Session: 01-01-01: Advanced Structural Mechanics and Computational Methods for Aerospace Applications

Paper Number: 196018

196018 - HyperLoads – 3D Loads Enveloping of Design-to Load with Part Design Allowable Loads and a Spatial Visualization of the Margin of Safety 

HyperLoads extends the HyperX® workflow by providing an intuitive way to visualize the Design-to Loads in your Structure as potato plots in 3D space. Affectionally referred to as “Space Potato”, by overlaying these 3D loads envelopes with their corresponding allowable load envelopes, an engineer can gain a visual understanding of the structural load carrying capability of their design. The HyperX loads processing capability of FEA computed internal design to loads is one of the most sought-after capabilities by the aerospace structures engineer as there are 100,000s of applied loads on a FEM, and having the ability to filter down to less than a 100 load cases is needed to get vehicle analysis and sizing completed. Various load processing techniques are provided for the user such as Peak Element, Statistical, and Convex Hull. Each providing different resolutions of loads filtering. These techniques apply to panels and mechanically fastened joints.

HyperLoads also includes spatially displaying margin vectors showing the distance from Design-to Loads Envelopes to corresponding Allowable Loads Envelopes. The relative ratio in vector lengths indicate the margin for a given zone of a panel. The margin vector starts from the load of the controlling load case and pierces the failure surface of the critical analysis method.

Presenting Author: Craig Collier Collier Aerospace

Presenting Author Biography: HyperLoads extends the HyperX® workflow by providing an intuitive way to visualize the Design-to Loads in your Structure as potato plots in 3D space. Affectionally referred to as “Space Potato”, by overlaying these 3D loads envelopes with their corresponding allowable load envelopes, an engineer can gain a visual understanding of the structural load carrying capability of their design. The HyperX loads processing capability of FEA computed internal design to loads is one of the most sought-after capabilities by the aerospace structures engineer as there are 100,000s of applied loads on a FEM, and having the ability to filter down to less than a 100 load cases is needed to get vehicle analysis and sizing completed. HyperLoads also includes spatially displaying margin vectors showing the approximate distance from Design-to Loads Envelopes to corresponding Allowable Loads Envelopes