Using our experience in the design of unconventional aircraft, we can bring your idea from concept to reality.
With a strong link to manufacturing partners we design, build, and integrate anything from specialized precision parts, to major assemblies, and up to entire prototype aircraft.
From metallic fittings through complex composite components and assemblies; depending on project needs we can provide the full range of design services:
Manufacturing drawings (2D or 3D FT&A), ISO or ASME standards
Full 3D models
Siemens NX and CATIA V5
Installation drawings and manuals
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Material is weight. With good design practices, experience and numerical methods, we optimize the use of materials to carry load or provide stiffness where needed.
With a strong heritage of ultra-light weight aircraft (solar and eVTOL), our team possesses the tools and know-how to fully optimize structural solutions and save mass.
Our design expertise extends from top-level airframe design down to detailed design ready for composite fabrication, including specification of materials, ply design, and manufacturing methods.
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With our vetted network of supplier companies, we efficiently source any type of composite or metallic parts. We provide tooling and manufacturing support. Where appropriate, we do assembly, integration and testing efforts in-house.
Fabricated parts (composite and metal)
Integrated and tested assemblies
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Analytical methods are essential to maximize safety and minimize risk and prevent expensive failures further down the development cycle. We master the full range of analysis, from simple static part checks to mode interaction, to aeroelastic coupling, and more.
Axalp Technologies' analysis team is well-versed with the required static analysis for aircraft structures, from hand calculations up through complex FEM and GFEM modeling.
Linear static analysis (strain, stress, deformation)
Non-linear static analysis for highly deformed structures or non-linear material behavior
Stability analysis (buckling)
Nominal and transient thermal analysis
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In structural typical performance indicators are ratios such as strength to mass, stiffness to mass, mass to cost etc. With a deep understanding of material properties, options and manufacturing techniques, we can efficiently point out means to increase the indicators you need.
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Including time and frequency domains, this advanced type of analysis is used for events such as:
Aeroelastics (flutter, divergence, transient responses)
Impact analysis
Shock landing
Crash
Rotor-dynamics
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We provide analysis of load cases and can support load case definitions based on industry standards, and FAR/CS regulations for aviation.
For aerodynamic and structure loads we use tools such as:
FlightStream
ASWING
XFLR5/OpenVSP
StarCCM/OpenFoam
Internally developed tools
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External loads are typically defined by standards and often rigid-body physics. Internal loads are typically derived by geometry, stiffness and inertia. At Axalp, we provide the whole loads suite: definition, load case selection, loads envelops. Were necessary, we build stiffness representing stick models or GFEM models to identify internal load distributions and interface loads. These type of tools allow load sweeps and provide an efficient way of covering and sizing for all load scenarios.
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Vibrational environments pose a significant risk on parts. Often these are components in proximity of propulsion systems, gears and rotating blades. We cover the full set of analysis methods:
Stress life method analysis
Strain life method analysis
Crack propagation analysis
CFRP multi-axial fatigue
Solutions Axalp can provide:
Service and inspection life definition
Consulting on best-practice and design improvements
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Software:
General CAE Systems: NX Nastran, LS-Dyna, Ansys
Pre- and Postprocessor: FEMAP
In-house MATLAB tools
Methods:
Frequency and Time Domain – NASTRAN SOL103/110 (Modal Domain), SOL108/111 (Freq. Response) and SOL109/112 (Time Domain)
Aeroelastic analysis – NASTRAN SOL144-146
Shock, Crash, and Bird Impact – LS-Dyna (explicit) or in-house tools
Rotor dynamics – NASTRAN, DMAP, MATLAB, and LS-Dyna