COMPARISON AND ANALYSIS OF OLEO

STRUT LANDING GEAR WITH

DIFFERENT MATERIALS USING ANSYS

Work Done By Supervised By

1. Konsa Jorin.A Ramkumar.A.C
2. Logeshwaran.S Assistant Professor (SG)
3. Saravanan.S
4. Sarulatha.S
INTRODUCTION

• The landing gear is one of the most complicated system of the aircraft, comprising of structural
members,hydraulics, energy absorption components, brakes, wheels and tires.
• It is a unique sub system of an undercarriage in an aircraft which is actuated to land the airframe
without any damage.
• One of the critical parts of landing gear is oleo strut or shock strut. A type of hydro-pneumatic (oil
and air) component in an aircraft landing gear system that absorbs the landing shock.
• An attempt is made to conduct static structural, buckling and modal analysis by establishing design
data of an aircraft landing gear oleo strut and analyse it’s stress, deformation and fatigue life using
ANSYS 16.1.The computed results are validated for different materials.
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Tittle of the
S. No. /Date of observation
article
publication

1. Modeling and L SUNITHA1, This literature is to determine the stress ,displacement ,strain, shear stress of
Structural K of a nose gear using Ferrium M54, Ti 10Al 2Fe 3v , Ti 6Al-6v-2sn ,Al 7075 of
analysis of civil RAVINDRANATH, an aircraft during landing using.
transport aircraft DR.J S SURESH, The landing gear is modelled by catia software and Ansys software Is used
Nose landing CH PHANI to perform a static and modal analysis.
gear using FEM KUMAR Ti 10Al 2Fe 3v is the best materials due to the less deformation with various
July 2020 frequencies.

Linear Buckling
This literature deals with linear buckling analysis of landing gear and compares
2. Analysis of Dr.V. Jaya Prasad, P.
the result of three titanium alloys (TC4, Ti-7Al-4Mo, TIMETAL 834) for landing
Landing Gear Sandeep Kumar
gear. The landing gear is designed in CREO 3.0 and linear buckling analysis is
Reddy, B. Rajesh
performed in ANSYS. The results are tabulated and compared.
and T. Sridhar
Hence TIMETAL 834 is more resistant to buckling than commonly used TC4.
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3. Design and Structural Rishabh Chaudhary, Srishti This literature is devoted to the standard landing gear of an
Analysis of aircraft Singh, Vipul Saxena aircraft and it is designed by using CATIA V5R20 and analyzed
and landing gear using August 2019 using ANSYS 19.2 software. Landing gear is modelled is analysed
different alloys byAluminium Alloy 7075, Alloys Steel 4340, Titanium 6AL-4V,
Titanium 6AL-6V-2Sn, and Titanium 10V-2Fe-3Al .So by the
comparing the results the Titanium alloy 10V-2Fe-3Al have the
highest factor of safety.
Structural Health
Monitoring and Life
Optimization Suresh P1, Antony Samuel In this Literature an Oreo strut landing gear of an aircraft is
of an Oleo Struture Prabu G2, Ayesha Khan M3 designed and analyse its dynamic characteristics and fatigue life
4.
(2021) using Ansys 14.5.
. The boundary conditions for piston with one end fixed and the
other end is applied with the impact force of 1687694N. The
materials taken are Titanium (Ti-6Al-4V), Stainless steel,
Aluminium (Al-7178)
From the obtained results Al-7178(Aluminium) has maximum
number of life cycles for an applied load condition
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5. Design and analysis Mahesh Ashok Raut, Rohit This work is about design and analysis of the landing gear Solid-
of aircraft landing Thirrupathi Tumma, works 2019 and analyzed by ANSYS 19.2 software.The landing
gear Shravani Suresh Desai, gear is analyzed by Aluminium Alloy-AlSI1030 Carbon Steel,
Satyendra Rajkumar Structural Steel IS2062 Fe440, and Titanium Alloy-Ti-8Al-1Mo-
Upadhyay, Prathamesh 1V .The titanium alloy has less stress when compared to
Preetam Choughule (2021) aluminium and structural steel, this indicates that titanium alloy
is best suitable for landing gear construction.

