OpenMDAO: An open-source framework for multidisciplinary design, analysis, and optimization
Multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) is concerned with solving design problems
involving coupled numerical models of complex engineering systems. While various MDO …
involving coupled numerical models of complex engineering systems. While various MDO …
Development of a conceptual design model for aircraft electric propulsion with efficient gradients
BJ Brelje, JRRA Martins - 2018 AIAA/IEEE electric aircraft …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Research on electric aircraft propulsion has greatly expanded in the last decade, revealing
new insights on the unique features of the electric aircraft design problem, and identifying …
new insights on the unique features of the electric aircraft design problem, and identifying …
A computational architecture for coupling heterogeneous numerical models and computing coupled derivatives
JT Hwang, JRRA Martins - ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
One of the challenges in computational modeling is coupling models to solve
multidisciplinary problems. Flow-based computational frameworks alleviate part of the …
multidisciplinary problems. Flow-based computational frameworks alleviate part of the …
Large-scale multidisciplinary design optimization of an evtol aircraft using comprehensive analysis
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-0146. vid This paper presents a
framework under development for enabling large-scale multi-fidelity modeling and …
framework under development for enabling large-scale multi-fidelity modeling and …
A review of boundary layer ingestion modeling approaches for use in conceptual design
ES Hendricks - 2018 - ntrs.nasa.gov
The concept of boundary layer ingestion (BLI) has been proposed by NASA researchers and
other groups for improving the performance of a number of future aircraft concepts. These …
other groups for improving the performance of a number of future aircraft concepts. These …
[HTML][HTML] A comparison of eight optimization methods applied to a wind farm layout optimization problem
JJ Thomas, NF Baker, P Malisani… - Wind Energy …, 2023 - wes.copernicus.org
Selecting a wind farm layout optimization method is difficult. Comparisons between
optimization methods in different papers can be uncertain due to the difficulty of exactly …
optimization methods in different papers can be uncertain due to the difficulty of exactly …
Coupled aeropropulsive design optimisation of a boundary-layer ingestion propulsor
JS Gray, JRRA Martins - The Aeronautical Journal, 2019 - cambridge.org
Airframe–propulsion integration concepts that use boundary-layer ingestion (BLI) have the
potential to reduce aircraft fuel burn. One concept that has been recently explored is NASA's …
potential to reduce aircraft fuel burn. One concept that has been recently explored is NASA's …
Modeling boundary layer ingestion using a coupled aeropropulsive analysis
The single-aisle turboelectric aircraft with an aft boundary layer propulsor aircraft concept is
estimated to reduce fuel burn by 12% through a turboelectric propulsion system with an …
estimated to reduce fuel burn by 12% through a turboelectric propulsion system with an …
Multimodality in aerodynamic wing design optimization
The application of gradient-based optimization to wing design could potentially reveal
revolutionary new wing concepts. Giving the optimizer the freedom to discover novel wing …
revolutionary new wing concepts. Giving the optimizer the freedom to discover novel wing …
Low-fidelity aerostructural optimization of aircraft wings with a simplified wingbox model using OpenAeroStruct
SS Chauhan, JRRA Martins - Engopt 2018 proceedings of the 6th …, 2019 - Springer
It is common for aircraft design studies to begin with low-fidelity tools and move to higher-
fidelity tools at later stages. After early conceptual design stages, designers can take …
fidelity tools at later stages. After early conceptual design stages, designers can take …