INTRO

TO FEM
LAB
PROJECT
PROPOSAL:

“FEM ANALYSIS OF
A LANDING GEAR
OF AIRPLANE”

SUBMITTED BY:
WALEED BIN ZAMAN
REG # 140501004

SUBMITTED TO:
SIR TALHA ANJUM

DATED: 25-09-2017
Project Title: FEM Analysis of Landing Gear of An Airplane

Introduction:

The main landing gear is one of the most critical components of an aircraft, capable of
reacting to the largest local loads on the airplane. It is a primary source of shock attenuation
at landing. It controls the rate of compression extension and prevents damage to the vehicle
by controlling load application rates and peak values. Thus utmost care must be taken while
designing a main landing gear.

Problem statement:

During the landing of the aircraft at normal sink rate, maximum amount of energy needs to be
absorbed by the main landing gear, which undergoes large deformations and rotations. So a
non-linear finite element analysis of the landing gear is needed to predict its behavior for the
manufacturing of a prototype. Energy absorbed by the main landing gear is stored in the form
of elastic strain energy and hence the material used for making the main landing gear should
have high elastic strain energy storage capacity.

Objectives:

The objective of the project would be:

1. Geometric and material modeling

2. Non-linear finite element analysis to predict the behavior of the gear prior to
manufacturing.
3. Critical speed calculation using Frequency & Buckling Analysis
4. Determination of maximum and minimum stresses and deflection for different load and
orientations
5. Dynamic stress computations using Dynamic Analysis
6. Finding out the critical regions and to limit damage tolerance
7. Weight Reduction
8. Design optimization

Methodology:

Using finite element method of analysis (FEM), the stresses and deflections would be
determined for different load combinations, and different layer orientations. The critical
regions are assessed, a suitable margin of safety is determined and the design is optimized.
The points where maximum stresses occur will be optimized to sustain that load.

References:

1. http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a279967.pdf
2. https://www.maplesoft.com/applications/view.aspx?SID=3782&view=html
3. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nandish_Rv2/publication/287196205_STRESS_ANALY
SIS_OF_THE_LANDING_GEAR_WELL_BEAMS_AND_DAMAGE_CALCULATION_DUE_TO_LAND
ING_CYCLES/links/567255df08ae3aa2fcf0b69a/STRESS-ANALYSIS-OF-THE-LANDING-GEAR-
WELL-BEAMS-AND-DAMAGE-CALCULATION-DUE-TO-LANDING-CYCLES.pdf
4. https://www.google.com.pk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=13&cad=rja&uact
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5. http://bugatti100p.aero/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Bugatti-100P-landing-gear-v0r3.pdf