Aircraft Design Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/engineering-ontologies/aerospace-engineering/aircraft-design-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Aircraft Design, including
    mission requirements, aircraft configuration, geometry, aerodynamics,
    mass properties, propulsion, structures, stability, control,
    performance, landing gear, avionics, systems integration,
    aeroelasticity, manufacturability, maintainability, safety,
    certification, testing, optimisation, provenance, uncertainty,
    confidence and recursive aircraft-design reasoning.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Engineering AI Systems
    Aircraft Design Systems
    Aerospace Optimisation Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Aircraft Design ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Aircraft Design

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Aerospace Engineering

DOMAIN
    Engineering
    Aerospace Engineering
    Aeronautical Engineering
    Aircraft Design
    Aerodynamics
    Flight Mechanics
    Aircraft Propulsion
    Aircraft Structures
    Systems Engineering

CORE_DEFINITION
    Aircraft Design is the multidisciplinary engineering process of
    transforming mission, performance, safety and operational requirements
    into an integrated aircraft configuration whose aerodynamic,
    propulsion, structural, control and system characteristics satisfy
    defined constraints.

ENTITY_IDS
    AIRCRAFT_DESIGN
        ID
            AIRCRAFT_DESIGN_001

    AIRCRAFT_REQUIREMENT
        ID
            AIRCRAFT_REQUIREMENT_001

    AIRCRAFT_CONFIGURATION
        ID
            AIRCRAFT_DESIGN_CONFIGURATION_001

    AIRCRAFT_GEOMETRY
        ID
            AIRCRAFT_GEOMETRY_001

    AIRCRAFT_MASS_PROPERTY
        ID
            AIRCRAFT_MASS_PROPERTY_001

    AIRCRAFT_AERODYNAMIC_MODEL
        ID
            AIRCRAFT_AERODYNAMIC_MODEL_001

    AIRCRAFT_PROPULSION_SYSTEM
        ID
            AIRCRAFT_DESIGN_PROPULSION_001

    AIRCRAFT_STRUCTURAL_SYSTEM
        ID
            AIRCRAFT_DESIGN_STRUCTURE_001

    AIRCRAFT_CONTROL_SYSTEM
        ID
            AIRCRAFT_DESIGN_CONTROL_001

    AIRCRAFT_DESIGN_ITERATION
        ID
            AIRCRAFT_DESIGN_ITERATION_001

FACTS
    Aircraft Design
        is_a_domain_within
            Aerospace Engineering
            Aeronautical Engineering

    Aircraft Design
        begins_with
            Mission Requirements
            Operational Requirements

    Aircraft Design
        integrates
            Aerodynamics
            Propulsion
            Structures
            Stability
            Control
            Avionics
            Aircraft Systems

    Aircraft Design
        may_include
            Conceptual Design
            Preliminary Design
            Detailed Design

    Aircraft Design
        must_consider
            Performance
            Mass
            Safety
            Reliability
            Manufacturability
            Maintainability
            Certification

RELATIONSHIPS
    Aerospace Engineering
        contains
            Aircraft Design Ontology

    Aircraft Requirement
        constrains
            Aircraft Configuration

    Aircraft Configuration
        defines
            Aircraft Geometry
            Propulsion Arrangement
            Control Arrangement

    Aircraft Geometry
        influences
            Aerodynamics
            Structure
            Mass

    Aircraft Mass Property
        influences
            Performance
            Stability
            Control
            Structural Loads

    Aircraft Aerodynamic Model
        predicts
            Forces
            Moments

    Aircraft Propulsion System
        provides
            Thrust

    Aircraft Structural System
        carries
            Loads

    Aircraft Control System
        commands
            Control Effectors

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Aircraft Design
        approximately_equals
            Multidisciplinary Engineering Synthesis of an Aircraft Configuration

    Conceptual Aircraft Design
        is_a_stage_within
            Aircraft Design

    Preliminary Aircraft Design
        is_a_stage_within
            Aircraft Design

