1. ONTOLOGICAL MODELING
Proper storage of an aircraft is essential to any aircraft owner or operator. Designing and constructing an effective hangar provides protection of aircraft from the external elements and a comfortable environment for the maintenance personnel. The main concerns in the design of a hangar are long spans, door heights and suspended loads. All these factors evolve around the environmental and administrative restrictions, the type of aircraft and storage preferences [6]. In this page, ontological and parametric modelling of a steel aircraft hangar is presented.
The first step to develop an ontology is to define a taxonomy including the domain, purpose and function [3].
Physical Components
Substructure
Foundation
Superstructure
Columns
Main Girders
Secondary Girders
Braces
Main Material
Steel
Concrete
Aluminium
Other
Users (Functions)
Aircraft
Personnel
Vehicle
2. PARAMETRIC MODELING
High Performance Criteria
Two high performance criteria are chosen for this model. The first one is the area of the hangar to shelter as many aircraft as possible to have the maximum financial benefit out of it and the second one is the total steel weight. The ideal span length for steel structures in not more than 20 m so this limitation will be taken into account. The dimensions and the span numbers of the hangar are chosen as the main user inputs.
Feel free to download the parametric model using the following link:
Aircraft Hangar Parametric Model
REFERENCES
[1] S.J. Luke, W.P. Howson: Modern aircraP hangars: A review of the design trends
[2] Introducing the 737 MAX 10: heps://www.boeing.com/commercial/737max10/index.page
[3] Noy, McGuinness: Ontology Development 101: A Guide to CreaOng Your First Ontology
[4] Uschold, Grüninger: Ontologies: Principles, methods and applications
[5] Ramaswamy: Review of Recent Trends in the Planning, Analysis, Design and Construction of Space Frame Roofs for Aircraft Hangars
[6] UFC: Aircraft Maintenance Hangars