•This journal deals with the design and analysis of a normal

landing gear
B.M.Ranjith Kumar Reddy,
Static strength and •Materials: 300M steel,Titanium alloy
6. Dr.Y.V Mohan Reddy
stability analysis of a •Finite element modeling: Uni-graphics, Hypermesh
(2018)
Landing gear strut •Boundary condition: Force of 10000N in Z-axis direction
•Finite element analysis: Static structural analysis, Modal analysis,
Buckling analysis
•Conclusion: 300M steel has more static strength, natural
frequencies and more buckling strength than Titanium alloy
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7. Landing Gear Stress Nithiyanantham K.K, •The aim of this paper is to develop a landing gear which is
Analysis During Surya Lawrance, Karthika suitable for rough landing too.
Rough Landing B.S, Logashree K, Kalairoja •Material Selection: Titanium alloy Ti-6 Al – 4V, SAE 1035 steel
K and 7075-76 aluminium alloy.
(June 2021) •Software used: CATIAV5 (Design),ANSYS (Analysis)
•Boundary condition: Force of 10KN with the arm to be fixed
•Result: The SAE 1035 steel has a less deformation when
compared to other materials; around 35 % of the deformation
has been reduced when compared

System design and •This project focuses on the design and analysis of an oleo-
8. analysis of Main pneumatic shock absorber strut for landing gear
Ramesh Ganugapenta, S. •Component materials: Upper cylinder-steel(4340); lower
landing gear strut
Madhu sudhan, M. Dora cylinder-steel(4340); Metering pin-steel(4340);Floating pin-
(Shock
Absorber) Babu, B.R. Satheesh Raja. Aluminum(7175-T6)
(2018) •Software used: Creo parametric 2.0(Design)
•The results of the study also indicated that landing gear stability
could be improved by longer wheel axle, smaller wheel mass and
lower aircraft velocity.
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09. Static structural •This paper tells about outer cylinder of oleo pneumatic shock
analysis of landing Rishabh Chaudhary, Srishti absorber modelled in CREO 3.0 and analysis performed in ANSYS
gear for different Singh,Vipul Saxena 19.2.
titanium alloys (July 2019) •Materials selection:Ti-6Al-4V,Ti-7Al-4Mo and TIMETAL 834
•Software used: Creo (Design),Ansys (Analysis)
•Boundary condition : a force of 15KN at face at bottom end.
•Result: TIMETAL 834 holds higher yield value than other two
materials. Hence,TIMETAL 834 holds a good performance.

•This work shows a CAD design of nose landing gear of Boeing

10. Design and and Ayan Dutta
747-8 and a finite element modelling is done to evaluate the
analysis of nose (Oct-2016)
results of stresses and deformations
landing gear
•Material selection: FERRIUMS53, FERRIUMM54, AERMET100, Ti
10-2-3, Ti 6Al-4V,Al 2040
•Software used: Catia v5 (design), Ansys (Analysis)
•Results: Titanium alloy is selected as the highest deformation and
a good stiff material and is needed to reduce deformation
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11 . Material Based JeevananthamV,Vadivelu P •In this work, a typical landing gear of Boeing 747 aircraft
Structural Analysis of and Manigandan P designed and analyzed
a Typical Landing Gear (2017) •Material selection: Aluminum Alloy 7075, Alloys Steel 43
Titanium 6AL-4V,Titanium 6AL-6V-2Sn, and Titanium 10Al-2Fe-3
•Software used:Ansys software tool (design, mesh)
•Result: Titanium 10Al-2Fe-3V has the maximum factor of safe
and the minimum value of maximum stress

OBJECTIVES: Replacing Oleo strut shock absorber and

Design and Analysis of compare and evaluate
Modified Oleo Strut •ANALYSIS: The first was the kinematic evaluation of a front no
12.. M.Alex
Shock gear such as the Lockheed F-16. The second analysis was
Engineering Design, Gojan
Absorber System in School of Business and structural study of a main gear for a light weight aircraft such
Aircraft Landing Gear Technology, Redhills, Chenna the Berkut.
•Solid spring shock strut absorbs lateral shocks by scrubbing
(2016)
tire. This problem is eliminated by replacing it with oleo strut
lighter aircraft
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13 . Buckling analysis of G Krishnaveni, E.S •This paper deals with the buckling analysis of landing gear which is
nose landing gear Elumalai, subjected to high impact loads during
under ststic S.Mayakkannan, S. •Software used: MSC.PATRAN (buckling analysis) ISOMESH (meshing)
condition Pragadheswaran •Material selection:Titanium Ti5553
(2017) •Result: It is thus concluded that landing gear will not buckle for any
load below 41121848.79N when it is at static condition before take-
off.

