Abstract:In order to reduce the computational burden of parameters sensitivity analysis in airliner conceptual design and realize the truetime indication of analysis results, a surrogatemodel method for comprehensive analysis of airliner performance is investigated. Firstly, determine design variables and objective parameters as well as select suitable multidimensional design space. Secondly, the sample points in design space are selected with Opt LHD (Optimal Latin hypercube design) method, and are analyzed by an airliner conceptual multidisciplinary analysis code to obtain a series of required objective parameters. A secondorder polynomial response surface is used to construct the surrogatemodel to replace the multidisciplinary analysis code. Finally, various kinds of diagrams are generated using this surrogatemodel to reflect influence of conceptual parameters toward objective parameters. An example of parameters sensitivity analysis for a certain airliner conceptual design is used to verify the method. The results show that the surrogatemodel accuracy is very satisfied when sample points are around 15 times number of design parameters, and the impacts of major design parameters on airliner performance can be depicted simultaneously with tendency chart, surface chart, and Pareto chart.