A Rapid and Integrated Modeling Method of Aircraft Vulnerability Based on CATIA Analysis Simulation Module

Aircraft vulnerability modeling is the basis and prerequisite for vulnerability analysis. At present, vulnerability modeling methods include combinatorial geometry, triangular patch, and tetragonal patch. However, these methods have disadvantages such as low modeling accuracy, complex modeling process, and finite element software. Under the problems of the above methods, a vulnerability modeling method is proposed based on the CATIA Analysis Simulation module, in which the secondary development of the aircraft shape and the tetragonal mesh, materials, and attribute of the components data file are completed. In this method, the geometrical modeling and meshing are synchronized and integrated into the CATIA platform which shortens the vulnerability pre-modeling process. Taking the US “Scan Eagle” UAV as an example, the input model file for vulnerability analysis is generated. The effect of this method and the traditional finite element modeling method is compared in C and K kill levels, which verifies the validity and usability of the proposed method.