Innovative Bracket Design Concepts for the Installation of Aircraft ...

GRLMDWP

Innovative Bracket Design Concepts for the Installation of Aircraft Systems Adiki Sivaiah* Infotech Enterprises Limited, Bangalore - India Abstract: )ROORZLQJ FRQWLQXDOO\ YDU\LQJ FXVWRPHU VSHFL¿F GHPDQGV DFURVV WKH JOREH DLUFUDIW GHVLJQ VWUDWHJ\ LV FRQVWDQWO\FKDQJLQJ7KHPDQXIDFWXUHUVDUHIRFXVLQJRQ¿QGLQJZD\VWRPDNHWKHSURGXFWVPRUHÀH[LEOHWKXVPHHWLQJWKHVHYHUDOSURGXFWYDULDQWVZLWKFRQWUROOHGPDQXIDFWXULQJFRVWV+HUHLQWKHÀH[LELOLW\DGGUHVVHVWKHYDULHW\RI QHHGVZLWKOHVVSURGXFWFRPELQDWLRQVWKURXJKVWDQGDUGL]DWLRQLQWHUFKDQJHDELOLW\ZKLOHPHHWLQJDOOWKHUHTXLUHPHQWV 1RZDGD\VWKHLQGXVWU\KDVDOVRUHDOL]HGWKDWWKHFRVWUHGXFWLRQKDVEHHQRQHRIWKHNH\GULYLQJIDFWRUVWRNHHSLQWKH IUHH-PDUNHWFRPSHWLWLRQ7KHUHIRUHLWLVLPSHUDWLYHWR¿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¿FLHQWVWUHQJWKORZZHLJKWDQGDUHHDV\WRPDQXIDFWXUHWREH LQWHJUDWHGZLWKVHOHFWHG$LU7UDQVSRUW$VVRFLDWLRQV\VWHPV7KLVSDSHUDLPHGDWGHVFULELQJWKHVFRSHRIWKHWDVNGHVLJQ UHTXLUHPHQWVDQGEHVWSUDFWLFHVDGRSWHGZKLOHH[HFXWLQJWKHSURMHFWIRUDQDHURVSDFHFXVWRPHU Keywords:$LUGXFWV$7$ (OHFWULFDOFDEOHV$7$ 0RXQWLQJEUDFNHWV:LUHEXQGOHVDQGLQVXODWLRQEODQNHWV

LIST OF ACRONYMS A/C ATA ABS DT keys ECS

Aircraft Air Transportation Association Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene Design time keys Environmental Control Systems

INTRODUCTION One of our strategic customers has approached us in developing innovative bracket design concepts for the installation of aircraft systems. Since the bracket installation zone is around the frame area (Fig. 1a, b) attached to fuselage structure, it 5HFHLYHG

$FFHSWHG

DXWKRUIRUFRUUHVSRQGHQFHVLYDLDKDGLNL#LQIRWHFKHQWHUSULVHVFRP ,QIRWHFK(QWHUSULVHV/WG,QIRWHFK,73DUN3ORW1R$ % 3KDVH(OHFWURQLFV&LW\+RVXU5RDG%DQJDORUH,QGLD

is necessary to know about some basic structural elements through which the routing of air ducts and cable bundles takes place. The studied zone is extended on fuselage area covering its entire sections for the application of bracket installation. Aircraft structures 0DMRUDLUIUDPHXQLWVDUHFODVVL¿HGDV&KXQ