Collier Aerospace
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| Formerly | Collier Research and Development Corporation |
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | February 10, 1995 |
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| Headquarters | Newport News, Virginia |
Number of locations | 3 Offices |
| Products | HyperX Software |
| Services | Engineering Services |
Number of employees | 55 |
| Website | collieraerospace |
Collier Aerospace (formerly known as Collier Research and Development Corporation) is an engineering software company headquartered in Newport News, Virginia. Collier Aerospace develops HyperX, a computer-aided engineering (CAE) software which provides engineers with an automated framework to perform classical, industry-standard aerospace failure analyses with margin-of-safety reporting for metal and composite airframes.[1]
History
Collier Aerospace got its start as a research team at the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC). This team worked on a research code, ST-SIZE, whose purpose was to provide accurate methods of formulating panel stiffness and thermal expansion coefficients. This code was in development from 1988 to 1995.[2]
In May 1996, Collier Aerospace was formed in Hampton, Virginia from the original ST-SIZE design team, which included Craig S. Collier. Collier Aerospace obtained an exclusive, all-fields-of-use license, and became the first company to license NASA software for commercial use. They combined the NASA LaRC ST-SIZE copyright research code with other company proprietary software; the combined software became HyperSizer.[3]
2019 was also when Collier Aerospace expanded its global footprint by founding a GmbH in Augsburg, Germany. In 2021, Collier Aerospace opened its third office location in Raleigh, North Carolina.[3]
Portfolio
Projects Collier Aerospace provided software and engineering services for include:
- NASA Ares V heavy-lift launch vehicle,[4]
- NASA Composite Crew Module (CCM),[5]
- Bombardier Learjet 85,[6]
- Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) heat shield,[7]
- Ames Research Center Lunar Atmosphere Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE),[8]
- Bell-V280 tiltrotor fuselage,[9]
- Scaled Composites Stratolaunch,[10]
- Sierra Space Dream Chaser,[11]
- NASA Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM) project,[12]
- Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at Hongik University in South Korea and Samwon Millennia, Inc. natural fiber composite wind turbine blade,[13]
- SP80 kite-powered racing sailboat,[14]
- Radia WindRunner,[15]
- and Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst nosecone.[16]
References
- ^ "Collier Aerospace | HyperX Software for Aerospace Structural Analysis & Design". Collier Aerospace. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ "About". HyperSizer. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ a b "Timeline". Collier Aerospace. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ "Optimizing the Ares V payload shroud". www.compositesworld.com. 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ Kirsch, Michael T. (2011-11-01). "Composite Crew Module: Primary Structure". NASA Technical Reports Server.
- ^ "Learjet 85 composite pressurized cabin a cost cutter". www.compositesworld.com. 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ Chase (2014-02-03). "NASA - The NESC Proposes an Alternate Orion Heat Shield Carrier Structural Design". Collier Aerospace. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ Chase (2013-06-04). "Composites World - Optimization Software Improves Small Satellite Design". Collier Aerospace. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ "Product Design & Development – Photos of the Day: Designing Bell Helicopter's Next Gen Tiltrotor Fuselage". HyperSizer. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ "HyperSizing the largest aircraft". Aerospace America. 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ Chase (2018-11-15). "Design News - HyperSizer Reduces Weight and Speeds the Design of the Dream Chaser Spacecraft". Collier Aerospace. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ "NASA awardees to develop sustainable aviation composite tech". www.compositesworld.com. 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ admin (2022-05-05). "New HyperX® Software from Collier Aerospace Sizes Natural Fiber-reinforced Composite Wind Blade". Collier Aerospace. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ "Collier Aerospace launches HyperX structural analysis and design software at JEC World 2022". www.compositesworld.com. 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ "Radia choses Collier Aerospace software for WindRunner structural sizing". www.aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ "Collier Aerospace HyperX optimizes X-59 composite nose cone". www.compositesworld.com. 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
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