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Software Automates Structural Sizing and Load Analyses



The completion of the Bell V-280 tiltrotor fuselage marked the culmination of a successful first-time collaboration between Bell Helicopter and Spirit AeroSystems.

The sizing and analysis software Spirit used to prove out the structural integrity of the V-280 has a long history in aerospace. HyperSizer, from Collier Research, was used by NASA and made available on the commercial market. Employed for both aircraft and space-launch vehicles fabricated with composite or metallic materials, the software automatically performs design, stress analysis and sizing optimization, typically reducing the weight of structures by 20-40%. HyperSizer is also applicable in the wind energy, high-speed rail, automotive and shipbuilding industries.

On the V-280 fuselage prototype program, Spirit AeroSystems employed HyperSizer for detailed sizing of the fuselage. Important structural requirements include strength, stability, stiffness and deflection/rotation limitations for severe flight, landing and ground load cases.

The V-280 Valor is competing in the Department of Defense's Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR TD) program. This is a science and technology precursor to the Department of Defense's Future Vertical Lift program, with the goal to replace 2,000 to 4,000 medium-class utility and attack helicopters. The V-280 Valor is Bell Helicopter's offering for the JMR-TD program. A next generation tiltrotor, the Bell V-280 Valor advanced technology tiltrotor provides unmatched speed, range and payload for expeditionary maneuvers. 

The unit was designed and assembled in Spirit's rapid prototyping facility in Wichita, KS, in just 22 months. The composite fuselage was shipped to Bell Helicopter's facility in Amarillo, TX, for final assembly, and the build continues towards a first flight in the in the second half of 2017.

"The design-analysis cycle for a typical aircraft program requires many iterations between the designer (CAD) and the stress analyst," said James Ainsworth, Collier Research structural engineering. "This is a very time-consuming process."

To meet the V-280 schedule, HyperSizer was employed in a "design-by-analysis" approach that successfully sized and analyzed the fuselage structure. "The automated analysis tool in our software allows the stress analyst to define the required structural configuration, informing the designer about the best configuration that optimizes the stiffness of the structure," said Ainsworth.

"HyperSizer also provided the engineers with automated stress-report generation that enabled them to review and vet all relevant data in order to prove-out the structural soundness of the fuselage," said a company spokesperson.

For more information contact:

Collier Research Corporation

760 Piolt House Dr, Suite A

Newport News, VA 23606

757-825-0000

www.hypersizer.com

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