DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTER BASED LEARNING TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES

Mazhar, Farrukh; Khan, Abdul Munem; Aziz, Irfan

doi:10.21608/asat.2007.24384

DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTER BASED LEARNING TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Dept of Industrial Engg, College of Aeronautical Engg, National University of Science and Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

² Dept of Aerospace Engg, College of Aeronautical Engineering, National University of Science and Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

³ Dept of Mech Engg, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan.

10.21608/asat.2007.24384

Abstract

In today’s engineering design, extensive mathematical calculations / computational analysis are done, which requires powerful engineering software to facilitate and reduce the mathematical workload. This paper pertains to the development of a computer based learning software, named “STATOL®”, for understanding aircraft structures. The software is developed to analyse complex structures used in aircraft constructions, with an aim to facilitate understanding of such problems in a class and enable the user to perform parametric study to appreciate the effect of varying different input on the resultants. The computer code is written in Microsoft Visual Basic 6®.

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