Application of Adjoint Based Optimization on a MALE Platform

摘要

Within the AeroStruct project an adjoint based optimization framework has been established based on Reynolds averaged Navier Stokes aerodynamics and FEM structural mechanics analysis using the same geometric model. A parametric geometry kernel (Descartes) has been developed on the basis of the CPACS dataformat as the core of the system. The system has been setup in a flexible and modular fashion such that components can be exchanged and the system can be applied to applications needing only a subset of the functionality. This article describes some of the integration details as well as applications with results.