Posts Tagged ‘space’

ATK uses OptiStruct to Improve Lunar Lander Design

04/12/2011

ATK Aeropace Structures Case Study

ATK Aerospace Structures in Clearfield, UT is a premier aerospace design and manufacturing company focusing on the design and manufacture of composite structures.

ATK used Altair® OptiStruct® to provide the conceptual design ideas necessary to reduce the Altair Lunar Lander Descent Module weight and meet specified design requirements not achieved in the baseline design.  In addition ATK was able to evaluate the application of composites while optimizing structural architecture of the lander module.

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OptiStruct Drives Weight Reduction in Commercial Aircraft

10/07/2010

Using OptiStruct topology and shape optimization tools, Eurocopter created an innovative new design of a door support arm for the Fairchild Dornier 728 aircraft. The company achieved a weight reduction of approximately 20 percent, using structural optimization techniques as an integral part of the design process.

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