Efficient optimization of an aeroelastic wing is presented through multi-disciplinary analysis
using low-dimensional modal design variables. Much work in wing optimization has …

ABSTRACT A rotor blade design optimization framework has been developed by integrating
the Dakota, C81Gen, ParFoil, and RCAS software packages using Galaxy Simulation …

A high-fidelity multidisciplinary modeling and optimization capability is employed for
optimization of structural properties of the 13 m Scaled Wind Farm Technology Facility wind …

Aerodynamic shape optimization of an aero-structural transonic wing is presented using a
compact set of design variables. Modal decomposition (via singular value decomposition) of …

NUMERICAL flutter identification involves finding the dynamic pressure at which the
minimum damping of an aeroelastic system is zero. Although frequency-domain methods …

Coupled aero-thermal-elastic simulations are required for the accurate simulation of many
high speed flow problems. Hence, the multidisciplinary analysis of such problems is the …

A multidisciplinary gradient-based sensitivity-analysis methodology is evaluated for
optimization of rotorcraft configurations. The tightly coupled discipline models include …

Coupled multidisciplinary sensitivity analysis is required for accurate design optimization in
the simulation of many physical problems. Hence, in this work we look at the coupled thermo …

As the number of disciplines included in the multidisciplinary design-optimization process
continues to increase, it is envisioned that some of the disciplinary tools will take the form of …

Coupled aerothermoelastic simulations are required for the accurate simulation of many
high-speed flow problems. Hence, the multidisciplinary analysis of such problems is the …