ADP). The architecture of this web-based software is open so that users can wrap add-on extensions and make their own aircraft conceptual design system. Design and development aspects of ADP are discussed in this paper and a design case is presented to demonstrate its usability and effectiveness.