Approximated models for aerodynamic coefficients estimation in a multidisciplinary design environment

In this paper variable fidelity analyses are investigated. Moreover different kind of approximations to be used in a wide multidisciplinary design environment for aircraft design are built. In order to obtain the surrogate models used in the main design process, a proper framework is built by different design of experiments techniques for process and variables management. Approximated models for the estimation of aerodynamic coefficients are evaluated on design spaces of different dimensions and considering different set of variables (i.e. geometric parameters and flight conditions). They are mainly based on the hybrid combination of Vortex Lattice Method (VLM) models (representing the basic low fidelity analysis) and 3D finite volume Computational Fluid Dynamics models (representing the basic high fidelity analysis). Different strategies for the evaluation of the surrogate model are considered and an original methodology for the model construction is here presented.

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