As climate change is exacerbated and existing resources are depleted, the need for
sustainable industries becomes ever so important. Aviation is not an exception. Despite the …

Multidisciplinary design optimization is a field of research that studies the application of
numerical optimization techniques to the design of engineering systems involving multiple …

Aerodynamic optimisation has become an indispensable component for any aerodynamic
design over the past 60 years, with applications to aircraft, cars, trains, bridges, wind …

This paper presents a review of the optimization techniques and strategies applied to wind
turbine performance optimization. The topic is addressed by identifying the most significant …

Preliminary aircraft design studies use structural weight models that are calibrated with data
from existing aircraft. Computing weights with these models is a fast procedure that provides …

Efficient extraction of wind energy is a complex, multidisciplinary process. This paper
examines common objectives used in wind turbine optimization problems. The focus is not …

Maneuver load alleviation, gust load alleviation, and natural laminar flow are integrated into
aircraft conceptual design. The concurrent design of the aircraft and its active load …

WITH the advent of multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO), designers have started to
integrate various disciplines in the aircraft design process. The strong coupling between …

International aviation regulations on emissions are becoming more strict. In a scenario
where the traditional configuration is reaching maximum efficiency, new technologies may …

NONPLANAR lifting surfaces can offer significant gains in aerodynamic efficiency relative to
conventional planar lifting surfaces for the same span and lift by lowering the total induced …