MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION A SURVEY OF ITS ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS TO AIRCRAFT DESIGN

The algorithms of Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) refer to optimization algorithms in multidisciplinary procedures that generate improved designs for complex systems. This paper presents a survey of current MDO algorithms and its application to aircraft design. The survey includes the following sections: complexity of multidisciplinary system, characters of ideal MDO algorithms, formulation of MDO problem, presentation on recent MDO algorithms and its applications to aircraft engineering.