Multi-dimensional aircraft surface pressure interpolation using radial basis functions

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 222, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 483-495

  Rendall, T C S ^a   Allen, C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic data interpolation; Compact functions; Computational fluid dynamics; Datafusion; Experimental aerodynamics data processing; Multi dimensional interpolation; Radial basis functions; Wind tunnel measurements

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; ALLOYS; ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DYNAMICS; FEEDFORWARD NEURAL NETWORKS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FORECASTING; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; INTERPOLATION; PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NETWORKS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION; AIRCRAFT SURFACE; APPLIED (CO); CONTROL SURFACES; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; LOAD PREDICTIONS; MULTI DIMENSIONAL; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL INTERPOLATION; PARAMETER SPACES; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION PREDICTIONS; RADIAL-BASIS FUNCTION (RBF); REYNOLDS (CO); SPATIAL POSITIONING; TIME CONSUMING TASKS; WIND-TUNNEL DATA;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

EID: 46749084215     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544100JAERO263     Document Type: Article

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