A technique of computer-aided synthesizing a finite element model of wing center section and outer wing torsion box joint for a transport aircraft

A technique of synthesizing the finite element model of the flange joint of the outer wing torsion box with the wing center section for a transport aircraft is presented. The technique is based on the functional decomposition principle, in which the general model of wing torsion box is synthesized from the separate substructure models including the flange joint. It has been shown that the manual input is significantly reduced, when the computer-aided synthesis is applied. This made it possible to cut time of synthesis and decrease the probability of error occurrence.