The Application of Pareto Frontier Methods in the Multidisciplinary Wing Design of a Generic Modern Military Delta Aircraft
S. V. Fenwick, John C. Harris · Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) · 2000
As a partner in the EC Framework IV "FRONTIER" project, DERA has investigated the application of a genetic algorithm (GA) and Pareto frontier methods to optimize the trade-off between multiple design objectives. A Pareto frontier is defined as the limit of design space beyond which one attribute of a design cannot be improved without detriment to another. DERA has applied the software produced within the project to the multidisciplinary design of the wing of a generic modern military delta aircraft, to trade-off the conflicting design requirements of range and agility. This paper recounts DERA's experience of the methods as an approach to the solution of a trial multidisciplinary design and optimization (MDO) problem together with some of the results produced. Details of the software produced within the project are provided, along with conclusions and recommendations from its use.