•This project deals with design and analysis of landing gear strut
14. Static strength And B. M ranjith kumar •This Design gives safety against Static failure, stability, frequency of
stability analysis of a Reddy, Dr.Y.V strut
landing gear strut Mohan Reddy •Loadings: Axial load
•A Finite element analysis used to compare the calculations and
determine the stress absorption.
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15 . Finite element S. G Aftab •A landing gear of Boeing 737 is created in 3-D Modelling and analysis
analysis of a aircraft Sirajuddin using analysing software
landing gear for B. Sreedhara •Materials: Aluminium7075 ,Titanium 6Al-4v,Alloy steel 4340
structural and fatique E. Ganesh •While comparing the results, the maximum weight is considered for
safety N. Ramesh babu load on landing gear and then it is analyzed for stress, deformation and
S. Kiran Aithal fatique analysis to find the failure point of the landing gear
RESEARCH GAP

• Over the past few years there has been an increase in undercarriage failure which has emphasized
the need to design undercarriage with longer fatigue lives
• 55% of aviation related failure occur during the take-off and landing phases
• During these phases landing gear are subjected to high impact and inertial loads and any failure at
the instant can be catastrophic
• The landing gear is a highly stressed structural part and fracture or cracking or loss of integrity of
the connection or attachment points can lead to serious consequences
• Mechanical failures occur due to excessive deflection, thermal shocks, impact loads, creep, buckling
load, corrosion, cracking and fatigue
RESEARCH GAP

• It is observed that significant amount of research work has been conducted in the area of
landing gear. It has been established that there is a need to overcome problems associated
with conflicting requirements such as strength, stability and stiffness of landing gear and at the
same time able to withstand the weight impact of the aircraft and avoid the structural damage
while landing
• Researchers have proposed suitable materials that are able to withstand the weight impact of
the aircraft
• But there is no research has been carried out regarding the analysis of oleo strut landing gear
using the following materials TIMETAL 834, 300M Steel, Al 7178
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The following are the objectives Formulated for the work:

• To design the oleo strut of landing gear by using software like CATIA
• The oleo strut landing gear will be meshed and analysed using selected
materials such as TIMETAL 834, Al7178, 300M Steel using ANSYS Software
• Comparing the selected materials and suitable material is chosen as final
result
 MATERIALS AND METHODS

1.SOFTWARE USED 4.MESH

1. CATIA 1. NODES: 10722

2. ANSYS 2. ELEMENTS: 5308

2.MATERIALS SELECTED 5. ANALYSIS

1. TIMETAL 834 1. Static structural analysis

2. Al7178 2. Modal analysis (dynamic)
3. 300M steel 3. Buckling analysis

3.BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

1. Ground reaction force actingon the

landing gear
Design the shock absorber of landing gear using CATIA software

Analysis of oleo strut using selected materials such as TIMETAL 834, Al7178, 300M steel

Boundary condition is taken as ground reacting force 843.5 KN and mesh the design using
nodes 10722 and elements 5308

Perform static structural, modal, buckling analysis and fatigue analysis using ANSYS software

Find the total deformation, Equivalent stress, strain and factor of safety of the selected materials
of oleo strut landing gear

Results, comparison and discussion for selecting suitable material for oleo strut landing gear

Conclusion
 1.DESIGN OF OLEO PNEUMATIC SHOCK ABSORBER

VALVE TIRE JOINT

2.ASSEMBLED DESIGN OF LANDING GEAR
3.ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION OF OLEO PNEUMATIC SHOCK ABSORBER
4.FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS

• Static structural analysis: The static structural analysis calculates the stresses, displacements, strains and
forces in structures caused by a load that does not induce significant inertia and damping effects

• Modal analysis: It is also called as eigenvalue analysis is a manner used to work out the vibration shapes and
take up with frequencies. It helps to find the natural frequency of the structure under cyclic load condition
• Buckling analysis: Buckling is a mode of failure of structural member when it is subjected to compressive
axial load. It causes lateral deformation which is unstable in nature.
• Fatigue analysis: Fatigue tests are performed to measure the reduction in stiffness and strength of
materials under repeated loading and to determine the total number of load cycles to failure.
STATIC STRUCTURAL
ANALYSIS
1. 300M STEEL
2. AL 7178
3.TIMETAL 834
DYNAMIC MODAL
ANALYSIS
1. 300M STEEL
1.300M STEEL
2. AL 7178
2.AL 7178
3. TIMETAL 834
3.TIMETAL 834
BUCKLING ANALYSIS
1. 300M STEEL
1.300M STEEL
2. AL 7178
2.AL 7178
3. TIMETAL 834
3.TIMETAL 834
 Property TIMETAL 834 300M Steel Aluminium 7178

Density
4.55 7.87 2.82
(g/cm³)

Passion ratio 0.32 0.28 0.33

Young’s modulus
120 205 70-80
(Gpa)

Ultimate tensile Strength

1050 1931 607
(Mpa)

Tensile yield Strength

970 1586 538
(Mpa)

Thermal conductivity
8.8 11.34 23.4
(μm/m⁰c)