Pacelab software for preliminary design

Pacelab software for preliminary design

Pacelab software for preliminary design"

Keywords: Aerospace industry, Aerodynamics

Georgia Tech’s Aerospace Systems Design Lab and PACE Aerospace Engineering and Information Technology have formalised a strategic licensing agreement for the lab’s use of design optimisation software Pacelab. With its advanced knowledge modelling capabilities, Pacelab adds a truly object-oriented design platform to ASDL’s toolkit, supporting the engineering creativity and preliminary design activities of the renowned design lab at GA Tech.

PACE recently provided installation and training support to ASDL students and research engineers involved in various aerospace design projects, including student and design competitions of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Pacelab software is network installed and available to students working on “real world” design projects with industrial applicability. Each of the multi-disciplinary teams is comprised of 5 to 10 persons. This year, the ASDL design projects include preliminary design in a multitude of systems including aeronautical, space, naval and missile systems.

GA Tech Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory was founded in 1992 and has grown to be one of the nation’s premier centers for the development and application of advanced design methods for complex systems and the training of the next generation engineers and scientists. ASDL is a systems design lab, and therefore, all disciplines, such as aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, stability and controls, flight mechanics, etc. are represented through the research staff and student researchers. Most importantly, they are all co-located in one facility. Due to the proximity of the disciplinary expertise, ASDL provides a unique environment for research and teaching in design engineering and analysis methods.