STARS – An Integrated General-Purpose Finite Element Structural, Aeroelastic, and Aeroservoelastic Analysis Computer Program
Gupta, K.K. (1991) STARS – An Integrated General-Purpose Finite Element Structural, Aeroelastic, and Aeroservoelastic Analysis Computer Program. Technical Report NASA TM-101709 (Revised), Research Engineering, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.
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Abstract
This report presents the details of an integrated general-purpose finite element structural analysis computer program which is also capable of solving complex multidisciplinary problems. Thus, the SOLIDS module of the program possesses an extensive finite element library suitable for modeling most practical problems and is capable of solving statics, vibration, buckling, and dynamic response problems of complex structures, including spinning ones. The aerodynamic module, AERO, enables computation of unsteady aerodynamic forces for both subsonic and supersonic flow for subsequent flutter and divergence analysis of the structure. The associated aeroservoelastic analysis module, ASE, effects aero-structural-control stability analysis yielding frequency responses as well as damping characteristics of the structure. The program is written in standard FORTRAN to run on a wide variety of computers. Extensive graphics, preprocessing, and postprocessing routines are also available pertaining to a number of terminals.
| EPrint Type: | NASA Technical Memorandum |
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| Keywords: | Aeroelasticity, Aeroservoelasticity, Finite elements, Graphics, Structural analysis |
| Subjects: | (31 - 39) Engineering: (39) Structural Mechanics |
| ID Code: | 1727 |
| Deposited On: | 25 September 2007 |
| Additional Information: | 181 pages. Revised version includes 7 pages of errata and addendum to original version published June 1990. |