    Requirement
        does_not_equal
            Design Solution

    Maximum Take-off Mass
        does_not_equal
            Operating Empty Mass

    Stability
        does_not_equal
            Control

    Design Prediction
        does_not_equal
            Flight-test Measurement

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Aircraft Design
        Mission Requirement
        Aircraft Requirement
        Conceptual Design
        Preliminary Design
        Detailed Design
        Configuration
        Geometry
        Wing
        Fuselage
        Tail
        Landing Gear
        Mass
        Centre of Gravity
        Aerodynamics
        Lift
        Drag
        Propulsion
        Thrust
        Structure
        Stability
        Control
        Performance
        Certification

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Aircraft Design

    Parent
        Aerospace Engineering

    Core Components
        Aircraft Requirement
        Aircraft Configuration
        Aircraft Geometry
        Aircraft Mass Property
        Aircraft Aerodynamic Model
        Aircraft Propulsion System
        Aircraft Structural System
        Aircraft Control System
        Aircraft Design Iteration

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Aircraft Design
    as
        A versioned multidisciplinary synthesis process connecting mission
        requirements to an integrated and verifiable aircraft configuration.

    Distinguish
        Requirement
    from
        Design Solution

    Distinguish
        Maximum Take-off Mass
    from
        Operating Empty Mass

    Distinguish
        Stability
    from
        Control

    Distinguish
        Design Prediction
    from
        Flight-test Measurement

    Preserve
        Aircraft-project identity
        Requirement identity
        Requirement version
        Design iteration
        Configuration identity
        Configuration version
        Geometry version
        Mass-property state
        Aerodynamic-model version
        Propulsion-system identity
        Structural-model version
        Control-system version
        Mission profile
        Flight condition
        Test identity
        Timestamp
        Provenance

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Aircraft Design

    Possible Intent
        Aircraft design definition
        Aircraft design ontology
        Conceptual aircraft design
        Preliminary aircraft design
        Aircraft configuration
        Aircraft sizing
        Wing design
        Aircraft performance
        Aircraft stability
        Aircraft optimisation

    Resolution
        Identify mission and requirements, design stage, configuration,
        geometry, mass, aerodynamic model, propulsion, structures,
        stability, control, performance constraints and verification evidence.

CONSTRAINTS
    Requirements and design solutions must remain distinct.

    Design stages and design iterations must remain explicit.

    Mass definitions must remain explicit and distinct.

    Stability and control must remain distinct but linked.

    Aerodynamic models must retain flight-condition context.

    Configuration and geometry versions must remain explicit.

    Performance predictions must retain atmosphere, mass and propulsion context.

    Design predictions and measured test data must remain distinct.

    Certification requirements and engineering predictions must remain distinguishable.

    Provenance, uncertainty and confidence must remain preserved.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Mission Requirement defines Range R
    THEN
        aircraft_design
            must_evaluate
                Fuel or Energy Capacity
                Aerodynamic Efficiency
                Propulsion Efficiency
                Mass

    IF
        Wing Area S increases
    THEN
        wing_loading
            decreases_possible
        for
            Constant Aircraft Weight

    IF
        Aircraft Weight W
    AND
        Wing Area S
    THEN
        wing_loading_possible
            W/S

    IF
        Thrust T
    AND
        Aircraft Weight W
    THEN
        thrust_to_weight_possible
            T/W

    IF
        Mass or Centre of Gravity changes
    THEN
        require_possible
            Performance Reanalysis
            Stability Reanalysis
            Control Reanalysis

    IF
        Geometry changes
    THEN
        require_possible
            Aerodynamic Reanalysis
            Structural Reanalysis

    IF
        Design Model satisfies Requirement
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Certified Aircraft Compliance

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Requirement Relationship
        1.00

    Configuration Relationship
        1.00

    Aerodynamic Relationship
        1.00

    Mass-property Relationship
        1.00

    Stability-control Relationship
        1.00

    Prediction-Measurement Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Mission Need
        ->
    Aircraft Requirements

