Year
2010
Paper Type
Master's Thesis
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree Name
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME)
Department
Engineering
First Advisor
Dr. Alexandra Schonning
Second Advisor
Dr. Paul Eason
Third Advisor
Dr. David Nicholson
Abstract
Nose gear failure is a high concern in the aviation industries. According to the Federal Aviation Administration reports, 55% of aircraft failures occur during takeoff and landing while 45% of failures occur during flight. The objective of this thesis is to determine the stress behavior and the displacement of a nose gear of an aircraft during landing using structural finite element analysis. The nose gear was first modeled using computer-aided design software and then imported into finite element software. The external forces were determined analytically and the interactions between components were carefully modeled using contact analysis. The tire was modeled using the eye-bar theory. The results obtained in this work are consistent with the Federal Aviation Administration’s recommendations for physical testing.
Suggested Citation
Nguyen, Thoai D., "Finite Element Analysis of a Nose Gear During Landing" (2010). UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 215.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/215