AS numerical optimization techniques have rapidly developed over the past several
decades, they have gradually replaced traditional design techniques. Since the early stages …

The integration of underwing engines into aircraft involves many different aspects, which can
be analyzed either through numerical methods, wind tunnel or flight-testing. Each choice in …

IN the aerodynamic design of transonic airfoils, drag was greatly reduced at the design point
by using single-point designs. However, such airfoils often showed poor performance in off …

Continuous adjoint methods and optimal control theory are applied to a pressure-matching
inverse design problem of quasi 1-D nozzle flows. Pontryagin's Minimum Principle is used to …

The engineering problem of airfoil design has been of great theoretical interest for almost a
century and has led to hundreds of papers written and dozens of methods developed over …

Ao longo da última década o método adjunto tem sido consolidado como uma das mais
versáteis e bem sucedidas ferramentas de otimização aerodinâmica e projeto inverso na …

The well-known modified Garabedian–Mcfadden (MGM) method is an attractive alternative
for aerodynamic inverse design, for its simplicity and effectiveness (P. Garabedian and G …

Um desafio constante no projeto aerodinâmico de uma superfície é obter a forma
geométrica que permite, baseado em uma determinada medida de mérito, o melhor …

The Direct Iterative Surface Curvature (DISC) airfoil design method developed by NASA
Langley, which is one of the inverse design methods, is robust and effective. In order to …

Problemas de otimização se fazem cada vez mais presentes nos mais diversos ramos da
Engenharia. Encontrar configurações ótimas para um determinado problema significa, por …