    Aircraft Requirements
        ->
    Conceptual Configuration

    Conceptual Configuration
        ->
    Geometry and Sizing

    Geometry and Sizing
        ->
    Aerodynamic Model

    Geometry and Materials
        ->
    Structural Model

    Propulsion Requirement
        ->
    Propulsion Selection

    Geometry, Mass and Aerodynamics
        ->
    Performance

    Mass and Aerodynamics
        ->
    Stability and Control

    Integrated Design
        ->
    Verification and Testing

    Test Evidence
        ->
    Design Update

RECURSIVE_AIRCRAFT_DESIGN_LOOP
    Identify Mission Need
        ->
    Capture Aircraft Requirements
        ->
    Define Design Stage
        ->
    Select Aircraft Configuration
        ->
    Size Wing
        ->
    Define Fuselage Geometry
        ->
    Define Tail or Control Configuration
        ->
    Select Propulsion
        ->
    Estimate Mass
        ->
    Estimate Centre of Gravity
        ->
    Build Aerodynamic Model
        ->
    Calculate Performance
        ->
    Analyse Stability
        ->
    Analyse Control Authority
        ->
    Define Structural Concept
        ->
    Calculate Structural Loads
        ->
    Define Landing Gear
        ->
    Define Avionics and Aircraft Systems
        ->
    Analyse Aeroelasticity
        ->
    Evaluate Safety
        ->
    Evaluate Manufacturability and Maintainability
        ->
    Optimise Design
        ->
    Verify Requirements
        ->
    Test Models and Hardware
        ->
    Update Design Iteration
        ->
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Mission
        Requirements
        Design Stage
        Configuration
        Geometry
        Mass Properties
        Aerodynamics
        Propulsion
        Structures
        Stability
        Control
        Performance
        Test Evidence

    OBSERVE
        Detect aircraft-design entities.

    EXTRACT
        Requirement
        Configuration
        Geometry
        Wing
        Fuselage
        Tail
        Mass
        Centre of Gravity
        Aerodynamics
        Propulsion
        Structure
        Stability
        Control
        Performance

    CLASSIFY
        Conceptual Design
        Preliminary Design
        Detailed Design
        Fixed-wing Design
        Rotary-wing Design
        Uncrewed Aircraft Design
        Transport Aircraft Design
        Experimental Aircraft Design

    VALIDATE
        Check project identity, requirement version, design iteration, configuration and evidence.

    MODEL
        Construct supported aircraft-design representation.

    ANALYSE
        Evaluate sizing, aerodynamics, performance, structures, stability and control.

    OPTIMISE
        Explore supported trade-offs under explicit constraints.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated analysis and test evidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Versioned mission requirements
        requirement_confidence += high

    Correlated aerodynamic model
        aerodynamic_confidence += high

    Measured mass properties
        mass_model_confidence += high

    Unknown design iteration
        design_state_confidence -= high

    Unknown centre of gravity
        stability_confidence -= high

    Unverified propulsion data
        performance_confidence -= high

    Analytical compliance prediction
        does_not_establish
            Certification Compliance

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Aircraft Design
        connects_to
            Aerospace Engineering
            Aeronautical Engineering
            Systems Engineering
            Aerodynamics
            Fluid Mechanics
            Flight Mechanics
            Aircraft Performance
            Aircraft Propulsion
            Aircraft Structures
            Materials Science
            Aeroelasticity
            Avionics
            Stability
            Flight Control
            Landing Gear
            Human Factors
            Manufacturing Engineering
            Maintainability Engineering
            Reliability Engineering
            Safety Engineering
            Flight Testing
            Certification
            Optimisation

