Title

Enabling Rapid Conceptual Design Using Geometry-Based Multi-Fidelity Models in VSP

Author Info

Joel B. Belben, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Robert A. McDonald, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis ObispoFollow

Recommended Citation

Postprint version. Published in 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition Proceedings: Grapevine, TX, January 7, 2013.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2013-328.

Abstract

Four types of reduced fidelity or degenerate geometric representations have been defined and implemented in VSP for the purpose bridging the gap between conceptual design and analysis. They are Degenerate Surface, Degenerate Plate, Degenerate Stick, and Degenerate Point, corresponding to three-, two-, one-, and zero-dimensional representations of underlying geometry, respectively. The information contained in these representations was targeted specifically at lifting line theory, vortex lattice, equivalent beam, and equivalent plate methods, but could be used for other analysis techniques. The ability to output this information in both csv and Matlab file formats has been implemented in VSP. Ongoing work seeks to demonstrate the four target analysis techniques in use together with VSP.

Disciplines

Aerospace Engineering

Copyright

2013 authors. First published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.