Amy Underwood Serwinowski

US Patent:

6944580, Sep 13, 2005

Filed:

Jun 30, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/608620

Inventors:

Karl Blume - Hebron CT, US
Dennis L. Mackey - Stuart FL, US
Amy U. Serwinowski - Jupiter FL, US
David W. Leung - Hollywood FL, US
Charlie Quackenbush - Tyler TX, US
Jeffrey Simpson - Palm Beach Gardens FL, US
Duncan C. Meyers - Bolton CT, US
Frank Shurick - Vernon CT, US
Henry Huizinga - Palm Beach Gardens FL, US
Robert Rozelle - Farmington Hills MI, US
Gregory E. Chetta - Palm Beach Gardens FL, US
Jonathan Schmid - Palm Beach Gardens FL, US

Assignee:

United Technologies Corporation - Hartford CT

International Classification:

G06F017/50

US Classification:

703 1, 700 96, 700 97, 700 98, 700103, 700104, 700117, 703 6, 703 8, 706 45

Abstract:

A method for designing an engine case static structure of a gas turbine engine includes creating signals representing an engine case static structure knowledge base of information. The knowledge base has a plurality of design rule signals with respect to a corresponding plurality of parameter signals of associated elements of an engine case static structure, wherein the knowledge base comprises at least one data value signal for each of the plurality of design rule signals. A desired data value signal is entered for a selected one of the plurality of parameter signals of an associated element of the engine case static structure and compared to the corresponding data value signal in the knowledge base for the corresponding one of the plurality of design rule signals. Signals representative of a geometric representation of the selected parameter signal may be created.