Robust aerodynamic design optimization using polynomial chaos

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 635-646

  Dodson, Michael ^a,b   Parks, Geoffrey T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Engineering Design Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; LIFT DRAG RATIO; OPTIMIZATION; POLYNOMIALS;

AERODYNAMIC DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; AERODYNAMIC DESIGNS; GEOMETRIC UNCERTAINTIES; NON-INTRUSIVE SPECTRAL PROJECTIONS; OFF-DESIGN PERFORMANCE; POLYNOMIAL CHAOS THEORY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL AIRFOILS; UNCERTAINTY AND VARIABILITY;

CHAOS THEORY;

EID: 63649134797     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.39419     Document Type: Article

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