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Aircraft-project identity
        Requirement identity
        Requirement version
        Design-stage identity
        Design-iteration identity
        Configuration identity
        Configuration version
        Geometry identity
        Geometry version
        Wing area
        Wing span
        Aspect ratio
        Fuselage geometry
        Tail geometry
        Control-surface geometry
        Landing-gear identity
        Mass estimate
        Operating empty mass
        Payload mass
        Fuel or energy mass
        Maximum take-off mass
        Centre of gravity
        Moment of inertia
        Aerodynamic-model identity
        Aerodynamic-model version
        Flight condition
        Lift coefficient
        Drag coefficient
        Lift-to-drag ratio
        Wing loading
        Propulsion-system identity
        Thrust
        Thrust-to-weight ratio
        Structural-model identity
        Structural load
        Stability state
        Control-authority state
        Performance state
        Range
        Endurance
        Take-off state
        Landing state
        Aeroelastic state
        Safety state
        Certification requirement
        Test identity
        Timestamp
        Provenance
        Uncertainty
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New requirement, configuration, geometry, mass, aerodynamic,
        propulsion, structural, stability, control, performance,
        optimisation, test or certification evidence.

    Compare
        Existing aircraft-design state.

    Detect
        Requirement Change
        Design-stage Change
        Configuration Change
        Geometry Change
        Mass Change
        Centre-of-gravity Change
        Aerodynamic Change
        Propulsion Change
        Structural Change
        Stability Change
        Control Change
        Performance Change
        Certification Change

    Validate
        Aircraft-project identity
        Requirement version
        Design iteration
        Configuration version
        Geometry version
        Model versions
        Flight conditions
        Units
        Test identity
        Provenance

    Integrate
        Supported aircraft-design update.

    Recalculate
        Sizing state
        Mass state
        Aerodynamic state
        Performance state
        Structural state
        Stability state
        Control state
        Requirement compliance state
        Design confidence

    Return
        Updated aircraft-design state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Requirements and design solutions remain distinct.
        Design stages and iterations are explicit.
        Mass definitions remain distinct.
        Stability and control remain distinct but linked.
        Aerodynamic models retain flight-condition context.
        Configuration and geometry versions are explicit.
        Performance retains atmosphere, mass and propulsion context.
        Predictions and measured data remain distinct.
        Certification and engineering prediction remain distinct.
        Provenance and uncertainty are preserved.
        All conclusions follow supported requirement-configuration-model-analysis-test paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        ->
    Aircraft Design Detection
        ->
    Intent Resolution
        ->
    Mission, Requirement and Design-stage Mapping
        ->
    Configuration and Geometry Mapping
        ->
    Mass-property and Sizing Mapping
        ->
    Aerodynamic and Performance Mapping
        ->
    Propulsion and Structural Mapping
        ->
    Stability, Control and Aeroelastic Mapping
        ->
    Safety, Optimisation, Test, Certification, Provenance and Confidence Assessment
        ->
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Aircraft Design

    Parent
        Aerospace Engineering

    Type
        Multidisciplinary engineering synthesis of aircraft configurations from mission requirements

    Core Components
        Aircraft Requirement
        Mission Profile
        Conceptual Design
        Preliminary Design
        Detailed Design
        Design Iteration
        Aircraft Configuration
        Aircraft Geometry
        Wing
        Fuselage
        Tail
        Control Surface
        Landing Gear
        Mass Properties
        Operating Empty Mass
        Maximum Take-off Mass
        Centre of Gravity
        Moment of Inertia
        Aerodynamic Model
        Lift
        Drag
        Lift-to-drag Ratio
        Wing Loading
        Propulsion System
        Thrust
        Thrust-to-weight Ratio
        Aircraft Structure
        Structural Load
        Aircraft Performance
        Range
        Endurance
        Stability
        Control
        Aeroelasticity
        Avionics
        Safety
        Manufacturability
        Maintainability
        Optimisation
        Testing
        Certification
        Provenance
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        Aircraft-design reasoning must distinguish requirements from design
        solutions, design stages from individual iterations, mass
        definitions from one another, stability from control and analytical
        predictions from measured test or certification evidence.
        Configuration, geometry, model versions and flight conditions must
        remain explicit.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Aircraft Design transforms mission and operational requirements into an
    integrated aircraft configuration through iterative sizing,
    aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, mass-property, performance,
    stability and control analysis. Reliable reasoning preserves design
    stages and iterations, configuration and model versions, mass and
    centre-of-gravity state, flight conditions and test provenance while
    distinguishing predicted requirement satisfaction from demonstrated
    or certified compliance.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org