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Integrated one-way aero-structural analysis of an aircraft wing using a MATLAB-based panel method and finite element analysis
 
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Department of Aeronautical Technical Engineering, College of Technical Engineering, Al-Farahidi University, Baghdad 10011, Iraq
 
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq
 
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Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Kerbala, Karbala 56001, Iraq
 
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Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Engineering College, Karary University, Omdurman, Sudan
 
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Tarik Hassan Elsonni   

Department of Aeronautical Technical Engineering, College of Technical Engineering, Al-Farahidi University, Baghdad 10011, Iraq
 
 
 
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In this work, an integrated aero-structural methodology is presented, combining a MATLAB panel-method aerodynamic solver with ANSYS finite-element analysis to predict the performance of a tapered NACA 2412 wing. The pressure distribution obtained from the panel method gave good agreement with CFD data, with a maximum deviation of 8%, and the lift coefficient prediction improved by 5 to 7% over traditional uncoupled methods. Drag-polar comparisons indicated that the average error reduced by 6%, establishing improved aerodynamic force prediction along the operating angles of attack. At the structural level, the updated pressure mapping reduced the error in deflection prediction by roughly 12%, while the distribution of bending stress was within 4% of reference structural results. These combined results demonstrate that implementing a one-way aero-structural coupling approach better predicts loading accuracy and the resultant structural response, giving a more reliable basis for preliminary aircraft wing design.
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