Computer Simulation’s Role in Advancing Composite Aircraft Structures
- Magazine Article
- TBMG-21173
Language:
- English
Topic:
Many of the computer simulation tools used today got their start in the Aerospace industry but their use has always been coupled with significant physical testing. The introduction of composite aircraft structures, however, is creating a need for more reliance on simulation tools and methods. Aircraft designers find many benefits in composites, but they also are wary of some of the potential difficulties that composites can present—issues that the latest simulation software is designed to manage.